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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, September 3, 1975
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Concert future good SUA chairman says
BY DIERCK CASSELMAN
Staff Writer
Prospects for attracting major recording artists to play concerts at the University of Kansas are good, according to Rich Lin-UA special events committee chairman.
Lindeman said yesterday that initial negotiations with representatives of two groups for concerts on Oct. 3 and Nov. 1 were obtained and a contract mailed to one of them.
Communication of the concert dates and groups is expected early next week, he said. The contract arrangements for the concerts will be through an outside promoter, he said.
Producing a show involves assuring compliance with University regulations, preparing the concert hall and the company's facilities, and training Mike Miller, SUA activities adviser, said that using promoters could be a financial panacea for SUA. Last year, he said, when SUA produced most attractions on stage, they should have earned nearly $6,000, he said.
Staging a concert through a promoter limits the financial risk to SUA, Lindeman said. The promoter pays SAU to produce the show and sells $1,400,000-$3,000 for their work
According to Miller, the Dionne Warwicke and Righteous Brothers homecoming concert lost $4,000 and the Sly and the Family Stone concert lost $7,000.
Lindman said a concert's success depended upon its packaging, a combination of factors which included ticket dates and the popularity of the group.
He said he thought unattractive packaging led to low attendance and was the most visible cause of last year's financial difficulty.
Low attendance plagued many nationally known groups when they appeared at KU, Lindeman said. Jackson Browne and his team had traveled throughout their nationwide tour, failed to draw a large crowd at KU, he said. And Yes, another group which was well-resolved on their national tour, played to their smallest audience, and they performed here last spring, he said.
"In the past, SUA tried to charge two to three bucks for a ticket when Kansas City would charge maybe $5 or $5 for the same price." (The original text tried to be lower priced than they are.)
Miller said many of the shows this semester would be in the middle of the week. Filling mid-week dates gives the school a chance to attempt to attract major groups, he said.
LOW KU concert attendance could have affected the quality of groups SUA could attract this year, Lindeman said, but, based upon the response of the groups contacted for fall concerts, the negative effects may be negligible.
Mid-week concertes are also cheaper, he said, which would allow lower ticket prices. Keeping the price of the concert low enhances the total concert package, he said, and would result in a successful concert and financial gain.
The SUA produced Sonny and Cher homecoming concert in 1973 attracted the largest concert crowd in KU history, he said.
That concert netted SUA $6,000, he said.
Bicentennial plans abound for Douglas County group
By MARNERINDOM
A bicentennial ball, a parade and the marking of historical landmarks are all ways in which the Douglas County bicentennial commemorates to celebrate the nation's 200th birthday.
Clenice Hills, chairman of the commission, said yesterday that the commission's plans had been running on schedule.
The main activity of the group, Hills said, was to set up a system of markers for historical sites in Douglas County. This project involves mapping the county, which is a natural resource and commitment from the county to maintain them once they are placed, she said.
Hills said the commission had applied for funds from the state bicentennial commission, but the request of $15,000 was denied.
Hills said the request would be resubmitted sometime before Sept. 16, but she did not think the commission would receive any state funds. She said state funding was tight and the funds would probably be spent on other state projects.
Douglas County has allotted $10,000 to the commission which will be available after Jan. 1, 1976, she said. Out of this money, $500 will be given to each of the five county communities participating in the bicentennial events.
Hills said the commission would be working on the financial situation and would determine how extensive the marking system of the historical sites would be.
The commission might sponsor a parade and maybe a festival in the spring of 1978, she said. The commission members hope to enlist the cooperation of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce and the Kansas Baptist Association to bid for the bicentenial event with the Relays.
Hills said she would like to see the traditional relays parade have a bicentennial emphasis. She would like to include area school children, she said.
Hills said the commission would like to have a bicentennial ball simulator to one last check of the system.
The commission, she said, is waiting to see whether Congress will declare July 2 and 5 national holidays. If this is done, people will have a four-day weekend and leave Lawrence, thus reducing crowds for Douglas County bicentennial activities.
Hills said the commission was sponsoring an American issues forum consisting of a series of nine seminars about national issues. Moderators and participants are needed for this forum, she said, and all will be working with members of the organization meeting 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Lawrence Art Center. An American issues forum film will be shown.
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