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Live Concert Performance: An Ecological Approach

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Adam Behr

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Abstract

For the last decade we have been engaged in the study of the history, economics, and sociology of live music in Britain. In this article we will consider the value of “ecology” as an analytic concept (rather than just a buzzword) and compare an ecological account of the setting in which music happens to the use of previous spatial metaphors, from Durkheim’s milieus to Straw’s scenes. To illustrate our argument, we present case studies of three Scottish concerts: one in a small-scale venue (Glasgow’s King Tut’s), one in a mid-size venue (Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall), and one in a large-scale venue, the 12,000-seater SSE Hydro.

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Author(s): Behr A, Brennan M, Cloonan M, Frith S, Webster E

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Rock Music Studies

Year: 2016

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Pages: 5-23

Print publication date: 26/01/2016

Online publication date: 26/01/2016

Acceptance date: 04/12/2015

Date deposited: 27/01/2016

ISSN (print): 1940-1159

ISSN (electronic): 1940-1167

Publisher: Routledge

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19401159.2015.1125633

DOI: 10.1080/19401159.2015.1125633

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