Refund plan announced! Did you contribute to the popular concert? , Eason Chan lost his voice

On the evening of the 25th, before the start of his concert in Hangzhou, the well-known singer Eason Chan suddenly stated that the concert that night could not be held as scheduled due to loss of voice. Subsequently, the organizer announced that the concerts on the 25th and 26th would be postponed, and audiences could choose to keep their orders or refund their tickets.

Since this year, concerts in various places have been very popular. Data show that in the first quarter of 2024, there were 119,000 commercial performances nationwide, and nearly 200 large and medium-sized concerts and music festivals with more than 2,000 people. Local government departments have also realized that the concert economy has become a new growth point for tourism consumption, and have introduced supporting policies such as cash rewards.

On the evening of the 25th, Eason Chan posted another apology to the public on Weibo. In the article, he explained the reasons for the postponement of the concert, mentioning that he made this difficult decision due to discomfort in his vocal cords and was worried that he would not be able to present a performance quality that would satisfy the audience.

That evening, in addition to Eason Chan, representatives from the concert organizer also took the stage and explained to the audience the specific arrangements for the postponement of the concert: the two original concerts in Hangzhou will be rescheduled to May 27 and May 28. We promise that the organizer will be fully responsible for any inconvenience and additional costs caused to fans due to this postponement.

Late at night on the 25th, the organizer Shengfeng Entertainment released the specific operating procedures for refunds and related compensation:

1. If you choose not to refund your ticket, you can use the ticket on the 25th to go to the show on the 27th and the 26th to the 28th, and the seats will not change.

2. If you don’t want to see it, you can give it away once within a limited time. You can go to whichever platform you bought it from.

3. If you want to refund the ticket, you can refund the ticket in full within a limited time.

4. Compensation for losses of out-of-town viewers, details will be announced later.

In addition, many fans posted messages on social platforms expressing their understanding.

At present, concerts in major cities are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. For example, in Hangzhou, Eason Chan and Jolin Tsai started singing at the same time on May 18th.

Merchants around the concert venue said that the concert’s driving effect was real. Mr. Deng, the kitchen supervisor of a bakery in Hangzhou, said that he earns 20,000 to 30,000 yuan on weekdays, and on the day of a concert, he earns 40,000 yuan. "Although there were concerts here last year, there were not as many as this year." Mr. Deng felt that this year, stimulated by high-frequency concerts, the store's business has generally become better. "The daily turnover is higher than last year." 10,000 yuan higher.”

Data released by the China Performance Industry Association shows that in the first quarter of 2024, there were 119,000 commercial performances nationwide, which is equivalent to an average of more than 1,300 performances nationwide per day. There are nearly 200 large and medium-sized concerts and music festivals with more than 2,000 people. According to ticketing platform information, more than 20 singers have released full-year performance plans in the first quarter, and the popularity of the concert ticketing market continues to rise.

In addition, throughout this year, concerts by dozens of stars including Jacky Cheung, Jay Chou, Eason Chan, JJ Lin, Hua Chenyu, etc. have taken turns in first-, second- and third-tier cities. According to data from the China Performance Industry Association, the box office of my country's large-scale concerts hit a new high of 14.6 billion yuan last year. Some research institutions predict that the scale of the performance industry this year will continue last year’s booming trend.

In terms of concert ticket consumption, previous iiMedia Consulting data showed that Chinese residents’ budget for attending concerts is concentrated between 1,000-3,000 yuan, followed by 3,001-5,000 yuan. Among them, 65.0% of audiences aged 25 and under have a budget of 1,001-3,000 yuan, and among those aged 36-45, nearly 30% have a budget of 3,001-5,000 yuan.

iiMedia Consulting analysts believe that cross-city performances will promote the development of short-term travel, and the "music and cultural tourism" model can attract a large inflow of people in the short term, driving the short-distance travel market to continue to heat up.

May to October is the best time for performances throughout the year. The strong growth has made some local governments realize that the concert economy has become a new growth point for tourism consumption, and have introduced relevant support policies.

Recently, eight departments including the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Commerce, Culture and Tourism Bureau, Finance Bureau, and Public Security Bureau jointly introduced measures to further promote the linkage of business, tourism, cultural and sports exhibitions to attract and expand consumption. Among them, for large-scale concerts and music festivals, the organizers will introduce internationally renowned or domestic first-class large-scale concerts and music festivals, with a total number of ticket sales of not less than 30,000, and provide support of up to 2 million yuan. If the total number of ticket sales exceeds 50,000 and the proportion of overseas audiences exceeds 10%, a one-time reward of 3 million yuan will be given.

In April this year, the Beijing Municipal Commerce Bureau, together with relevant departments, relevant district commerce bureaus, industry associations, key enterprises, etc., sorted out the development demands of Beijing's catering enterprises and issued the "Notice on Support Policies for Promoting the High-quality Development of Beijing's Catering Industry" to clarify the direction of support and supporting standards. Among them, the integrated development of catering, culture, tourism and sports is encouraged, and a one-time reward of 100,000 yuan will be given to newly opened restaurants in parks, graded scenic spots, public stadiums, performance venues, museums, etc., with a maximum reward of 1 million yuan for each enterprise.

In addition, 11 departments including the Development and Reform Commission, Culture and Tourism Bureau, and Finance Bureau of Taiyuan City in Shanxi Province have implemented "Several Measures to Support the Economic Development of Concerts". The measures state that concert organizers that operate legally and have independent legal person status in the Taiyuan City area, If the ticket sales volume of a single game is 7,000 to 15,000 people and the ticket sales revenue is not less than 5 million yuan, the reward and subsidy for a single game is 150,000 yuan; if the ticket sales volume of a single game is 15,000 to 30,000 people and the ticket sales revenue is not less than 10 million yuan , a single game subsidy of 500,000 yuan; if the number of ticket sales in a single game exceeds 30,000 people and the ticket sales revenue is not less than 20 million yuan, a single game subsidy of 800,000 yuan.