[kj] OT: Corporate gigs

[TB]

nicholas Fitzpatrick wrote:

Following the recent-ish news that the Pussy Cat Dolls played a private gig for Gaddafi's son, I was with someone who works for an
events company the other day and she told me that Goldfrapp recently did a corporate gig for about 70 business people to mark the
opening of some new tower block/plaza in London. It might come as no surprise that I don't care about the Pussy Cat Dolls, but
Goldfrapp doing this sort of thing I feel is just naff. Isn't Alison Goldfrapp rich enough already? I actually almost like
Goldfrapp. Maybe they're not a principled band but I thought they'd have more style than to do some corporate bash.

I was also told that Rod Stewart played at the Sultan of Brunei's son's 18th birthday, whenever that was. I'm not bothered about
Rod... but Goldfrapp!! 

Why do rich people do this? It's like Dawn French advertising Tesco. Why? And Goldfrapp... what's with them...?

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This has been going on for years actually.  Many bands, some quite "big" have done private gigs for high paying businesses and most
artists try hard to keep it quiet for obvious "sell-out" reasons.  To see one of the more high profile bands doing a corporate
event, Jane's Addiction just played Google's annual get together.  

Here's the complete set on YouTube which is amusing because you have all these suit n' tie nerds either aiming their cellphones and
even *iPads* at the band to viddy the band or just continuing on with their various discussions ignoring the show while Perry
Farrell awkwardly tries to entertain to the point he seems to get a little frustrated at the dead-as-doornails crowd:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHZGdfZ-mZo

T.B.