Everyone Loves Live Music: A Theory of Performance Institutions

by Fabian Holt

Book Overview

For decades, millions of music fans have gathered every summer in parks and fields to hear their favorite bands at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Glastonbury. How did these and countless other festivals across the globe evolve into glamorous pop culture events, and how are they changing our relationship to music, leisure, and public culture? In Everyone Loves Live Music, Fabian Holt looks beyond the marketing hype to show...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022673854X
• ISBN13: 9780226738543
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"