Promoters are caught between a rock and a hard place.If they ad it as Rare,the oldies crowd turn their nose up.Ad it as oldies,it could well be a yawn for most.Modern - a (2)step too far again.
Best thing is don't pigeon hole the music.? Then you get folks complaining "What they play there?".So you end up with rare,crossover,modern,funk,2 step,trotalong nighters and nites.Genres,genres,genres.....
Back to the oldies vs rare issue at nighters.What iv'e noticed is that some "new" 60's are being played on the Oldies scene and are being instantly accepted.How does that work?.
"Stanky get funky" being an example.Suddenly its an oldies crowd anthem.Is it who plays it? Or cos it has relativley no history,so its easy to re-create as an oldie.?. Was short lived on the Rare scene.?
Don't understand Phoenix post re:Rare soul nights,and avoiding them cos you know what you're getting.It reads as at an Oldies nite you'd be pleasantly suprised at the playlists,but not at the rare nites.?