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Podcast: Ongoing History of New Music
Episode: 24 Years of the Warped Tour
Description: In the early days of rock—and we’re talking the 1950s here—the most efficient and cost-effective way to put acts on tour was to bundle them together as a package and put them on the road…
In some cases, there would be a common backing band for most of all of the artists…PA equipment—such as it was in those days—was often supplied on site…
These became known as caravan tours…guys like Alan Freed, the pioneering disc jockey and Dick Clarke—you know him, right?—took all these acts on the road playing place...