Here are the top tours of 2023
Pollstar, the company that tracks all things about the touring music industry, has just released their list of the top road trips globally in 2023. Guess who was at number one? And which
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2023 was an insanely success year for live music: report
Pollstar, the bible of the touring industry, has issued its report for 2023. Long story short: it was a MONSTER year. In fact, it was historic. “Total grosses for the 2023 Worldwide Top
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Random music news for Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Surprise! Some dudes are now cheating with AI bots. Who would have guessed, huh? Now some music news for October 10, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: What’s in space? Let’s ask
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, October 7, 2023
A fan of Star Trek? Kill some time with these weird animated shorts. (Via Sean). But don’t forget to come back for music news for October 7, 2023. More music news? Look here.
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Is Gen Z the most passionate music demo? Let’s look at this new study
Secondary concert ticket seller Viagogo has published the results of a survey (via The NME) that the most passionate music fans belong to Gen Z (i.e. those born between 1997 and 2012). Here’s
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Ongoing History Daily: A list of strange gigs
It’s awfully fun when a band plays a show where you wouldn’t normally expect one. Here are some examples.
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I’ve got some good news and bad news about the post-COVID music scene
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] For almost two years, COVID-19 saw to it that there was no live music. Tours stopped, roadies lost their gigs, venues suffered, and support staff were laid
Read MoreWhy are hip-hop vets able to fill arenas while many newer acts cannot?
If you look at the touring music industry, the acts that are filling big venues from from rock, pop, and country. Hip-hop artists in general don’t have this ability. Why? B-Real of Cypress
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There’s a new study on music merchanise
[A report by Elisa F.G. – AC] Pop quiz: There’s a bomb deal at a concerts band merch table, 50 bucks a t-shirt ($55 for long sleeve tee) if prices drop under $50
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, July 15, 2023
This family company has been making sausages for 500 years. Music news for July 15, 2023 is much fresher than that. More music news? Look here. BONUS: Stop it. No.
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A venerable and legendary Toronto music venue is back
For years, music fans would troop to The Concert Hall (also known as The Rock Pile and Masonic Temple) at Yonge and Davenport to see bands like The Pixies, Led Zeppelin, REM, Iggy
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