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Music News 

Bono and The Edge played a surprise gig in a Kyiv bomb shelter (Now with the full performance)

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Bomb Shelter, Bono, Concert, Kyiv, The Edge, U2, Ukraine

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is apparently quite the U2 fan, but he even had to have been surprised when Bono

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Members of this Kyiv rock band are now fighting as soldiers

March 26, 2022March 27, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Antytila, Concert, Ed Sheeran, Invasian, Russia, Ukraine

Like many Ukrainians, the members of a band called Antytila have picked up arms and are now fighting against the

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Concerts Music News 

The big I Love NY concert cut short by a pre-hurricane storm

August 22, 2021August 22, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Central Park, Concert, Covid, New York

Maybe Mother Nature was trying to tell the 60,000 people gathered in Central Park something, They were making a statement

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Music News 

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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Contest Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Music News 

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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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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