Concert Tickets Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Weekly survey: What’s your prediction on the price of concert tickets post-COVID-19?

We’re still a long, long way of seeing concerts return to the way things were, although thanks to drive-in shows

Days after announcing a way for music fans and sports enthusiasts to get refunded if an event is postponed and

Goliath blinked. All this week, concertgoers have been up in arms about Ticketmaster’s seeming change in policy, which sounded a

Another ticket seller is speaking out about how it intends to address canceled and indefinitely postponed events during the coronavirus

If you’re working from home, have you noticed that the weeks fly by but then the weekends drag? Maybe you

On the heels of Pearl Jam teaming up with Ticketmaster to keep tickets for their Gigaton tour out of the

If you sniff around the sites of secondary ticket sellers, you’ll find all manner of tickets (allegedly) available for Pearl

You don’t need to be told that the cost of going to a concert is higher than ever. But why?

Ever buy tickets for a hot show from a secondary ticket seller only to later realize (too late!) that the

Bell had problem with a cable near my house. I haven’t had a land line since Thursday. Funny how it

Home from Asia after a 27 hour trip. Let the jetlag begin–but not before we tackle music news for November

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver