The (Not So?) Tentative Return of Live Music

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

3.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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A look at the challenges touring musicians faced over the last year, and how the industry is adjusting to the new normal. Guest: Ben Sisario.

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0:00.0	Welcome to The New York Times, POP-CALIS, your summer of so long to the crib and hello
0:14.2	to the club.
0:15.2	And using criticism, I'm your host, John Caremonica.
0:26.2	You may be wondering, who is that malifluous vocalist, sharing a heartfelt cover rendition
0:34.2	of Radiohead's creep, and of course, I say to you, who but Dave Chappelle, Dave Chappelle
0:42.4	came out on stage at the Foo Fighters Madison Square Garden show.
0:46.9	This was maybe three or four weeks ago, it was the first fully vaccinated sold out event
0:55.1	at the garden in well over a year.
0:58.5	Live music is back.
1:02.2	Live music is back.
1:03.8	Question mark, I want to talk about it.
1:05.7	I want to talk about what the last 16 months have been like for the live music business.
1:09.6	I want to talk about what the next few months are going to be like.
1:11.9	As I imagine, if you are listening to POP-CAST, you are the type of person who is perhaps
1:17.2	already bought some tickets for some shows, or maybe even has already gone out to see
1:21.9	some music or gone out to go dancing.
1:24.9	And so I want to talk about what that has looked like and what it's going to look like.
1:29.6	The person who has been paying attention consistently is Ben Cicero, the New York Times Music
1:35.4	Business Reporter.
1:36.4	Hello, Ben.
1:37.4	Hello.
1:38.4	First of all, have you been to a show yet?
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