Within the last couple of years as a musician, ex-I Am the
Fighter band member Jordan Lawrence has seen better days when it comes to local
gigs.
Being a somewhat popular band among hundreds of others in
the Philadelphia area doesn’t come easy. It takes not only actual talent, but
also a decent fan base that will spread the word and make the shows worth going
to.
More recently, however, Lawrence says it has been harder to
keep the fans coming to the shows. This could be due to the fact that people simply
do not have the money to spend on local shows.
“I’ve definitely seen less and less people attending local
shows,” Lawrence said. “When we first started out, we had 50 people coming out
to our first few shows which were headliners. The last show we played was with
a signed touring band and there were only a few more people.”
Lawrence believes that if this trend continues, it will be
incredibly detrimental to the local music scene in Philadelphia while it will
probably help out bigger bands.
“I think it’s really unfair that bands think they can mark
up the price [of tickets] just because they’ve played arenas and think they’re
more popular.”
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