Hot Buffalo concert climate

Venues like Artpark are booking more concerts this year. Experts explain why.

ONE OF THE MOSPOPULAR MUSICALS INTHE WORLD ISCOMING TO BUFFALO."HAMILTON"... WHICHFOLLOWS THESTORIES OFALEXANDER HAMILTONAND AARON BURR...WILL MAKE A STOP ATSHEA'S PERFORMINGARTS CENTER.SEASON TICKET-HOLDERS HAVE BEENNOTIFIED THAT THEMUSICAL IS COMINGTO THE QUEEN CITYFROM NOVEMBER 3RDTO 22ND.THE FULL SEASONWILL BE ANNOUNCEDON MARCH 3RD.YOU DON'T HAVE TOWAIT UNTIL NEXT FALLTO SEE A GREATSHOW.ANDREW LLOYDWEBBER'S POPULARMUSICAL, "JESUSCHRIST SUPERSTAR"OPENS TONIGHT ATSHEA'S.THE ROCK OPERAFOLLOWS THE STORYOF THE FINAL WEEKOF CHRIST'S LIFE.ITS RUNS THROUGHSUNDAY.YOU CAN FIND TICKETINFORMATION RIGHTNOW ON WKBW DOTCOM.THIS WILL BE ONEINCREDIBLESUMMER...FORCONCERT GO-ERS...THAT IS FOR SURE...FROM THE ROLLINGSTONES...TO THE ZACBROWN BAND...LUKEBRYAN...MAROON5...NICKELBACK...JOURNEY...JANETJACKSON...BACKSTREET BOYS...EVEN BILLY JOEL ANDJUSTIN BEIBER AREALL COME TOBUFFALO...SO WHY IS THE QUEENCITY SUCH A CONCERTHOT SPOT7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ALITOUHEY TELLS USMORE...FROM BIG NAMES LIKEJUSTIN BIEBER TOBILLY JOEL, AND THEBARENAKEDLADIES...WESTERNNEW YORK'S HOTCONCERT CLIMATE ISNO COINCIDENCE...THERE'S A LOT OFMOVING PARTS TO THECONCERT BUSINESS.DAVEIS THE SALES ANDMARKETING DIRECTORFOR ARTPARK.HE SAYS ONE REASONWE'RE SEEING ANINCREASE IN ACTS ISWOODSTOCK.THE MASSIVE MUSICFESTIVAL THAT NEVERCAME TO BE WASPLANNED JUST DOWNTHE ROAD IN WATKINSGLEN IN 2019 AND ITREQUIRED ACTS NOTPLAY WITHIN ACERTAIN DISTANCE OFTHE FESTIVALVENUE--INCLUDINGBUFFALO.IT DEFINITELY HAD ANIMPACT ON OURBOOKINGS LAST YEAR.IT KNOCKED A LOT OFPOTENTIAL BOOKINGSOUT FOR US AND ITHAPPENED TO A LOT OFVENUES IN THEREGION.MORE CONCERTS AREALSO A PRODUCT OFTHEINDUSTRY--ACCORDING TO WEEDIKINT--HONESTLY, THAT'S HOWTHEY'RE MAKING THEIRLIVING NOW.

THEY'RENOT DOING IT ONRECORD SALES SOTHEY NEED TO BE OUTTHERE PERFORMINGLIVE.NAT: CANALSIDETHAT COUPLED WITHALL OF BUFFALO'SUNIQUEVENUES--MAKES IT APRIME SPOT FORCONCERTS...STAND: BUFFALO'SWATERFRONT HASN'TEVEN ANNOUNCED ITSCONCERT LINE UP.

SO,YOU CAN EXPECTMOREANNOUNCEMENTS INTHE WEEKS.ERIN MARRA WITHTHE WATERFRONTSAYS MORE ACTS ARESHOWING INTEREST INCANALSIDE AS WELL...SHE BELIEVESRECENT NATIONALATTENTION IS HELPINGPUT BUFFALO ON THEMAP...ERIN MARRA/BUFFAWATER FRONTASSISTANT GM: IN 2018NYTS DID AN ARTICLE,WITH THE EXTRA PUSHTO COME TO BUFFALO,THEY'RE WILLING TO ADA STOP TO BUFFALO ONTHEIR TOUR LIST.MUSIC TO MOST ANYCONCERT LOVERSEARS...IN BUFFALO, ALITOUHEY, 7EWN.