I think I’ve mentioned that I used to manage (forty-some years ago, and where did THAT time go) a few rock bands.There are dozens of bands in Houston desperate to get some media attention, and who would be excited to be part of a fund-raising concert. Putting this on is a huge effort, but you take one venue (needing to get media attentio…
I think I’ve mentioned that I used to manage (forty-some years ago, and where did THAT time go) a few rock bands.There are dozens of bands in Houston desperate to get some media attention, and who would be excited to be part of a fund-raising concert. Putting this on is a huge effort, but you take one venue (needing to get media attention and rake in revenue) ,add a promoter who has all the best local connections and a feel for whatever is ‘cool’ (so fleeting), and musicians who you can count on to show up on time and create a media-worthy event - all to raise funds for Houses of Refuge. Maybe you’d like to stuff this idea into a corner of your brain to work on later.
Here in Minneapolis around forty years ago, a local promoter named Sue McLean learned that a beautiful downtown cathedral had a serious need for tens of thousands of dollars to repair the church’s roof. She put on a big rock concert, right on the grounds of this historic church (sacrilege!), which was such an edgy idea at the time that many thousands of fans came out. This annual “Basilica Rock Party” has been a hugely successful source of revenue for this congregation ever since, so if you’re concerned that rock and faith can’t mix, well, it can, if done in the right spirit!
I think I’ve mentioned that I used to manage (forty-some years ago, and where did THAT time go) a few rock bands.There are dozens of bands in Houston desperate to get some media attention, and who would be excited to be part of a fund-raising concert. Putting this on is a huge effort, but you take one venue (needing to get media attention and rake in revenue) ,add a promoter who has all the best local connections and a feel for whatever is ‘cool’ (so fleeting), and musicians who you can count on to show up on time and create a media-worthy event - all to raise funds for Houses of Refuge. Maybe you’d like to stuff this idea into a corner of your brain to work on later.
Here in Minneapolis around forty years ago, a local promoter named Sue McLean learned that a beautiful downtown cathedral had a serious need for tens of thousands of dollars to repair the church’s roof. She put on a big rock concert, right on the grounds of this historic church (sacrilege!), which was such an edgy idea at the time that many thousands of fans came out. This annual “Basilica Rock Party” has been a hugely successful source of revenue for this congregation ever since, so if you’re concerned that rock and faith can’t mix, well, it can, if done in the right spirit!