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Rock Economy and the Rise of Big Pop Business
Rock industry revenue climbs to about nine billion dollars with top acts earning tens of thousands per night. Promoters pay legends like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones vast guarantees while agents and managers take sizable percentages. Travel costs, road crews, and taxes cut into nets, yet festival expansion looms as promoters plan coast to coast tours and bigger venues.
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Lia
Tima Woekingier Rapson
Dimnovents
Tie
Marvelettes
The
Penguins
Regents
Mae
Gil
Led Zeppelin
Flaming Embers
Grand Funk Railroad
Nolatje
Los Angeles
New York
Shea Stadium
Frank Barsa- Jona
Tom Jones
Bob Dylan
Glen Campbell
Lea ‘Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Engelbert ‘Humperdinck
Barbra ‘Streisand
Johnny Cash
Aretha Franklin
Crosby
Stills
O'Keefe Center
Toronto
Barsalona
Bargalona
England
Led Zepplin
North America
Tony Bennett
Dick Clark
Miami
Atlanta
Texas
Chicago
Detroit