The dead time is a big atmosphere killer. The scrum faffing, long TMO conferences, reemergence of water carriers on with increasing frequency. The atmosphere comes from the game being worth watching and with a bit of tempo. At the moment a lot of games are a terrible spectacle with the ball in play for way too short a time.
Sorry thought you mentioned dead ball time and hence the music was needed
Yep been at some dire games at the Stoop and further afield, and doubt music would make them any better, so both agree then
Yes, I was just pointing out the possible difficulty of "selling the game" with all that dead time and wondering if that had any bearing on the introduction of music during the game.
It's not my cup of tea but I doubt I'm the target audience anymore and I certainly won't be in 10 or 20 years time.
I guess the target audience are people who don't care that much for rugby or those who don't like to chat or to gather their thoughts during breaks in play. I don't mind the music just before the team comes out, and I wouldn't find it offensive before/after the game and at half time if it's not too loud. Maybe I could get behind the idea of playing music during kicks at goal if it drowns out the noise from the shushing dipsticks.
I am going to London Scottish v Caldy on Saturday. The only other game at RAG was the last minute win v table topping Ealing. The atmosphere generated by c.1,000 fans was an experience to behold.
I'm sure I remember a Grateful Dead concert where there was a long break between numbers - maybe to spliff up - but a game of impromptu sevens broke out between the roadies and the backing singers
Best entertainment I ever saw at rugby (by a long way) was during the Hong Kong 7s, when the Beach Boys did a set during a break. Even by HK standards, the atmosphere was incredible.
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