Random music news for Thursday, August 29, 2019
August 29th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Millennials have figured out how to stop spam calls on their mobile phones. Basically, if the phone rings, it’s spam.
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Here’s a snapshot of the Canadian concert scene for the year so far.
July 23rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
As the biggest seller of concert tickets in the country, Ticketmaster knows who is going to what. The company has
Random music news for Monday, July 22, 2019
July 22nd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Woke up in Stony Plain, Alberta, on my speaking tour. Two more gigs in Edmonton tomorrow and Wednesday. You in
Random music news for Tuesday, July 16, 2019
July 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Anyone else getting tired of that smug Trivago guy? Just askin’. Here’s music news for July 16, 2019. My western
Random music news for Saturday, July 13, 2019
July 13th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
This was Live Aid day in 1985. Yes, it was that long ago. Moving on to music news for July
Ticketmaster ordered to pay $4.5 million for misleading customers on ticket pricing
June 27th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Remember earlier this year when the Federal Competition Bureau refused to rule on some of the Ticketmaster’s pricing practices? There
Would you pay extra for an aisle seat at a concert? You may soon have to.
May 24th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
After the usurious fees they charge for baggage (and in some cases, carry-ons), the biggest cash grab by the airline
Random music news for Friday, May 17, 2019
May 17th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Today is one of my favourite days of the year. This long weekend signals the unofficial start of summer in
Ticketmaster has a new ticketing system that might improve things
May 16th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster has introduced a new system using encrypted barcodes that should cut down on fraud while taking into account that
Random music news for Saturday, April 6, 2019
April 6th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
“Shorter of breath/One day closer to death.” And in other news for April 6, 2019… Ticketmaster has been sued over
Ticketmaster using new anti-bot images
February 22nd, 2019 | by Amber Healy
We’re all sick of Ticketmaster’s verification images, the little boxes that need to be clicked as part of the process
UPDATE: A Rolling Stones fan club member went to buy tickets to the band’s Ontario show. Then it got weird. And expensive. (And then fixed.)
February 15th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
The Rolling Stones have been booked to play Burl’s Creek north of Toronto on June 29 in a field that’s
Could this be why the Federal Competition Bureau dismissed the Ticketmaster TradeDesk case?
February 3rd, 2019 | by Alan Cross
In case you missed it last week, the Federal Competition Bureau dismissed any allegations of wrongdoing by Ticketmaster regarding its
Competition Bureau dismisses claims against Ticketmaster’s scalper bots
January 31st, 2019 | by Alan Cross
If you remember the CBC/Toronto investigation last year (review it here and here), Ticketmaster came under fire over its TradeDesk
Twickets wants to make ticket reselling ethical
January 21st, 2019 | by Amber Healy
What do Eric Church, The 1975, Muse, Queen, Ed Sheeran and Bryan Ferry have in common? Or Mumford & Sons,
So how do ticket brokers get concert tickets before you?
December 17th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster and its relationship to secondary ticket sellers was in the news a lot throughout 2018. Billboard rounds out the
Random music news for Monday, December 10, 2018
December 10th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1901, the first Nobel Prize ceremony was held. That’s a big ancient, so here’s something more
Random music news for Thursday, December 6, 2018
December 6th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1969, Hells Angels security people murdered a concert-goer during a set by the Rolling Stones at
Random music news for Wednesday, November 28, 2018
November 28th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Something happened in astronomy on this day in 1967 that eventually resulted in one of the most famous album covers
And now, some good news about Ticketmaster. No, seriously.
October 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Ticketmaster has been in the news a lot this year, mostly for the wrong reasons. But when the company does
There’s even MORE trouble for Ticketmaster and their alleged cozy relationship with ticket resellers, brokers, and scalpers. Now band managers want answers.
October 18th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
More bad PR for Ticketmaster over how the company deals with bulk sales of tickets to resellers, brokers, and scalpers.
More trouble for Ticketmaster
October 11th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Controversy continues to swirl around Ticketmaster and its parent company, Live Nation, in the wake of the CBC/Toronto Star expose
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