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In case you hadn't noticed, this blog is dead.There will be a new one later. In the meantime, don't believe everything that you read.

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Lollapalooza full lineup finally announcedIn addition to such big-name headliners as Modest Mouse, the Stooges and the previously confirmed Pearl Jam, the August 3-5 festival in Chicago's Grant Park will feature sets from Daft Punk, Muse, Interpol, Lupe Fiasco, Kings of Leon, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Snow Patrol, the Roots, Paulo Nutini, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Patti Smith

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I'm back and hoping I can get away with stealing Largehearted Boy's blogroll style.....Pollstar discusses one company that is offering ticket insuranceThe company, World Access, is also in the travel insurance biz, and VP of Marketing Communications Mark Cipolletti explained to Pollstar that when people travel for big events like concerts and something goes wrong with the trip, those people miss

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So this call was brief and to the point. They are still operating at a loss, but a much narrower loss. They've acquired a lot of very valuable properties in the past year and while there were expenses involved in the purchases, they were one time costs, so the losses were brief investments which should (hopefully!) bring more profits (and get them out of the red) soon.OK, enough money stuff......

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Live Nation Fourth Quarter Earnings Call is on now!* What I’m Listening For:* What’s been sold? What markets are they pulling out of?* What’s been acquired? What markets are they entering?* What is their mission now (were looking for a clarity of mission last we checked)?* Where are they with House of Blues acquisition?* Where are they on the online store with Music Today?* More details on

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Live Nation has maintained its "buy" rating from Morgan Stanley after purchase of Gamerco, the largest promoter in Spain. As Gamerco is also a major holder in French promotion company Jack Lombar, this acquisition is an important part of Live Nation's strategy to further push into European markets.More info here.

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(via Seattle PI ) One Reel, producer of Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, will receive a much needed boost of financial support for the festival from concert promoters AEG Live. The hope is that this support will allow the festival to attract bigger draws. "Obviously, they are titans on the sponsorship and talent buying level, so they can bring a lot to the table in those areas," Bumbershoot

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Second life expectancy: Health (Eddie) and aging (Roth) issues, plus possible personality clashes, make a longtime return a long shot.- USA Today, February 14, 2007So lo and behold they were right (and won't that learn ya to just toss that complimentary copy of USA Today after the flight)! According to Pollstar, the drama-ridden hair rockers couldn't stop the infighting long enough to get the

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In light of all the upcoming band reunions, USA Today decided to try and gauge how long these "comebacks" will stay back. Here's a snippet:Rage Against the Machine Original life span: The agitprop rap-metal band was founded in 1991 in Los Angeles and crashed in 2000 with vocalist Zach de la Rocha's abrupt departure. Guitarist Tom Morello, drummer Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford forged rock band

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(Via Entertainment Tonight) As rumored by many, 80's super pop group The Police will indeed be touring this summer. Fresh from a reunion performance at last night's Grammy Awards ceremony, the threesome announced a worldwide which will run from late May to early August."We started 30 years ago, so it would be nice to do something to celebrate," Sting said recently at a press conference in

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(Via CNN Money) The rumors (or possibly just positive thinking) proved true. According to a recent report, revenues on the touring side are up!A recent Pollstar report states that North American tour revenue topped up at $3.1 billion last year, and increase of 16 percent from 2005. The top 100 tours of last year garnered a whopping $2.3 billion."There is no reason not to expect 2007 to be bigger

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(Via Filter)In yet another announcement from the Concert Industry Consortium, Ticketmaster has announced that they have sorted out a deal with ITunes wherein ticket buyers will get free downloads with ticket purchase. Though this is not the first Ticketmaster "freebie" deal (I linked to news about other giveaway deals here, oh and and they did offer free downloads during the Bob Dylan ticket

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(Via Pollstar) Major Tour Of the Year:Tim McGraw/Faith HillMost Creative Tour Package:Def Leppard/JourneyMost Creative Stage Production:MadonnaBest New Touring Artist:Panic! At the DiscoMusic Festival Of the Year:Coachella Valley Music & Arts FestivalInt'l Music Festival Of the Year:Reading/Leeds Festival Nightclub Of the Year:House Of Blues ChicagoTheatre Of the Year:Gibson Amphitheatre at

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= + According to Roadrunner Records' heavy metal newsite Blabbermout, Sharon Osbourne and Live Nation are now feverishly working on plans to make 2007 Ozzfest shows absolutely cost-free. You heard me right, it won't cost a dime The announcement was made today at the Concert Industry Consortium conference in Los Angeles"For the last few years," says Sharon, "ticket prices have steadily climbed

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(Via Desertsun.com) In order to ensure that fans looking to buy 3-day pass are prioritized, organizers of Coachella have discontinued sale of one-day tickets but won't say the event is officially sold out. With Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining Saturday Night and a Rage Against The Machine reunion planned for Sunday, tickets for individual nights were flying, so event planners claim they had to

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(Via PRNewswire) Everyone's fave concert promoters is delivering on their promise to focus more and more on the music. To this end they have reorganized North American Operations. Here are the main changes:* Bruce Eskowitz (former President of Global Venues and Alliances) has been promoted to the newly created position of Chief Executive Officer - North American Music* Live Nation's North

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While this week brought the unfortunate news of the closing of V2, the merger of Capitol and Virgin, and the uncertain news of changes at Live Nation, we also have the very exciting (but not all that surprising if you know the history of CAP) announcement that Charles Attal (producer of Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza) have joined forces with sports management company Capital Sports and

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In their further march towards world domination, Live Nation has now linked up with music social networking site, Last.fm (a website I still haven't figured out/don't understand the point of), to distribute concert information and links to ticket purchasing. The site will be using users' music preferences to deliver information about upcoming concerts by their favorite artists."Our objective is

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Click here to listen to an NPR interview with Franz Ferdinand lead singer, Alex Kapranos, who recently released, Sound Bites, a compilation of his food reviews. The artist was commissioned last year by the Guardian newspaper to blog about the interesting and sometimes wacky meals (deadly Japanese blowfish, anyone?) he had whilst on the road. The book has received accolades for the thoughtful

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(Via Monsters and Critics)Following the trend enjoyed by--well, everyone else in the world- the US concert industry has decided to expand its focus on festivals. With the recent success of Lollapalooza, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, and many others, this sector has proven too profitable to ignore. According to the article, the big four festivals grossed a combined $40 million, and the

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While countless rock and pop stars have woken up the morning after a show woozy and sick, it is usually due to a wild night of partying. In the case of pop-diva Gwen Stefani, her sickness in the morning was actual morning sickness as she discovered she was pregnant in the midst of a big tour. She decided to carry on undeterred and soon discovered the limits of jumping and gyrating with a (secret)

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(Via ITV) According to a myriad of sources, it appears that 80's hitmakers, The Police, may be looking to reunite. 2007, will mark the 30th anniversary of their chart-topper, Roxanne, and according to their label and singer, Sting's, website, some sort of reunion will take place. However Sting is still uncertain as to the ""depth of the band's involvement". While the other players have been keen

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After a stellar year touring (despite ticketing complications) in 2006, Tom Petty has decided to keep his options open for touring.The singer was quite as saying:"You never know how things are going to turn out, and I didn't see this year coming. Maybe next year will be even better."Full article here.

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The GAME should have a chat with U2. While The GAME is "in prison" on the road. U2 is having the time of their lives, even after 20 years of the grind. According to a recent tour diary post:Touring is hell...‘Touring is hell, or it used to be. These days it's an amazingprivilege, and it gets better each time we go out.We fly around the world getting applause from our fans for just showing up, and

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According to a recent MTV report, rapper, The Game, is having a horrible time on the road. He was quoted as saying:"Being on (the) bus is like being in a prison on wheels, man....you start getting claustrophobic and when I start getting mad I just start pulling people out of their bunk and kicking them in the face and s***."Sounds like they need to add a request for post-show tranquilizers to the

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This just in! In a further move away from their murky Clear Channel roots, Live Nation has added two big names to their Board of Directors, Harvey Weinstein and Robert "Ted" Enloe. As many of you know, Weinstein was a founder of groundbreaking movie house Miramax Films. Enloe has made a big name for himself in securities and real estate, and sits on a number of corporate boards.More info here.

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Here are my notes from last week's Live Nation Credit Suisse presentation.What They Said:The goal this year was to narrow down and focus on music and trim away the fat. To that end they've developed a vertical integration strategy. Though this industry has existed for a long time it was the last to get professionalized (and is still dragging behind if you ask me). Live Nation is working to

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With the weather getting colder and the roads getting slicker it seems the end of year show cancellations are starting to pile up, I just got word that the Coup and Mr. Lif got into a car crash that put a screeching halt to their current tour and David Berman and The Silver Jews cancelled their last two shows of their year. According to the website, they are going through "winterization"

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While you may neglect your girlfriend, your dishes, and your mounting bills to devote more time to the band, dude, Phil Collins has probably got you beat by quite a lot. In reuniting his band Genesis, Collins risks permanent deafness (dude!).Six years ago, Collins suddenly loss hearing in his right ear and has been steering clear of that noisy scene ever since.He says, "I find it very difficult

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A few weeks after the closing of CBGB's and a day before CMJ, I get wind of some sweeping changes with my local NYC music scene. As is the case in so many big city music scenes, big conglomerates are beginning to swallow up many of the smaller venues. According to an article in online news source, Gothamist.com, the ever popular Lower East Side Luna Lougne will be reopening next year after a two

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(Via Pollstar) While the audience for mega concerts may be dwindling on land, promoters are creating new and more appealing showgoing experiences by floating the show out to sea. According to a recent Pollstar article, revenues for concert cruises. While the concert cruise has been the bastion of jam bands for a while, other genres are jumping on the boat. Country mega star Tim McGraw will

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It might be time for The Dixie Chicks to address the idea that maybe they're just not a very good band. After a particularly rough touring season this summer, Austin, TX band The Dixie Chicks are now facing dwindling sales on another project. Sales for a Lubbock, TX sneak preview screening of their documentary "Shut up and Sing" were reported to be sluggish. After an hour and half of sales, only

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On their forthcoming tour, Barenaked Ladies jump on the environmentally responsible band wagon (no pun intended). For their "Barenaked Planet Tour" the group has teamed up with non-profit Reverb to create educational eco-villages at all their shows. The eco-villages will also be hubs for biodiesel collection and recycling projects. We're looking forward to reducing the amount of waste and CO2

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(Via CMJ.com)So much to talk about, so precious little time!So let's get to it. Anyone who knows me knows I love being right, so you can only imagine the glee I felt when I read that Live Nation had intentions of possibly bouncing out Ticketmaster to reduce ticket costs. During the first quarter earnings call, Live Nation Chairman, MichaelRapino, hinted at the "long discussion" they were going to

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Cable provider ComCast has announced they are getting into the ticket selling game ousting Ticketmaster in an increasing number of markets. While this new competition for Ticketmaster won't lead to lower prices for consumers (Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Luukko said ComcastTIX fees would match those of competitors - often about $13 per ticket); the plan is to update the site to also sell

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(Via Encore) A recent lawsuit filed by The Forum Center in Inglewood California contends that the company entered into a contract with Anschutz Corp.(parent company of AEG) to handle its booking, but instead of providing sufficient bookings AEG used their privileged position to drive traffic away from Forum and towards the (Anschutz-owned) Staples Center.In 2000, the agreement was signed by the

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So yeah, a few days turned into a month, and then I thought maybe I'd just stay away, but there were social pressures and so now I'm back. News and views will recommence today. Stay tuned.

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Hey KidsI forgot to mention, the website is on a short vacation. Be back in a few days!Enjoy The Shows!

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Did you know that this year's Lollapalooza might not be happening if not for bicycle-superstarLance Armstrong? What? you ask. Well, Jim Derogaitis explains it all in his Sun Times profile of the masterminds behind this year's Lollapalooza, the two Charlies from Austin: Charles Attal of Charles Attal Presents and Charlie Jones of Capital Sports. Jones was a small-time promoter who rose to

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Has the whole world gone mad? Yes!You know how I know?Just recently it was announced that the world's most benign group of breakdancing clothes-horses is advocating a cause. The Black Eyed Peas recently performed at a concert in Thailand to support the release of Burmese Nobel Peace Prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi. The concert, which is part of the Freedom Campaign initiative ( a joint project

