Where have you been, Michael? This has been going on for years and years. Emily S was quoting me above, and I think the comment is still true--people like what they know--

The person who is booking the arboretum is pretty shrewd--they've got a budget that allows only two name bands, and they want to bring people out to events every week for the summer, so they book tribute bands, paying the rate for local bands, but getting at least a little bit of big name draw--a smart marketing trick--and people will love it--

You have my sympathy though, because it isn't anything I'd be interested in seeing either, but no one ever got rich pleasing me-as to the Michael Jackson impersonators, SharonA, they're already out there--