I went and had a blast.
Following up on
Coach's strategy , I would have to assume they are targeting a younger demographic and music ala Coach Backstage is an ingredient to attract a younger demographic.
According to Women's Wear Daily
http://www.wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/sweet-music-7893880?navSection=issues
and I quote ...
"Coach is getting into the music game. Less than a week after the brands spring
runway show, held Sunday, the brand is launching its latest project, Coach Backstage. The global initiative will support emerging music artists through several components, including a digital music chart to be featured on coach.com. There, users can access artist bios and selected tracks, updated weekly. Additionally, Coach will sponsor a number of concerts featuring the up-and-coming musicians, beginning this evening with the initiatives launch event at New Yorks Irving Plaza. For the official launch, Coach has tapped both Lolawolf, the New York-based rock band fronted by
Zoë Kravitz, and
fashion week ubiquitor
Banks to perform. The brand will continue to expand the Coach Backstage initiative over the coming year, with details and specifics still in the works."