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In an effort to...er..um...take overthe entire live music industry. Live Nation announces plans to acquire MusicToday, an industry leader in connecting fans with artists through VIP services, fan clubs, and ticketing. The six year old company handles such big name artists as Britney Spears, Usher, and Christina Aguilera, as well as providing services to venues, promoters, labels and even

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Apparently after all that balking about ticket prices sales appear to be up.According to a recent article in the Ithaca journal (with information culled from Pollstar I presume) ticket sales are up 20% for the first half of 2006. In addition to the usual suspects, comedy acts like Jerry Seinfeld and Larry the Cable Guy had great record sales as did rock band Fall Out Boy.The robust market is a

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(Via Pollstar) I'm mostly writing about this because it has a fun name. Sponsored by Xbox 360, Gigantour, the heavy metal concert tour created by Megadeth's frontman Dave Mustaine is headed back to stages this year. I don't understand why this tour exists when there is already the Ozzfest to contend with. But considering it features Anthrax, Dream Factory, and Anthrax maybe this is the festival

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(Via Blabbermouth)In light of the ongoing Israeli assault in Lebanon, veteran rock act Deep Purple has decided to postpone their forthcoming tour dates there."It's in everyone's interest that a musical concert be a relatively peaceful event. Once they get things together and the situation settles down and the time is right, I'm sure we'll go back." Glover added, "It's a shame. I know the area

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Ask Simon Cowell about the reported slump in ticket sales nation wide and you might be met with a perplexed glare. While other acts might be feeling the pinch, the American Idol All Star tours have been riding high for years. This year, the group will travel through the country for 60 sold out tour dates."On one hand it surprises me, on the other it doesn't," says Jeff Frasco, the Creative

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(Via Brooklynvegan) Realizing that strong urging alone is not really going to make the difference, British culture secretary Tessa Jowell gives promoters a timeline to shape up and get tough on scalping or pay the price.In her most recent meeting with industry leaders she set out an action plan for the eradication of scalping. Action items include:An industrywide standard for ticket refund by

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Richard Branson and co. have announced the launch of the first ever Virgin Festival in US modelled after V Festival which is already a ten year institution in UK.The festival which is, of course, a promotional vehicle for Virgin artists and products (like Virgin Mobile and Virgin Airlines) will be held September at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course will feature such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers

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(Via BrooklynVegan) Apparently there is a professional ticket scalper convention going on right now where major promoters are rubbing elbows with ticket resellers both large (EBay) and medium (Tickettoolshed.com) and small (Fast Eddie and Crazy Joe).Ticket Summit is a secondary ticket industry conference and trade show. It will host a consortium of experts and leaders within the ticket community,

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In the Sunday Sun Times, Jim DeRogaitis explored the ramifications of the Live Nation HOB purchase in Chicago, through a chat with the head of city's biggest independent promoter JAM productions.Jam Productions co-founder Jerry Mickelson, sees trouble."I think it's bad for the consumer and bad for those of us who are in the live entertainment industry, because one more competitor has just been

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Pollstar's mid-year concert report numbers are in; ticket sales are up and the Queen of Pop, Madonna, is on top.Here are the bullet points :With a combined revenue of $1.012 billion, the Top 10 tours of 2006 have earned 38.5% more than last year's Top 10 at mid-year '05.The number of tours earning over $20 million has doubled this year to 12.The average tickets sold per city was up 1,233, or 22.7

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Apparently the Live Nation shopping spree is nowhere near over. Today the company acquired majority stake in TRUNK LTD, a top merchandise company. TRUNK has exclusive licenses with a number of superstar acts including Aerosmith, The Beatles, Blondie, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd,The Grateful Dead, and The Doors to name a few. Additionally TRUNK LTD's CEO Brad Beckerman has been named President and

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A recent article on Monsters and Critics profiles this year's Zippo's Tour. The tour is unique in that though it features major acts like Papa Roach (last year's tour had All American Rejects as headliners) the main focus is emerging local acts from every town where the tour stops."Zippo is a family-owned company, and they`re taking those family values and applying them to the local music scenes,

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Article in San Diego examines the rising phenomenon of incessant audience chit-chat. Though concert chatter is nothing new, with the spread of cellphones, the endless talk has reached what some feel is an intolerable high.Just why people pay up to $100 or more per seat to attend a concert, only to talk throughout it, is a mystery. But talk they do, and not just in San Diego, Los Angeles or

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Hey Kids! Guess what's almost upon us? Yes, you guessed it! The Live Nation Second Quarter Earnings Call! It's scheduled for Friday, August 4th at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.For a quick refresher, here's my overview of last quarter's earnings call.Here's my current quick list of items to listen for:1) EVENT PROMOTION - Event revenues are up no doubt with the summer season in high gear and

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The recent issue of Billboard (July 15) features a full page article about the roll out of the newest trend in concert ticket sales, mobile ticketing or 'm-ticketing'. Through this system concertgoers can get tickets sent directly to their phone as a screen bar code which can be scanned at the venue entrance. Not only does this system cut out the paper waste and the cost of getting tickets sent

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My love for Wayne Coyne just grows and grows. In a recent interview, The Flaming Lips' front man said that he wanted to give everyone in the crowd vibrating underwear in an attempt to make the live experience a..um.. full body experience. He says he's already tried it on his wife and a few employees."See, I believe in doing things," he explained. "That's the problem with most artists: They just

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(Via Brooklyn Vegan) In further Live Nation news, Michael Rapino and co. continue the company's forward march with the unexpected acquisition of House of Blues Entertainment. The company which consists of ten clubs and eight ampitheatres throughout the country, will be purchased for $350 million in cash.Live Nation Chief Executive Officer Michael Rapino commented: "We have great respect for the

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Man, these stars are so magnanimous this season! In an effort to further the efforts of their foundation, top-selling artists Hootie & the Blowfish have partnered with Live Nation and Hard Rock Cafe to expand their Homegrown Concert Series. The concert was established in 2003 as a way to draw attention to the plight of schoolchildren in their hometown of Charleston, South Carolina who suffer from

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Despite the whirlwind year British trio, Keane, had in 2005 with a best-selling album and a tour with U2, touring left the band frustrated and by the end they were barely speaking to each other."I think we were pretty spent," said drummer Hughes as he sat in a hotel bar with the rest of the group. "It seemed to us like we'd been touring a long time and we'd stopped communicating and sort of

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You can see The Who! Through a deal with Hard rock Cafe' (promoters of the event), you can see The Who's Hyde Park performance for less than a clam by visiting http://www.thewholive.tv. A portion of the revenue from these purchases will be donated to a number of charities including the Teenage Cancer Trust, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (Parkinson's Research), the Andre Agassi Charitable

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A year after Dave Matthews Band was fined for dumping human waste from their tour bus into a river (and actually hitting a passing by riverboat), the band have announced a new environmentally friendly touring plans. Through Native Energy and Clean Air-Cool Planet the band will be offsetting 100% of their carbon emissionss. For those of you who (like me) have no idea what that means. Let's learn

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In San Jose, a new company has joined the ticket selling market chock full of great new ideas and a lower service rate. Founded by Steve Weisz, a devoted concert-goer, In Ticketing is devoted to cutting costs for the fans while introducing innovative new systems like print at home tickets and paperless will call. Additionally the company has shown a commitment to the environment with many

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One more to file under GAS. Now, I told you a few weeks ago about Peter and The Wolf's boat tour, now we have The Ditty Bop's Bike Tour. The Los Angeles based band will be touring through the United States on sponsor provided bikes while a van follows them with their gear. According to the band's website:This summer we are embarking on a bicycle tour of America in support of cycling, clean air,

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(Sorry I didn't blog yesterday. I have no excuse for my oversight. I will blog twice today and hope that you forgive me. )In a recent issue, the New York Times profiled Ozzy Osbourne as an entry to a discussion about the "aging concert industry"." But this year the Iron Man and his tour are confronting an uncomfortable reality: rust. Mr. Osbourne, who broke more than half a dozen bones in an

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Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger, once sang "You can't always get what you want" and it may prove true if you're gunning for a premium ticket to one of their upcoming shows. In what's being touted as a deterrent to ticket scalpers, Ticketmast has started to offer some tickets to some shows by way of its new online auction system.Here’s the basic principle: The most desirable seats for popular shows are

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In what I assume is a sure sign that things are slowly getting back to normal in New Orleans, a NOLA club, Utopia, is being sued for negligence which lead to the death of jazz pianist, Hector Ruiz. According to the suit filed by Ruiz's sister, the musician was brutally beaten in the club on May 19th by another attendee and then thrown out by the club's security. Ruiz later suffered a fall which

