TRUCKIN’ LIKE THOSE DO-DA BANDS.

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  • Author(s): LEIGHT, ELIAS
  • Source:
    Billboard. 6/8/2024, Vol. 136 Issue 9, p22-22. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.
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    • Abstract:
      The article highlights the demand for jam bands at festivals and concert venues as their superfans buy merchandise and tickets. It attributes the generation of jam acts to the 1995 death of Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. Focus is given on the interest of the mainstream music industry in jam acts and fandom. It discusses the importance of cultivating superfans for jam bands and the diligence of followers of jam bands about attending shows, buying merchandise and streaming live performances.