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Bongiovanni has studied the video of the incident and attributes it to freak weather, not human error.

Stage collapse remains a puzzle 2011

"Her core fans have not seen her in at least a decade," and that will spur interest, said Gary Bongiovanni, editor-in-chief of Pollstar.

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Bongiovanni has studied the video of the incident and attributes it to freak weather, not human error.

Stage collapse remains a puzzle 2011

The tragedy points to the need for better, more uniform standards nationwide for temporary stages, says Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar, which monitors the concert tour business.

Stage collapse remains a puzzle 2011

The tragedy points to the need for better, more uniform standards nationwide for temporary stages, says Gary Bongiovanni, editor of Pollstar, which monitors the concert tour business.

Stage collapse remains a puzzle 2011

"You have to go out and tour to make money," Bongiovanni says.

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"In today's world artists have to tour to make money because they can't just sit at home and collect their royalties and expect to make their mortgage payments," Bongiovanni says.

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"In today's world artists have to tour to make money because they can't just sit at home and collect their royalties and expect to make their mortgage payments," Bongiovanni says.

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"They are the biggest company and probably feel a lot of pressure to buy a lot of the shows that other promoters would pass on," Bongiovanni says.

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But in the long term, those discounts might do more harm than good, Bongiovanni says: "If you train your audience to wait for a sale that's coming, what's the incentive for them to buy today?"

Summer Concerts: Canceled shows, tours have industry in a sweat 2010