There are one or two venues (pubs) in my locale which have started booking covers bands again after many years with no live entertainment, and are mainly frequented by people in their early twenties. Now, I noticed that no matter who they book, the reaction from the locals is one of bemusement.
It's clear that most of them have never even seen a live band perform before. Those 'in-the-know' punters that have done seem to expect a live band to be exactly like Oasis. If they don't sound like that, then oh, more bemusement. Over the course of an evening, not only the dancefloor clears, but the pub itself, leaving only a handful of forty-somethings who 'get' it. It would appear that in this area there is a whole generation who just don't 'get' live music. They are totally at home once the jukebox goes on, so it's more like a nightclub atmosphere. That's kind of what they know. I know it's a sweeping generalisation, but It's a real shame, and it's not really their fault, just what they are (or aren't) musically exposed to from a young age.
