For largely financial reasons, the intensity of bookings is increasing (the number of artists scheduled to perform per year, per season, etc.) and the bookings themselves are growing more and more extensive (the kilometres/miles travelled by artists continue to rise with fewer and fewer performance dates in each region)
- for: music industry - touring economics, concert booking arms race, unsustainable booking
- the intensity of bookings ( number of artists scheduled to perform per year or per season) is increasing
- the average booking is becoming more geographically widespread ( more kilometers travelled per artist) with fewer performance dates per region
- increase in artistic fees and technical requirements force organizers to attract more audiences who come from further away, creating a concert booking arms race