A brief introduction to the history of scalping concert tickets
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There are few things more frustrating to a music fan than
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Concert Tickets
Want to see Bruce Springsteen in concert for $5? The other side of the “dynamic pricing” model
Here’s a story that is not getting enough attention. Ticketmaster has been getting a lot of heat for its “dynamic
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What happened with Ticketmaster and the Taylor Swift tour pre-sale?
Ticketmaster’s nuclear-attack-level ticket-selling infrastructure was taken down Tuesday (Nov 15) when millions of Taylor Swift fans tried to get tickets
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Someone paid US$50,000 for a ticket to a Beyonce show
Concert tickets have been rocketing up in price over the last decade, making it harder and harder to budget for
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Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” at work again for Depeche Mode’s upcoming tour
When the Live Nation press release for Depeche Mode’s upcoming Memento Mori world tour popped onto my screen, the first
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Random music news for Friday, September 30, 2022
Here’s the stuff of my nightmares. And it’s coming for all of us. Until then, though, enjoy music news for
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Claim: Climate change is affecting the sales of concert tickets. Wait–wut?
It seems that there’s a growing number of human woes that can be traced back to climate change, including the
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Look out: I’m about to defend Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] Earlier this summer, Bruce Springsteen fans were shocked to find
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Weekly survey: What do you think of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” model for concert tickets?
Wait. Back up. Maybe before we get into this week’s survey question, everyone should read what I wrote on the
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Spotify is now selling concert tickets as an experiment
On Wednesday (August 10), Spotify unveiled a new website that allows users to buy concert tickets directly from Spotify instead
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Here’s an explanation of why concert tickets are so expensive this summer
Just like the price of gas and the chaos at airports, the cost of concert tickets is a global issue.
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