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Touring bible Pollstar reveals biggest tours of 2021

This was the year when much of the live music scene tried to get back on its feet after COVID

Anyone seen any signs of pumpkin spice latte creep? It’s been coming sooner and sooner each year… Skip that for

America has apparently declared mission accomplished when it comes to COVID-19. Even though infection and case rates are still higher

Pollstar, the site that follows the touring industry, has published its mid-year analysis of concert tours. Here the top-line facts.

While Elvis Presley’s former mansion Graceland might be the world’s most famous rock n’ roll residence, Prince’s Paisley Park is

More chart fun from Statistica: You will find more statistics at Statista All right, but what about DJs? Glad you

Very, very good, actually. Dangerous Minds has posted all sorts of photos from Zep’s ’73 tour which involved going from

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver