Random music news for Friday, March 15, 2024
Aw. Poor Elon. Now some ketamine-free music news for March 15, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Looking for a new streaming service? Try North Korean state TV!
Read MoreAw. Poor Elon. Now some ketamine-free music news for March 15, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Looking for a new streaming service? Try North Korean state TV!
Read MoreLast year, there was a major outcry when the US announced that it was increasing its visa fees for international musicians who want to tour throug the country. This, of course, applies to
Read MoreThere are many ways to determine success in the live touring industry. If we look at the sheer number of tickets sold over the course of a career, no one–at least not yet–has
Read MoreIf it sounded too good to be true, that’s because it probably is. When Live Nation surprised musicians and fans alike on Tuesday by announcing they would no longer take a cut of
Read MoreEarlier this year, there was much concern about America increasing visa fees for touring international musicians. The proposed increases and the conditions for O and P visas were insane. For example, the cost
Read MoreThis isn’t exactly the best kind of tour support. When Depeche Mode went on tour in 1993, the band was a mess. Part of the entourage included both a drug dealer and a
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] So much of the live music industry depends on alcohol. Revenue from bar sales, concessions, and sponsorships pays for so many of the costs
Read MoreWhen we go to a show, the lights go down, the music starts, it ends, and we go home. Here are the insanely complex logistics behind that. (Via Open Culture)
Read MoreAs things stand right now, the richest concert tour of all time is the still-running Goodbye Yellow Brick Road farewell trip with Elton John. The last time I checked, ol’ Reg has grossed
Read MoreBillboard has published a new list of the highest-grossing concert tours. Here we go. All figures in US dollars. 1. Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour (2018-20 then 2022-present) 2. Ed Sheeran,
Read More[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] Back in the fall of 2020, when COVID-19 shut down the live music industry, the United States Department of Homeland Security quietly proposed increases
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