Demand to interact with a celebrity is not the same thing as demand to interact with a milkman, a paperboy or a waiter. And it is rarely satisfied in any meaningful way since the celebrity is a human being with limited attention. Whereas the delivery man can gladly interact with his customers but how often do you do that? In short - demand for the local interactions has been dropping.
Concerts today do take place, of course, but they are not the same as 20 people getting together in a salon for interaction and a musical soiree.
Well, open mic nights are still available. Meetups are a way for producers to interact together with interested consumers. Conventions have surely become huge. There are still plenty of avenues for non-celebrity producers to meet consumers.
Concerts today do take place, of course, but they are not the same as 20 people getting together in a salon for interaction and a musical soiree.