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Music Industry 

Touring bible Pollstar reveals biggest tours of 2021

December 14, 2021December 14, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Amphitheatres, Concerts, Festivals, Grosses, Live Music Industry, Pollstar, Stadiums, Touring Industry, Tours

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

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Random music news for Tuesday, August 17, 2021

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beatles, Concerts, Covid, Disney, Foo Fighters, IBM PC, Madonna, New Romantics, Peleton, Scalping, Sonos, Spotify, Tours, Twitter

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

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America is going full steam ahead when it comes to concerts and festivals this summer. Canadians can only watch with envy.

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments Concerts, COVID-19, Festivals, Tours

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

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Music Industry 

These are the Biggest-Grossing Tours So Far in 2017

July 16, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Box Office, Concerts, Grosses, Touring, Tours

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

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The New Graceland? Prince’s Paisley Park Starting Tours in October

August 26, 2016August 25, 2016 Nerhys 1 Comment Graceland, Music Museum, Paisley Park, Prince, Tours

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

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Showing You the Money: The World’s Highest-Paid Musicians

December 17, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments DJs, Highest-Grossing, Highest-Paid, Infographic, Musicians, Statistica, Tours

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

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In 1973, It Was Good to Be Led Zeppelin

December 23, 2013December 22, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments 1973, Boeing 720, Concerts, Led Zeppelin, Starship, Tours

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

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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