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Post by cassie on Jan 23, 2016 23:54:53 GMT -5
Amen sister! I think a lot of people somehow feel that if Adam is not to Adele levels, then he is not really successful. Anyone familiar with the entertainment industry would say that Adam is extremely successful right now. Only about 10% of actors, musicians, dancers etc. make a living in this industry and only 1-2% make a really good living. The fact that Adam is in that 1-2% (or even less than 1%) of artists in the entertainment industry making a good living is really wonderful. I am also glad that his career is so diverse because that diversity often equals longevity. Thanks for your post! Actually, I think that 1-2% making a really good living is overly optimistic. That would mean of 100 young adults who try to make a career out of music, dancing, and acting, 1 or 2 are highly successful. Are making the big bucks. I have known many excellent musicians in my lifetime, and I do not know a single one who made it big time, who would be considered anywhere near a star, who could sell out theaters and concert halls by themselves, who made six figure incomes. NOT ONE. Some were able to support themselves full time as artists...... but frankly, with less certainty and stability than if they worked at a desk job. Most had to work in non-artist jobs while gigging on the side. By the age of 30-35, even those who had been working full time as artists found it was not sustainable. They wanted a house or at least an abode to come home to at the end of each day, a steady income, a reliable car, sick leave, and benefits, all impossible at the level of gigging they were able to do. None gave up performing completely. They found ways to still be artistic in their community, in their church, or as music teachers and coaches. But making a "really good living" as an artist? Nope. Can't think of one person. The odds of becoming a huge star as an artist seem more like the odds of winning the lottery, or playing on a Super Bowl winning football team. Adam has done incredibly well. Amazingly well. Miraculously well. Not to say he doesn't deserve it, or doesn't work his ass off for it. He does and he does. But, $10 MILLION in one year? The odds of that have to be more like 1 in 100,000 or 1 in 1,000,000. Yeah, he's doing okay!
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Post by adamrocks on Jan 23, 2016 23:59:33 GMT -5
Aww...Aidan McEwan! Linderella scorpiobert 1m1 minute ago Linderella Retweeted Aidan McEwan aww <3
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Post by nica575 on Jan 24, 2016 0:01:11 GMT -5
When discussing Adam picking up new fans from appearing with other artists, I think about his work with Queen. Huge! Highest profile. Lots of publicity. Endorsement from rock royalty. A repertoire of songs that showed off Adam's voice and performance skills to the nth degree. Adam converted a large majority of Queen/Freddie fans, who now embrace Adam as Queen's frontman, enabling them to continue performing their great music. They embrace Adam as Queen's frontman. Not as a solo pop singer. Yes, there were some folks who fell down the rabbit hole and are now Glamberts. A majority are not. I would be surprised if even 10% of Queen fans attending the shows went out and bought TOH. Adam benefitted from his Queen collaboration in many ways, quantifiable and not. But, I don't think it produced a major influx of Adam Lambert, solo pop top40 artist, fans. Pairing Adam with Demi or Shawn or Rob Thomas seems much less compatible than with Queen. Adam appeals to me in ways that Demi or Shawn or Rob do not. If I went to see Adam open for one of them, I would leave before their set. Just not interested. I would think vice versa would apply. IMHO, YMMV I agree with most of what you wrote (except that I like both Rob Thomas and Shawn Mendes and would stay for them.) But I would be shocked if more than 1% of the Queen fans who saw Adam with Queen bought TOH. If B+R+A put out a new studio album, it would be a bigger seller to Queen fans -- at least there are many posts about want that album. Queen + Adam was a win, win, win. But Adam is not opening for Queen -- he is their frontman -- really different. If Adam had put out a rock album the interest from Queen fans could've been there, but the pop/club-dance album is so out of the typical Queen demo scope that even 1% is a generous estimate imo...
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Hope this doesn't happen tomorrow in OZ... Nice
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Post by Q3 on Jan 24, 2016 0:19:15 GMT -5
I am loving these last few posts!!! Adam is living his dream. Is he ambitious for more? Of course! Is he doing just what he always says he wants - entertaining people, touring, creating music, putting on a show - absolutely. And then there's that little side job called QAL. And now branching out to TV and jingles. Variety is the spice of life. We have no idea how much he is leveraging his superstar status into all kinds of interesting projects. He is a smart guy, hard working and has a great team. As the great line in Sound of Music says "When God closes a door He always opens a window". Adam knows the scene. You go for something and if it doesn't work out, you keep positive and keep moving. What a guy! so true! however, the fact is he is doing a theater tour and not an arena tour - so, the question is HOW to get to the "arena" level, specifically in the US... some of us think that opening for a "popular with tweenies star du jour" is the answer, some of us think it will not help and then some think it would even hurt him... oh, once he gets to the arena level, we will be discussing the way to get to the stadium level...can't wait I think there is close to 0% chance we will see Adam in stadiums except with Queen. I am not sure why fans are so interested in seeing Adam do an arena tour. I want him to do sold out dates in profitable venues with tons of VIP tickets. And I want good acoustics. So on this tour, there are some very high profit venues -- like Terminal 5 in NYC which owned by a local promoter, Bowery Presents, and has much of the infrastructure in place and is non-union. This means artists retain a higher percentage of the earnings there. The way to earn the most money in the US is to tour the amphitheater circuit – the network of large outdoor venues owned by promoters or operated by promoter under license from parks – but you have to tour in the summer and sell 18K - 20K tickets. If you only sell 8K - 10K tickets you would make more at Terminal 5 with an audience of 3,000. If Adam wants to play arenas, he probably needs to tour the US almost constantly for 3 years, and build up his audience by experience and word of mouth. Or he needs to have a couple huge, traditional hit (sales + radio) pop songs. ETA: For all the talk of young fans, the average concert goer in the US is 45 years old. Adam's audiences are actually younger than average. Why? Because ticket prices are so high.
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