Songkick: Can this work for classic soul/r and b performers?

Can this work for classic soul and r and b Performers? A new service, songkick, that allows fans to raise money to bring their favorite acts to their city for a live performance. Right now songkick is its experimental/trial phase and being used for indie acts like Andrew Bird. Here’s an article on the service and the link to the songkick site.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ur-andrew-bird

http://detour.songkick.com/?locale=en-gb