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Originally Posted by shaneo208
Alpine also doesn't have acts kicking down the door to play there so i think they take what they can get to an extent. Im sure they do better financially a year dmb plays there than one without dmb
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This exactly. I'm no expert on venues, but I have spoken to people that live in the area and work the Alpine theatre and resort. 41 K or whatever people in that little town for the weekend is fantastic. When DMB skipped Alpine, it really hurt those businesses. Summer workers didn't work, income that businesses count on didn't happen: Hotels, restaurants, gas stations etc etc. now if that venue was in a more metropolitan area, it might be different. You have to remember that potentially having 5 whole acts is great for them, they usually host a whopping 3 weekends.
It seems like a pretty symbiotic relationship. East Troy/Elkhorn does well, DMB sells lots of tickets, it's not your average crowd, and it's a really cool slice nature to have live music. Plus the band really loves playing there.
I guess we'll find out in a few days or weeks or whatever if the declining sales have any effect on anything at all.