The general on-sale time and date for the UK/Ireland gigs on the Oasis reunion tour is 9 am GMT tomorrow (Saturday, August 31). But, as with all big concert tours these days, there’s
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I’m a Star Trek fan, not a Star Wars one so for me, May 4, 2024, is just another day to deliver music news. BONUS: Anyone ever use one of these things? (Via
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Rats can learn to drive. Who knew? Now let’s move on to music news for April 17, 2024. More music news? Look here. BONUS: When were “the good old days?” It all depends
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Ever since tickets for the Eras tour went on sale last year, Taylor Swift fans have been moaning about how they’re not able to get into the shows because (a) they’re all sold
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Earlier this week, the world cheered Robert Smith for standing up to Ticketmaster and usurious service charges on tickets for The Cure’s upcoming North American tour. Fans are getting refunds. Bob remains on
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Scalpers are in the news a lot lately, what with all the controversies involving Ticketmaster, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Eurovision, and the Foo Fighters. Usually such chatter dies down after a few
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The Foo Fighters will play their first proper show since the death of Taylor Hawkins on May 24 at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion in Gilford, New Hampshire. Fourteen other appearances–both standalone
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Ticketmaster not only sells tickets, but the company is also (by design!) a scapegoat for the wrath of music fans. When things go wrong with concert tickets, be dynamic pricing, service charges, website
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At the recent Pollstar Live! event, a group of heavyweights were brought together to talk about ticketing, specifically for concerts. Country superstar Garth Brooks, James Dolan (executive chairman of MSG), Mark Delharim (former
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[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] Earlier this summer, Bruce Springsteen fans were shocked to find nosebleed seats for his 2023 tour selling for as high as US$5,000. Cue
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Wait. Back up. Maybe before we get into this week’s survey question, everyone should read what I wrote on the subject of Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model. Go here. *** Got that? Let’s proceed.
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