Random music news for Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Meanwhile in Germany, there’s a new brothel featuring sex dolls. It’ll be someone’s job to clean them. Music news for June 11, 2024, on the other hand, is germ-free. BONUS: Pat Sajak has
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The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: The weird history of concert tickets (part 2)
Tickets for a concert you really, really want to see are about to go on sale at exactly 10 AM. You’re at your computer and on the Ticketmaster website watching the clock tick
Read MoreThe Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: The Weird History of Concert Tickets (Part 1)
Let’s define a “concert ticket.” It’s a contract between you, an act, a promoter, and a venue, that allows you admission to a specific event at a stated time and place. Seems simple
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The US House of Representatives just passed a law that could affect the pricing of concert tickets
The US House of Representatives has been looking into the practices of the ticketing industry for some time now–and despite all the gridlock in Washington, it managed to actually pass a law. The
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Live Nation is again offering summer concert tickets for $25
Live Nation is not only the world’s biggest concert promoter but also owns hundreds of venues, including a lot of outdoor amphitheatres. During our short summer season, the company needs to put as
Read MoreHow much would you spend to see your ultimate dream concert?
Going to shows is expensive but most of us have one or two gigs for which we’ll splurge. But what about the ultimate dream concert? How much could you see yourself spending? I’m
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This is the best explanation of concert ticket prices I’ve ever read
I’ve been studying and writing about the price of concert tickets for years. It’s always been my goal to show the truth about pricing amid all the kvetching we hear every time a
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As of now, concert ticket resellers are operating under new rules in the EU
Everyone has an opinion on ticket resellers (think StubHub, SeatGeek, Viagogo, and yes, even Ticketmasters resale site). It boils down to this: If you have the money and want good seats to a
Read MoreSurprise! A lot of people want concert tickets as holiday gifts (and other musical shopping hints)
To the shock of no one, a new study (and yes, it’s one of those surveys that’s actually an advertisement for something) has determined that concert tickets will be on a lot of
Read MoreRandom music news for Friday, November 17, 2023
This cat might be a musical genius–or it might be broken. Your call. Moving on to music news for November 17, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: This is an amazing bit
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Attention studios of the JFK assassination: This piece of news is the biggest thing we’ve heard since…the Zapruder film? This raises a lot of new questions. Meanwhile, let’s get some answers for music
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