Ongoing History Daily: I hate touring
Being in a touring rock band is fun at first but then moving from gig to gig, city to city and venue to venue can get real old real fast. You get lonely
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What are the most anticipated concerts and tours of 2026?
Now that we’re into the second week of October, there’s not much left of the 2025 touring season. Things will be pretty much wrapped up for the Christmas break by the time we
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Which tour has made the most money?
Touring is a global business these days, and the amount of money that can be made is staggering. Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is currently the biggest of all time, bringing in just under
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Random music news for Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Do you doomscroll this much? If so, there’s probably a problem. No problem at all with music news for August 19, 2025. I think. BONUS: Are we witnessing the end of handwriting?
Read MoreThe US seems determined to kill international acts from touring the country with fees and costs.
First the US hiked the cost of visas for musicians from foreign countries who want to tour the country. Now there’s this asinine plan for visitors on visas to post a bond worth
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It just got more expensive for artists to tour the US thanks to Trump
When an artist wants to tour the US, there’s a lot of preliminary paperwork, not least of which involves applying for special visas. In 2024, the US bumped things up. The old application
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Matthew Good is the latest Canadian artist refusing to tour the US
I’ve heard from a lot of Canadian artists who are refusing to tour the US because of the current political environment Matt Good is the latest, This is what he posted on Facebook.
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Here’s why some artists are electing not to tour.
[This was my weekly column for Global News,ca. – AC] Live Nation, the largest concert promoter and ticketing company, reported earlier this month that it was having an amazing year. More than 100
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Another chapter in the Canada-US break up: To tour or not to tour?
Every spring, summer tours and concert dates spring up like so many flowers, delighting music fans who eagerly grab their credit cards to get tickets to see their favourite bands. But for Canadian
Read MoreTwo musicians offer some dire messages about touring
If you’re a musician today, you’re worried. Costs are high, the American government seems to be in freefall when it comes to rule of law, and there are hot conflicts that threaten to
Read MoreStudy: 82% of indie artists can’t afford to tour anymore
Few artists are selling significant numbers of CDs and vinyl records. Streaming doesn’t pay the bills. What’s left? Playing live and selling merch. But what if you can’t afford to tour? Results from
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