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The Argument The Argument
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A Note on Methodology and Positioning A Note on Methodology and Positioning
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Urban Cultural Policy in Western Europe Urban Cultural Policy in Western Europe
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Variations of a Model Variations of a Model
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Melkweg, Amsterdam Melkweg, Amsterdam
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Ancienne Belgique, Brussels Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
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Impacts of AB’s Promotion Impacts of AB’s Promotion
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Vega, Copenhagen Vega, Copenhagen
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Experience Discourse Experience Discourse
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“The Club Law” “The Club Law”
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Conclusion: Toward a Policy of Musical Performance Culture Conclusion: Toward a Policy of Musical Performance Culture
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5 How Did the Rock Club Evolve in Europe?
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Published:December 2020
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Abstract
This chapter highlights the role of public policy as a local variable in the institutionalization of the rock club in Europe. It examines a particular policy development in northwest Continental Europe, focusing on the capital cities of Amsterdam, Brussels, and Copenhagen. These cities are peripheral to Berlin, Paris, and London and had somewhat small and insular national popular music industries until the 2000s. The chapter argument is that city governments helped establish the rock club as a central institution of popular music culture in a non-profit value system, but that city governments eventually stimulated the club’s transformation into the for-profit value system dominated by the corporate live music industry. The analysis is organized into a comparative case study of the three club organizations Melkweg, Ancienne Belgique, and Vega. The critiques evolving from the analysis provide arguments and suggestions, in the concluding section, for future approaches to the area. The general suggestion is the development of an institution with a stronger commitment to public values of music and performance culture, such as difference and social justice. This could be achieved by subsidizing more socially diverse organizations and by giving higher priority to resources for cultural labor.
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