Random music news for Monday, May 12, 2025
Can AI help us talk to the animals? Maybe. Now let’s try some music news for May 12, 2025. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Ollisoscope music. Kinda cool, really.
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At some stops on Beyoncé’s current tour, a ticket is cheaper than parking
One of the most-asked questions on my recently concluded spring speaking tour was “How high can the price of a concert ticket go?” I got an anecdotal sense that people
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What’s wrong with Coachella? No sellout, some tickets selling below face value
Once upon a time, Coachella was the desert rock festival that sold out so fast that the decision was eventually made to stretch things out over two weekends. And lo,
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Some big artists are struggling to sell concert tickets
When the pandemic ended, we all went nuts on live music. The industry not only came back from the dead but also saw record revenues. High ticket prices didn’t seem
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Bought tickets to Fyre Festival II? If it goes t*ts up, you won’t get a refund.
We’re about two months from when the gates of Fyre Festival II open on the Mexican Caribbean island of Ilsa Mujeres and things are going fine and accordring to plan.
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The price of concert tickets for superstar acts keeps going up–unless it doesn’t. Here’s what I mean.
One of the most common questions I get at my speaking events is “How much more expensive will concert tickets get?” My answer is “For the foreseeable future–unless artists start
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Ticket madness in Vancouver for Taylor Swift: “No view” tickets that cost $16.50 are selling for THOUSANDS.
It’s almost over. Really. We’re at the end. After this weekend, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour will finally come to an end. That means coverage of Tay-Tay will tail off a
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The Taylor Swift Apocalypse has hit Toronto. You won’t believe what people are asking for tickets.
Today (November 14) marks the first of two three-day weekends of All-Taylor-All-The-Time in Toronto. Three sold-out Rogers Centre shows this week and another three starting next Thursday. You’ve probably heard
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Oasis promises NOT to use dynamic pricing for the North American leg of their reunion tour. Here’s how much they might cost.
When Oasis tickets went on sale in the UK and Ireland about a month ago, fans were outraged when prices jumped due to high demand. Dynamic pricing for concert tickets
Read MoreRandom music news for Tuesday, September 3, 2024
*Sigh* The day after Labour Day. Let’s just get on with music news for September 3, 2024. BONUS: Why are there so many chiropractors? Maybe because back in the 60s,
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Oasis tickets went on sale this morning. Then the fun started.
At 9 am GMT, Ticketmaster began selling tickets to the 17 Oasis reunion shows in the UK and Ireland. The demand on the servers was intense and some error messages
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