I agree, it really is important to rally the local community and show that there is an interest. We have a huge 60 000 seater stadium in Cape Town that has become a white elephant because we not managing to draw supporters for shows and sporting events and its costing the city millions.
If residents just begun to show a little interest we could build momentum and book popular acts and better sporting events and it would have a knock on effect
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I like hearing that you are supporting. I hope your town can change the narrative and start supporting it's local community. Do you have any connects to people who put on local shows?