IT WAS AWWWWWWESOME! CHICKA-YE-YE-CHICKA-POW-WOO!
I've loved 'the Foo' since I was a kid and they're one of the bands I have stuck by through and through. It's cool to have seen them progress through the years and go through all the musical changes. One thing that has remained constant is Dave Grohl's awesome power of rocking and being a great guy.
They've been around for 14 years or so now and they're finally releasing a greatest hits compilation on Nov. 3/09.
This was a GREAT move on the Foo's part and Facebook's! First off, everyone around the world got a free 2 1/2 hour concert from the comfort of their own home. I was in my kitchen in my underwear eating popcorn and rocking out. You just can't do that at the MTS Centre. They played songs from their entire repertoire which meant long time fans got to hear the oldies. The event was very intimate and unplanned so you got to hear a lot of funny banter from the band and that made it much more than a concert.
People could also update their Facebook statuses which would then show up onscreen for everyone who was watching could see. The band would also see this and be able to take requests and answer questions. The interaction between band and viewers made the experience that much better.
Seeing the band in a relaxed atmosphere, joking around with each other and the viewers, playing songs from their entire discography, and interacting with us while a thousand miles away shows people that their a great band and great people. Who wouldn't wanna buy a CD from someone that shows us that? On top of that, they also played a couple new songs!
It puts the band in a good light and makes us want to go buy the CD. And who knows, maybe someone came across it and was turned into a fan. Who knows!
You can watch it replay here:
PREPARE TO ROCK!
This is good on Facebook's part because they are offering users extra services and show they want to give people more than just the social networking. People will stick around with FB to see if they're going to put more events like these on and if they keep doing it, people will. While watching, I think I saw the amount of viewers peak at 20,000. One broadcast brought in 20,000 people in at once. This doesn't include the people that are just on FB chatting etc. FB is also playing the replay for people who missed it to catch it again. Or for people like me who are watching it again.
U2 played a live concert on YouTube not too long ago. The Foo are obviously borrowing that idea because it was so successful. But, I think online concerts to promote CD's or tours will become a lot popular in the near future! It's reach is worldwide and easily accessible.
I'm sorry, this post is all over the place. I keep going back to my other window to watch it. I think I'm just going to leave it here. You get the point though, right?
1) Foo Fighters promoting their new Greatest Hits album by providing free concert for everyone in the world to see. Awesome.
2) Performance is live and intimate. You don't only get to see the great music but the great personalities of Dave, Taylor, Chris and Nate.
3) Everything is low key and relaxed. it's not a big production. It's not that difficult to put it on.
4) FB gets props for providing this to everyone.
5) People will look forward for FB doing more.
6) People buy their new album and people go on FB more.
7) This paves the way for more things like this!
Anyways, off to go watch the rest of it. I suggest you do too! Let's see if events like these happen more!
Is this a call?
ReplyDeleteGood post!