Gabe’s Waterfront Concerts study cited in BDN article on 2016 season
A 2014 study by University of Maine economics professor Todd Gabe was cited in a Bangor Daily News article about the success of this year’s Waterfront Concerts series. The promoter’s seventh season was the largest so far for the Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor — 21 shows, including two of the highest attended shows in the venue’s history, as well as the 27 shows at the Maine State Pier in Portland, according to the article. Gabe’s research found that in the first four seasons, Waterfront Concerts contributed an estimated $47.5 million to the Bangor area economy, and that contribution has grown each year, the article states.