some are going to attract certain types of audiences that are willing to pay a lot, whilst others might attract far more of an audience, of people not willing to pay very much.
This sums up the NYC club scene so perfectly. The artists who get the top billing are the ones whose crowds drink the most (sad but true). This means the clubs favor house and techno music on most Friday and Saturday nights because they do a bunch of blow and binge drink.
Sadly the EDM I prefer, downtempo bass and dubstep is about more of a journey than an experience. We are relegated to Thursdays and Sundays because stereotypically, this community is more about smoking weed and doing trippy stuff, which does not help the club's bottom line at the bar. But so it goes, this is the sad reality of the industry in NYC.
I have experienced this in various ways. It is hard here to get space for salsa dancing on a Friday or Saturday night, because salsa people don't drink much, because it kills their ability to dance. The "parties" are often Mondays.
Exactly! The dance clubs deprioritize the "sober" dancing onto slower days so it doesn't affect the bottom line too much!