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Ticket Prices

Music History 

The North American concert industry seems to have bounced back from COVID. Check out these figures.

June 26, 2022June 25, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Grosses, Concert Industry, Live Music, Ticket Prices

Pollstar, the company that keeps tabs on the health of the live music industry, just released its mid-year report for

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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 History 

Tracking 20 Years of Ticket Prices at a Toronto Indie Venue

February 15, 2017February 15, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert Tickets, Lee's Palace, Ticket Prices

Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored did a little research on how much ticket prices have risen for gigs at Toronto’s

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Music Industry 

Comparing Ticket Prices from The Old Days vs. The Reunion Tour

July 22, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Reunion, Reunion Tour, Ticket Prices

Cam Gordon spent a lot of time sorting through the archives of NOW Magazine to come up with this chart

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