I know I normally do reviews of music and upcoming bands, but I thought I'd mix it up and do a semi serious related topic on band culture. But what is band culture? What do people see as a band culture?
In my personal opinion, I think band culture is very important. I think this because it is a way that every single fan of the band or artist can meet, chat and make new friends, all because of this new band or artist that they are all fans of.
For example: I went to see my all time favourite band (McBusted) play in Manchester, and before I go, I like to listen to the support acts so I know what kind of music they play, one of the bands that supported them this year was a band called New City Kings. I immediately fell in love with their music and during my countdown to seeing McBusted, I was constantly listening to this new band.
I looked them up on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) and followed them on each site. After the concert, I just couldn't get enough of their music. I started chatting to fellow fans online, and made friends.
Then, New City Kings announced that they were doing their own headline tour. I just had to go. That's when the power of social media came in. I started chatting to a girl named Hettie, and she wanted to go to the gig too, but had no one to go with! So we decided to go together and spend the night in London. So through the power of band culture, I made a new friend and gig buddy!
I think if it wasn't for band culture, people wouldn't be able to share their music experience with being fans of artists and bands, its like thanks to this, it is a new way of being social and meeting new friends with the same interests.
But to some people, having this culture is extremely important. I know this because I have friends who feel they aren't confident in social situations, and this is their way of becoming more sociable and are finding friends with the same interests and perhaps making friends to go to the gigs with. I know that many new bands have such amazing band culture, because they speak to the fans, whether it be online or even after the gig itself. It just gives the fans a feeling of being involved with the bands growth and helping spread the word on how amazing and fantastic they are and that everyone should listen to them.
Katie Dyba.
