subject: Streaming live gigs should be the future [print this page] Streaming live gigs should be the future Streaming live gigs should be the future
Streaming live gigs has become an increasingly popular method of seeing your favourite music artists. UK festivals, such as Download, and festivals on the continent, like Rock am Ring and Graspop, stream the vast majority of their acts (depending on whether they can get permission) on the internet and huge artists like Paul McCartney and U2 have also performed concerts which have been streamed.
It's an incredibly useful tool for those who didn't quite have the expenditure to go to a festival or see their favourite artist and, quite frankly, streaming services should be implemented for the vast majority of gigs.
Critics of the scheme may argue that it demeans those who have travelled far and wide to see an artist perform or that it spoils those 'I was there' moments and turns them into 'I was there watching it on the internet' moments. But how many times have you failed to get tickets for a one-off, never-again performance because some scalper just bulk purchased 20 tickets? Or you haven't been able to get the day off work? How many times have you thought, "I wish I could have seen that!" when a band plays your favourite song? A streaming service helps you watch the band you love play the songs you love. It's that simple.
Streaming services have encompassed many facets of media in this age. You can stream movies, video games and recorded music so it doesn't seem like an impossible task to be able to stream live gigs. At the moment, streaming live music has only been available to select festivals and gigs (and, even then, they are the biggest acts in the world) so it may be a while before we see your mate's rock band being streamed from a pub down the road. However, it shouldn't be too long before we will see streaming from a number of music venues in the future.
Streaming services should be implemented for the vast majority of gigs. Streaming live gigs has become an increasingly popular method of seeing your favourite music artists, favourite artists and It is an incredibly useful tool.
