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Concert Tickets

Music History Music Industry 

A brief introduction to the history of scalping concert tickets

January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Scalping

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] There are few things more frustrating to a music fan than

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Concerts Music Industry 

Want to see Bruce Springsteen in concert for $5? The other side of the “dynamic pricing” model

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Concert Tickets, Dynamic Pricing, Seat Geek, StubHub, Ticketmaster

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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Music Industry 

What happened with Ticketmaster and the Taylor Swift tour pre-sale?

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concert Tickets, Secondary Market, Service Fees, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster

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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Music News 

Someone paid US$50,000 for a ticket to a Beyonce show

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beyonce, Charity, Concert Tickets

Concert tickets have been rocketing up in price over the last decade, making it harder and harder to budget for

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Concerts 

Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” at work again for Depeche Mode’s upcoming tour

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Concert Tickets, Depeche Mode, Dynamic Pricing, Ticketmaster

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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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, September 30, 2022

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BaseNote, Censorship, China, Concert Tickets, David Bowie, Dead Internet Theory, Livestreams, Mental Health, Musicians, Muze, Neil Young, Roland TR-808, Spotify, TikTok

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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Concerts 

Claim: Climate change is affecting the sales of concert tickets. Wait–wut?

August 30, 2022August 31, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Climate Change, Concert Tickets, Extreme Weather, Festivals, Lyte

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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Music Industry 

Look out: I’m about to defend Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing policy

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Alan Cross 3 Comments Bruce Springsteen, Concert Tickets, Dynamic Pricing, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

[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?

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Bruce Sprinsgteen, Concert Tickets, Dynamic Pricing, Scalpers, Secondary Market, Ticketmaster

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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Music News 

Spotify is now selling concert tickets as an experiment

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Experiment, Live Events, Marketing, Spotify, Ticketmaster

On Wednesday (August 10), Spotify unveiled a new website that allows users to buy concert tickets directly from Spotify instead

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Music Industry 

Here’s an explanation of why concert tickets are so expensive this summer

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Alan Cross 4 Comments Concert Tickets, Facility Fees, Inflation, Service Fees

Just like the price of gas and the chaos at airports, the cost of concert tickets is a global issue.

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