There were a couple of goodies in yesterday’s federal budget for music fans
Budget reveals can be dry affairs with a lot of announcements designed to score political points. Yesterday’s federal budget–the first
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Ticketmaster
Let’s examine this new class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster involving Drake tickets.
LPC Avocat Inc., a Montreal law firm. has launched a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, saying that the ticket seller
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Random music news for Thursday, March 23, 2023
Gross. Just gross. But then they’ll tell you that they were just exercising their right to free speech. Try to
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Robert Smith and The Cure vs. the scalpers: A new twist emerges
Earlier this week, the world cheered Robert Smith for standing up to Ticketmaster and usurious service charges on tickets for
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The latest concert ticket controversy involves The Cure’s upcoming tour. [UPDATE: There’s a happy ending! Tickets will now cost LESS!]
[Scroll down for the update] Earlier this week, we heard about the Foo Fighters’ attempt to control scalping for at
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So where are things with Ticketmaster these days?
Ticketmaster not only sells tickets, but the company is also (by design!) a scapegoat for the wrath of music fans.
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 979: The weird history of concert tickets, part 2
Tickets for a concert you really, really want to see are about to go on sale at exactly 10 AM.
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Random music news for Thursday, March 9, 2023
Afraid of clowns? Join the club. But have you ever wondered why clowns are so scary? Read this before you
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The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 978: The weird history of concert tickets, part 1
Let’s define a “concert ticket.” It’s a contract between you, an act, a promoter, and a venue, that allows you
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Random music news for Saturday, February 18, 2023
Music news for February 18, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: The good(?) old days.
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Live Nation and Ticketmaster were in front of the US government again. Will anything change? (Spoiler: No. It was all populist BS. Let me explain.)
After Ticketmaster’s systems melted down when 52 Taylor Swift concerts went on sale simultaneously late last year, fans screamed bloody
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