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

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Concert, Coronavirus, INGRID, livestream, Peter Bjorn and John, Twitch

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

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Smashing Pumpkins want to party like it’s 1979 (or maybe 1995)

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments 1979, Concert, Contest, Smashing Pumpkins

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

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This Nighttime Shot of a Concert Crowd is AMAZING! Or Is It?

November 13, 2017November 12, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert, Optical Illusion

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

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Linkin Park’s Tribute Performance of “In the End” for Chester Bennington

October 29, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chester Bennington, Concert, Linkin Park, Memorial, Stream

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

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Is This the Solution for Pricing Concert Tickets?

October 18, 2017October 17, 2017 Alan Cross 2 Comments Concert, Dutch Auction, Ticket Prices

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

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A Forgotten Canadian Invention: The Holding Up of Lighters at Rock Concerts

July 8, 2017July 7, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert, John Lennon, Kim Fowley, Lighters

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

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Hip-Hop Festival Manifesto 11 – June 8th to 11th

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

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Feeling Like A Festival Freak? Hit Up All Of Live Nation’s Concerts With A Festival Passport

May 21, 2017May 21, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Austin City Limits, Bonnaroo, Cheap, Concert, Festival, Leeds, Live Nation, Lollapalooza, Passport, Reading, Shows, Summer, Tickets

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

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Who’s Playing Canada’s Most Popular Summer Tours?

May 19, 2017May 18, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Concert, Festival, Sales, Summer, Tickets

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

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Queen + Adam Lambert Make A Stand Against Overpriced Ticket Resales

May 18, 2017May 17, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Adam Lambert, Bots, Concert, Queen, Resell, Scalpers, Tickets, Twickets

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

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Twitter Set To Livestream Live Nation Concerts

May 5, 2017May 4, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 0 Comments Concert, Live Nation, livestreaming, Second Screen, Twitter

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

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