“Music makes the people come together”: intergenerational interactions at electro festivals

Nico Didry (), Dominique Kréziak () and Isabelle Frochot
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Nico Didry: CREG - Centre de recherche en économie de Grenoble - UGA - Université Grenoble Alpes
Dominique Kréziak: USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc, Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Savoie Mont-Blanc, IREGE - Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie - USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Isabelle Frochot: CREGO - Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Organisations - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UB - Université de Bourgogne - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] - UFC - Université de Franche-Comté - UBFC - Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE]

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Abstract: This paper aims to investigate how different festival goers of different age groups can feel at ease in an Electro Dance Music event. While those events are primarily aimed at a younger public, older festival goers are also part of participants and keen electronic music enthusiasts. Using an ethnographic approach by immersion in the Tomorrowland Winter edition Festival (TMLW), the study shows that the cohabitation between those two public targets is efficient: for each generation, the presence of the other is not only well perceived but also brings another dimension to their own experience. The results demonstrate that there is a clear positive emotional atmosphere throughout the festival and that age differences are not perceived as a limiting factor. The intergenerational dynamics can be seen as a strength in this leisure experience.

Keywords: Festival; music; intergenerational; interactions; consumption experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-04-24
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Published in TTRA Europe Conference "Rethinking innovative tourism strategie sinuncertain times", Travel and Tourism Research Association; Centre de Recherche en Gestion des Organisations, Apr 2023, Dijon, France

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