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The music scene in Pakistan is on the rise. Events and concerts are popping up more frequently across cities in the country. However, people in this space are concerned with the entitlement of crowds who refuse to pay for tickets or find loopholes in attending these events without actually contributing to the culture.This has been a longstanding issue for artists and event management teams, especially in Lahore<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main issue is privilege\u201d, said Abdul Rehman, CMO of EVNTM, a local event management company, while talking to The Express Tribune<\/em>. He mentioned how people in Lahore would much rather wait till the last day before the event in hopes of securing a spot on the guestlist free of cost than actually paying for tickets. \u201cThis mindset is often pushed onto others as well,\u201c he said. \u201cPeople here will be apprehensive to spend that much money on something that is unrelated to food,\u201d said Hassam Anwar, a local singer, producer and filmmaker. According to him, guestlists and \u2018mehman nawazi\u2019 (guest accomodation) culture in Punjab contradicts the ethos of community support for local talent.<\/p>\n \u201cCommunity support is the backbone of the entire scene,\u201d said Abdul. He talked about how it is crucially important for audiences to support their local artists. \u201cYou can not build a prosperous network of artists without financial support from community members, not everyone has the room to incur the loss caused by freeriders.\u201d<\/p>\n Abdul proposed potential solutions to these problems. \u201cPromoters have to take a harder stance on saying no to people, even their friends and family.\u201d He mentioned the need to develop a system where even guest listers should be required to pay a small amount in the spirit of supporting and uplifting local artists.<\/p>\n In the midst of these issues, the artist\u2019s perspective is crucial. \u201cSponsors usually allocate funds mainly for the headline act, while the rest of the budget is to be divided within the other artists,\u201d said Hassam. In the process, stage and artist curation is suppressed. \u201cSometimes agencies will randomly group a bunch of artists together, get some big speakers and call it an event,\u201d he said. He described how this type of workflow can be directionless and prevents audience cross pollination, new lineups and fresh experiences, all of which are crucial for the growth of the scene.<\/p>\n The sentiments echoed by figures in the industry are simple. Audiences should buy tickets and support local artists in whichever way they can. More attention and effort should be allocated to curating interesting lineups, stage designs and underground artists. According to Abdul, “This is the only way our music industry will flourish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source tribune.com.pk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The music scene in Pakistan is on the rise. Events and concerts are popping up more frequently across cities in the country. 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