Would you rather spend your Saturday trolling Facebook for evidence of your high school bully’s misery, or take in a live rock opera about an alien princess’s post-apocalyptic hunt for true love? If you’re more of a rock opera guy/girl, South African band The Parlotones has you covered.
The Parlotones will be performing the original rock opera, Dragonflies & Astronauts, live from Johannesburg, South Africa, at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. The rock opera is the first in a series from Ridgeline Entertainment called Planet Keepers, which will include 12 episodes featuring artists endorsing various charitable organizations. The Parlotones’ most recent charitable endeavor, says singer Kahn Morbee, is helping prevent rhino poaching by supporting Rhino Force.
The show — featuring 16 of the band’s songs — has been staged for live audiences all week, but tomorrow it will be broadcast live across various TV stations (NuMetro Cinemas, DIRECTV) in 3D, as well as in 2D on Facebook, courtesy of Facebook commerce company Milyoni. The show will cost 70 Facebook credits (about $7) to view. Viewers will be able to comment on, chat about, and share the concert via the Facebook Page.
Milyoni hosted a similar concert in June featuring Widespread Panic. That drew 2,000 viewers and, according to the company, netted the band 20,000 more Facebook fans.
Morbee thinks that the live streamed concert will be a great way to reach more fans and to give people in other parts of the world access to the event. However, he says he doesn’t think that a digital show is a substitute for the real thing. “You can’t replace the atmosphere of a live concert,” he says.
It’s becoming de rigueur to stream concerts and festivals live on social channels and online. A lot of such programming is free (check out the Pitchfork Music Festival on its site this weekend), but more and more companies like StageIt and platforms like Milyoni are capitalizing on these events by charging a fee.
What do you think? Would you pay to see a live show online?
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The Parlotones will be performing the original rock opera, Dragonflies & Astronauts, live from Johannesburg, South Africa, at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. The rock opera is the first in a series from Ridgeline Entertainment called Planet Keepers, which will include 12 episodes featuring artists endorsing various charitable organizations. The Parlotones’ most recent charitable endeavor, says singer Kahn Morbee, is helping prevent rhino poaching by supporting Rhino Force.
The show — featuring 16 of the band’s songs — has been staged for live audiences all week, but tomorrow it will be broadcast live across various TV stations (NuMetro Cinemas, DIRECTV) in 3D, as well as in 2D on Facebook, courtesy of Facebook commerce company Milyoni. The show will cost 70 Facebook credits (about $7) to view. Viewers will be able to comment on, chat about, and share the concert via the Facebook Page.
Milyoni hosted a similar concert in June featuring Widespread Panic. That drew 2,000 viewers and, according to the company, netted the band 20,000 more Facebook fans.
Morbee thinks that the live streamed concert will be a great way to reach more fans and to give people in other parts of the world access to the event. However, he says he doesn’t think that a digital show is a substitute for the real thing. “You can’t replace the atmosphere of a live concert,” he says.
It’s becoming de rigueur to stream concerts and festivals live on social channels and online. A lot of such programming is free (check out the Pitchfork Music Festival on its site this weekend), but more and more companies like StageIt and platforms like Milyoni are capitalizing on these events by charging a fee.
What do you think? Would you pay to see a live show online?
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