When you’re the headliner, the audience doesn’t wonder if you’re a good band. They spent money to come see you having already made up their mind. And on top of that…They are willing to make huge concessions to assure themselves they made the right choice buying your ticket.
When you’re the opener, the audience is wondering if you’re a good band or not. It’s a different game. If you’re bad, they don’t feel dumb. You’re not why they bought the ticket. So as the opener if you know what the audience is wondering, take care of that.
***The spoils, the benefit of the doubt, the money all goes to the headliner. It pays to headline. But it is quite a thrill to be a great opener…to go from unknown to great in the mind of the audience.
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