Are there too many music festivals?
- Written by Jonathan Wynn, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Coachella unofficially kicks off the 2017 U.S. festival season on April 15, and while this year’s event in Indio, California will likely set attendance records, there are concerning trends in the live music industry.
Tennessee’s massive Bonnaroo attracted 38 percent fewer attendees in 2016 than the year prior. And even in...