The Bandwagon Effect

“Oh my gosh, have you heard about that band coming to play this weekend?”

“Ya, I’ve loved them forever!”

“Really, what’s some of your favorite songs by them?”

“Umm… well, you know that one…”

The bandwagon effect: when some artist gets big and everyone decides to become their “biggest fan”. This applies to everything a person can be a fan of: music groups, sports, TV shows, everything.

The “Social Media” Bandwagon. As you can see, only popular web media sites are portrayed.

Many “true fans” get annoyed by these “bandwagon fans”; not only when they “jump on” for them winning, but especially when they jump on with a rival team and poke fun.

A portrayal of supposed political figures trying to influence someone to “jump on” their bandwagon.