Parr Hall, Warrington, capacity 1,100. ibid.
Stone Roses Amsterdam Bust-Up. ibid. headline
It just never was the same. ibid. second album
We found out a lot of money had gone missing. ibid. band
‘It was the first festival [Monterey] of its kind, the first pop festival … there really hadn’t been a rock festival.’ The Jimi Hendrix Experience: American Landing, Sky Arts 2017
1966 London: ‘Chas came in with this guy … we were just totally enamoured.’ ibid. Chris Stamp
‘What were they [rock guitarists] doing when they had time off? They were tracking Jimi Hendrix.’ ibid. Andrew Oldham
‘I was shocked. I had never seen anything like this in my life.’ ibid. witness
Music has often been at the leading edge of this revolt against the mainstream. Richard Clay, Utopia: In Search of the Dream III: A Good Place Within, BBC 2017
I’m an award-winning music agent with over 25 years in the business … I’ve seen countless acts come and go. Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business, BBC 2014
Making a star is a team effort: there are managers, producers, PRs and image consultants. ibid.
‘What makes live music so special is that it’s unpredictable.’ Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business II: On the Road, John Giddings
‘From a bunch of amateurs making it up as they went along into a billion-pound global industry.’ ibid.
By the mid-1970s most bands didn’t tour just to earn money from ticket sales … The rules of live music were still being written. ibid.
At the height of their success The Police were playing over 100 shows every year; their relentless touring around the world paid off … They set the benchmark. ibid.
Artists need to get along but it doesn’t always work out that way. ibid.
‘Our first gig we got beat up by the support band.’ ibid. Alex James of Blur
The inevitable reunion … With reunions, relaunches and revivals so fashionable I’m going to look into why so many bands are getting together. What’s different this time around? Hits, Hype & Hustle: An Insider’s Guide to the Music Business III: Revivals and Reunions, Alan Edwards
The music we grew up with never leaves us. ibid.
Blondie: The band had now been back together for over twenty years. ibid.
Making new music is the ultimate test of any band reunion. ibid.
Police: They made nearly £300 million. ibid.
The rise of the retro-festival. ibid.
Every tree, rock and blade of grass here vibrates with its own specific tone: together these combine to form a kind of music – the signature sound of the planet heard everywhere on the surface. Star Trek: Discovery s1e8: Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
There is a music that has soundtracked our era. It has many forms but one beat: ‘Gotta have house music all night long.’ Whether you find your groove in house, techno or electronic dance music, our hedonistic escape into the night has become a priceless commodity. The bedrock of a business worth billions. How Dance Music Conquered the World I: The Beat, BBC 2018
It started on a few dancefloors with a few pioneers. ibid.
To make the dance music we love, technologies have been conquered. To create the sound of the future. ibid.
‘It’s the dominant genre on the planet.’ ibid.
The sound has transformed the lives of countless clubbers and left millions lost in music. ibid.
It all started with a beat: four to the floor. ibid.
Two gifted DJs in two inspirational clubs sparked something special. ibid.
‘Their spirit is feeling something to a higher power.’ ibid. Chicago DJ
To this day, the breathtaking innovation of techno’s pioneers has made Chicago a place of pilgrimage for generations of electronic artists. ibid.
In 1986 Pete Tong put together the album that introduced Chicago house to British music fans. ibid.
UK No. 1: Steve Hurley, Jack Your Body. ibid.
Britain had welcomed house and techno with open arms and they quickly warmed to the next boundary-pushing dance genre from Chicago – acid house. ibid.
The 4/4 beat behind house and techno was now being successfully recreated by British artists. ibid.
Millions of us have spent the biggest and best nights of our life clubbing. How Dance Music Conquered the World II: The Club
Narcotically charged hedonism grabbed the headlines. ibid.
Hacienda: Manchester now the had the most avant-garde nightclub in the world. ibid.
A sudden proliferation of ecstasy pills was an undeniable vital part. ibid.
These fields of Albion offered an escape. ibid.
Clubbing needed to change. To scale up and smarten up. A new generation of entrepreneurs was emerging. ibid.
In Cream, Liverpool now boasted the biggest club in Europe. ibid.
The superclubs had arrived in Britain’s cities. For the next evolution in the club scene came on the very island that had inspired our dance music culture – Ibiza. ibid.
We’re now in the era of electronic dance music – EDM. ibid.
The DJ. The mastermind behind our daily soundtrack. And our nightly escape … They are very very powerful. This is an epic story of staggering highs and crushing lows that reveal how our lives have been shaped by a vanguard of visionaries. How Dance Music Conquered the World III: The DJ
At his peak Avicii played an outstanding three hundred gigs a year. ibid.
Trance became the soundtracks to weekends all around the world. ibid.
The American mainstream was finally embracing dance music. ibid.
The first four or five years everything was awesome … in the sense of being accepted. Avicii: True Stories, Avicii, 2017