FIRST should try and schedule the Blue Man Group

[artdutra04]

Originally Posted by Michelle Celio

I don't think any performance of a popular artist will be a good idea. You're never going to find an artist that pleases everyone.

That's a moot point. It is impossible to ever make everyone happy, which is why as a society we usually settle upon what makes the majority of people happy.

That being said, if FIRST was to host a popular artist/group every year with the intention of rotating which genre was represented each year, then I don't see any reason why this would not be fair. If Blue Man Group was to be hosted one year, the only fair thing to do on FIRST's behalf would be to host a different artist/group each year, based upon opinion polls of what FIRSTers like.

[KelliV]

Didn't FIRST have Mandy Moore back in 2002? I remember hearing rumors about that... Sometimes big names don't work out.

And my pants are STILL stained from the last BMG concert I went to.

[Joe Ross]

Like Kelly said, FIRST had Mandy Moore in 2002. Here are two old threads discussing that: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4039 and http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3949

With that being said, If FIRST were able to get the Blue Man Group (without breaking the bank) they should absolutely go for it. There are few (if any) major bands that would be more appropriate.

[Chris Marra]

I would support this solely on the basis that it would force FIRST to finally admit Einstein matches and awards will run hours past when they want them to end.

However, aside from that, I feel like having any performance of a popular artist would not work during an event, nor during the wrap party, due to either lack of attention, lack of time, or abundance of other things to do. Very few artists hold concerts where they perform 1-5 songs, and if they do, its for a variety show like SNL where they get exposure. It might be more prudent for FIRST to somehow convince a popular artist going on tour to schedule a performance in Atlanta on that Friday night, and offer some form of discounted tickets to FIRST teams. It would be prohibitively expensive, I'm sure, to host an artist and convince them to come to Atlanta unless they know what FIRST is (hey, we can get Woz + Google to come using that), and few would get the opportunity to have such exposure. Enticing them by making it just a stop on their tour, but then convincing them to offer discounted tickets for teams would probably be a lot easier logistically.

[Cooley744]

Your def. right that BMG would bring life to the crowd. On the other hand, I know that many teams can not make the after party due to flight schedules. I would say bring them to the championship.