41 Quotes by Gary Bongiovanni

Tom Petty kept his price very low compared to his contemporaries. Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire did, too, when they paired up for a tour, and it was very successful.

McCartney and the Stones alone really helped drive up ticket prices.

Neil Diamond's fans aren't coming to see him just because he may have a record coming out. They know that the guy's been around a long time, and he's always going to put on a good show. It's the same with Springsteen. Just because you've seen him before doesn't mean you don't want to see him again.

I would be surprised if they (Bon Jovi) go and do sellout business in every arena they play.

Business (nationwide) is actually up substantially compared to the first quarter of last year.

He goes back and plays the same markets repeatedly and just develops a good, loyal following. It's an organic development, not based on MTV or radio hype, and that's the best kind of artist development.

I think it's a great event that can help bolster Chicago's reputation as being a great music town.

I think there's a pretty widespread understanding now that we've pushed the upper limits of the ticket price and the public has pushed back.

I think everyone was surprised. I don't know that anybody expected the Pixies to be bigger today than they had ever been.