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Peter Bjorn and John to host 36-hour concert starting Friday morning

Start whistling: Peter Bjorn and John are gearing up for a marathon 36-hour live-stream concert this Friday. The trio announced

The Smashing Pumpkins are back and ready to smash out some classic tunes this summer on the Oh So Bright

The Internet–specifically Twitter–has been losing its mind this weekend over a photo posted by Michah B. Horn on Instagram that seems

This past Friday (October 27), family, friends and fans gathered at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles to pay tribute

[Earlier this week, I posted an unpopular view on concert tickets. I suggest that they’re priced far too low for

As long as I can remember, there’s been a tradition of the audience holding up lighters at a concert in

June 8, 2017 Andrew Dick 0 Comments Concert, hiphop

The Manifest 11 Hip-Hop Festival is back in Toronto with more amazing local artists. A little bit about this years

This is just about the best ticket deal to date. For a one-time price of $800, you can be the

Warm weather is officially around the corner, which means it’s time for some summer tours! Plenty of international super stars

It seems like progress is finally being made in the fight against ticket bots and the inflated resale market. Queen

A new partnership with Live Nation is helping transform Twitter into a live network. At a conference in New York

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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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