TO THE EDITOR:
From a “fiscal standpoint”, you could do worse than throwing money at a band who have headlined numerous big festivals, as The New Pornographers have. I think you have a misunderstanding of what college students know about, because, as you said, there are more than 20,000 of us here.
We’ve heard this argument before, even in a more justifiable situation, like last year’s homecoming with Passion Pit, a new band on their first big tour, which, if I recall was deemed a success even if we didn’t end up bringing Gucci Mane (which would’ve been awesome, maybe). I personally didn’t go (because they’re really terrible), but doesn’t only a fraction of the student body go to these concerts anyway? A small, devoted fraction who does care? Now we’ve managed to book a band with proven economic success, who’ve played sold-out tours in venues of all sizes since you were 11 years old.
Also, remember Big Boi last year? Rocked. Also, Duke might have brought Lupe Fiasco, but Lupe Fiasco’s really bad.
So yeah, Big K.R.I.T. was a failure, and yeah, that was CUAB’s fault (also Curren$y’s for having to back out because he broke his ankle), but that’s about promotion, not booking. Come to think of it, I didn’t know The New Pornographers were playing until you expressed outrage — outrage!
I’ll just be here holding out for next year’s homecoming when we book Macronympha! Or, failing that, Taylor Swift.
Jonathan Woollen
Music Director of WXYC
