Interesting comment about locally-famous bands. I agree, this used to be a thing (and remember the jokes about Runrig, who would sell out stadiums across Scotland - but played to a pub full of Scottish expats when they came to London).
After a while of not being a thing, this seems to be happening again. People like The Courteeners (who regularly do 50k tickets in Manchester, but sub-10k in London), Jamie Webster, Gerry Cinnamon (sold out Hampden Park twice last summer!), The Lathums and others - all have huge home followings that don't necessarily translate elsewhere.
Interesting comment about locally-famous bands. I agree, this used to be a thing (and remember the jokes about Runrig, who would sell out stadiums across Scotland - but played to a pub full of Scottish expats when they came to London).
After a while of not being a thing, this seems to be happening again. People like The Courteeners (who regularly do 50k tickets in Manchester, but sub-10k in London), Jamie Webster, Gerry Cinnamon (sold out Hampden Park twice last summer!), The Lathums and others - all have huge home followings that don't necessarily translate elsewhere.
Great article on this from earlier in the year - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/feb/24/theres-civic-pride-involved-the-acts-scoring-no-1-albums-thanks-to-regional-fanbases