Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, had programmed the work for a Sunday afternoon subscription concert, which guaranteed attendance by "the most conservative audience of old ladies and romantic music lovers", Reich recalls.
Yet even as Mr. Ferrer, Mr. Vallone and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani -- who says his primary goal is to keep the team somewhere in the city -- said they were encouraged, Mr. Steinbrenner took no steps yesterday to explain further his idea about guaranteeing attendance of three million a year.
Marquee clubs on the Vegas strip are finding it unsustainable to pay big name DJs exorbitant guarantees, attendance at some of the scene's bigger festivals is down, and moralist panic around drug deaths are forcing legislators to close clubs and attempt to outlaw raves nationwide.
The popularity of Handel's "Messiah" always seems to guarantee good attendance at performances around the winter holidays, though, and accordingly several groups, like the New Choral Society in Scarsdale, the Charis Chamber Voices in Dobbs Ferry and the Westchester Choral Society in White Plains, will present the work in December.
Crowdsourcing platforms help venues place a higher guarantee on attendance for shows particularly in secondary markets and, if strategically planned, on weekdays and other off-peak nights.
But enrolment rates, however high, do not guarantee satisfactory attendance rates.
With this ticket, a workshop spot, breakfast, and lunch are not guaranteed, but attendance at all other events is welcome!
Their principal owner, George Steinbrenner, said two months ago that if the Yankees reached three million this season and could be guaranteed similar attendance in the future, he would be willing to talk about staying at Yankee Stadium after the team's lease expires in 2002.
@#40 - local derbies aren't played on the final day, or first day of the season, as clubs know that those matches are guaranteed high attendance and revenue, so to have a derby on that day would be to 'waste' the high-attendance levels of the derby.
