| Several small theater companies have significant public followings, as do the productions staged at the major universities. |
| They developed powerful grassroots followings who supported their idealism and gave them currency with the media. |
| Many poets with live albums or underground followings rely on college radio and students to support their art. |
| Needless to say, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, and Elvis Presley are hardly the only pop stars with devoted followings. |
| Certainly, we know that winning athletic teams have huge followings and many supporters. |
| It also definitely has a tribalism to its support as in many activities and most team sporting followings. |
