On the evening of May 25, before the opening of the concert in Hangzhou, Eason Chan took the sponsor on the stage to bow and apologize in tears, saying that because of the loss of voice, the 101st concert of that night would not be held as scheduled.
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Later, fans left the concert venue one after another. For local fans, the delay is not a big problem, but for fans from other places who have paid for transportation and hotel costs, ticket refund and compensation become the next focus.
Eason Chan's concert postponed due to physical reasons
On the evening of May 25, singer Eason Chan apologized to the public through his personal social platform for the failure of his Hangzhou concert to proceed as planned. In the article, he explained the reason for the postponement of the concert, and mentioned that he was worried that he could not present a satisfactory performance quality due to discomfort of his vocal cords, so he made this difficult decision.
That night, Eason Chan stepped onto the stage, and in front of the fans who had been waiting for a long time, he could not hide his feelings and expressed his deep regret through tears. Later, the representative of the organizer also went on stage and explained to the audience the specific arrangements for the postponement of the concert: the originally scheduled two Hangzhou concerts will be held on May 27 and May 28 (that is, next Monday and Tuesday), and promised that the organizer will be fully responsible for the inconvenience and additional costs caused to fans by the postponement. The detailed operation process of ticket refund and related compensation is planned to be announced on May 26.
Image source: Video screenshot of Urban Express
In this sudden situation, the concert had to end early, and the fans left the scene one after another.
On the social platform, many fans sent messages of understanding.
Eason Chan's concert in Hangzhou has been held three times in a row from May 17-19. It was originally planned to hold three more concerts from May 24-26.
Prior to that, Eason Chan's "FEAR and DREAMS" World Tour Concert Wuhan Station performed six concerts at Optical Valley International Tennis Center on April 26, 27 and 28, and on May 3, 4 and 5. Earlier, Eason Chan gave six performances in Nanjing in April. Since April, Eason Chan has held 16 concerts in total.
During the performance in Wuhan Station, Eason Chan strained his waist because of the strong singing and dancing link, which led him to change the hot dance to standing singing at the concert, and said that "it was really painful to cry, and never tried this".
Just on May 24, Eason Chan was still writing, lamenting that 100 concerts had come all the way, and everyone had a common experience: from Hong Kong to Hangzhou, before we knew it, the Fair and Dreams concert had gone through 19 places and arrived at 100 concerts. Thank you very much for every friend, including every audience, every staff, and every position is very important.
Concerts around the country exploded
At present, concerts in major cities are springing up one after another. For example, in Hangzhou, Eason Chan and Jolin Tsai, two big stars, started singing at the same time on May 18.
Merchants around the concert venue said that the driving role of the concert was real. According to the Tide News, Mr. Deng, the head of the kitchen of a bakery in Hangzhou, said that he earns 20 to 30 thousand on weekdays, and on the day when there is a concert, he will go to 40 thousand. "Although there were concerts here last year, it was not as many as this year." Mr. Deng felt that under the stimulus of high-frequency concerts this year, the business of the store became better overall, "the daily turnover was 10000 yuan higher than last year."
According to the data released by the China Performance Industry Association, in the first quarter of 2024, there will be 119000 commercial performances (excluding entertainment venues) nationwide, which is equivalent to more than 1300 daily performances nationwide.
"Going to a city for a concert" has become a hot cultural phenomenon in the past two years.
Throughout the year, dozens of old, middle-aged and young stars such as Jacky Cheung, Jay Chou, Eason Chan, JJ Lin and Hua Chenyu took turns to play in the first, second and third tier cities. According to the data of China Performance Industry Association, the box office of large-scale concerts in China hit a new high of 14.6 billion yuan last year. Some research institutions predict that the scale of the performance industry this year will continue the hot trend of last year.
May to October is the best time to hold performances throughout the year. The strong growth has made some local governments realize that the concert economy has become a new growth point of tourism consumption, and have issued relevant support policies.
According to media reports, according to insiders, there are two hosting modes for stars to hold concerts. The common pattern is the minimum appearance fee for stars, that is, major performance companies bid for star concerts and are responsible for various coordination arrangements. Stars only receive appearance fees, while the performance companies are responsible for box office revenue, naming sponsorship and other matters. The other is that the star's own team is the main organizer, which does not outsource, pursues the maximization of commercial value, and also participates in box office sharing and investment promotion to obtain income in proportion.
"For the latter, it is basically ceiling level stars who dare to try. Only a handful of domestic singers have achieved this." The project leader of a performance company that has hosted two concerts said that most of the stars are guaranteed. Therefore, the pressure mainly comes from the major performance companies. "For example, the stadium concert of a domestic singer who can still hold the court costs about 20 million yuan, which is about the same as the box office. The profit of the sponsor and the organizer is very limited," he said.
The profit space lies in careful calculation, and the core is ticket price. According to the statistics of Nandu Big Data Research Institute, the lowest ticket price of famous singers' concerts in 2023 will be 300~500 yuan, accounting for more than 76%; Nearly 60% of the concerts raised the highest ticket price, accounting for 41.94% at the price of 1000~1500 yuan, and 33.87% at the price of 1500~2000 yuan.
According to media reports, insiders said that there were only more than 20 singing stars who could win the hand of Nei Yu, and the young singers of Nei Yu who were powerful could not take over. In the recent variety show Singer 2024, the debate caused by the competition between the internal entertainment industry and two international singers is enough to make us' sober '. Need to think, what should we do for the concert next year?
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