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New York City is a huge theater town--perhaps the biggest in the world. From Broadway to off-Broadway to cramped basements of Chinese restaurants, there is no shortage of shows to go and see. With all this competition, you'd imagine that audience members would be extremely discerning and shows with poor reviews would be empty and close quickly, but that isn't always the case. One of the major

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Fiona Apple talks about touring and her upcoming tour in a recent AP interview. The notoriously introverted and tempestuous singer discusses some of the challenges to getting back on the road after a long break...such as connecting with the fans and remembering the actual words to songs.Q: What was the hardest part of getting back into the routine of a tour?A: Trying to just remember my own songs

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Now I know I'm not one to normally gush about bands, but I went to see Awesome Color perform on Friday night and it was...well.. stellar (ha! I bet you expected me to say awesome, huh?). What's even more impressive is recent interview of Thurston Moore in Time Out New York, where he explains that he was essentially told about the band from a fairly reliable source, accidentally missed their show,

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In a further push to bring concert footage to people throughout the world on every platform imaginable, Network Live, the concert distribution venture between AOL, XM Satellite Radio and AEG, will be collaborating with Dreamboat and Dentsu Casting & Entertainment for Japanese of their content.Network Live's poster boy Bon Jovi will be the first artist distributed through this new partnership and

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A few weeks ago after seeing The Dixie Chicks in an extremely sympathetic piece on 6o Minutes, I wondered whether people might start viewing the purchase of new Dixie Chicks album as a political act. After hearing about the abuse and scorn the cute little blondes received (some people actually threatened their lives!) and seeing their sad little faces on the cover of TIME, even I considered just

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With reunion tours and nostalgia acts making up so much of the big-ticket summer touring circuit, you'd expect that what you're paying for is a pure little taste of your musical past . Unfortunately that's not always the case, while the songs may be a blast from the past , that guy could be someone totally new.Today's Atlanta Journal Constitution breaks it down by percentages, and lets you know

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A recent article in The Detroit News, goes out on a limb and suggests that perhaps ticket prices have reached the point of diminishing returns. Citing the fact that ticket prices have "soared 82 percent between 1996 and 2003 -- far exceeding the rate of inflation" while concert attendance continues to fall off, they make a fairly solid argument that it may finally FINALLY be time for promoters to

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Ticketmaster and other online ticket sellers are offering special benefits to buyers these days in an effort to encourage sales and push more of the artist's merch."It's not just an answer to declining record sales. The concert business has been flat, too," said Ray Waddell, senior touring editor at Billboard. "This creates awareness about the event, the artist. It's a way to bring excitement to

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(From Gigwise) Whether you're playing to sold out 5,000 person rooms or to a tiny crowd of 50 every night (if you're luck) one thing ties all acts together, the dreaded tour burnout. In a recent interview in The Star with Kasabian frontman Tom Meighan, he revealed that he suffered a massive breakdown after last year's tour with Oasis,“I had a fucking mental breakdown after coming back home. I was

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The high cost of gas coupled withe the high cost of concert tickets has many saying "no way" to the long drives to the ampitheatre. In an attempt to lure audience back to the venues, promoters are offering cheap seat deals, but it remains to be seen whether it will be enough. Ultimately it seems that the solution will require that the artist create a hybrid schedule of large venues in major

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Despite their best efforts, Live Nation and Clear Channel have once again found themselves in hot water. In a suit filed last week in Denver, the two companies have come under fire for railroading performers, unreasonably jacking up ticket prices, and undermining competition. According to the proposed class action suit, Live Nation tied radio play and use of their venues to performers' agreement

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Very exciting news. It seems every major US rock festival has made a massive commitment to sustaining our environment. Perhaps in light of the war and rising fuel costs and the ever looming threat of global warming evidenced by last year's massive hurricanes, major concert promoters from the obvious Boonnaroo and Lollapalooza to the less expected Warped and Austin City Limits tour have decided to

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Reuters presents yet another article on the myriad ways in which rising gas prices are burning bands, this time with a focus on developing acts. As we all suspected (or maybe even knew...depending on who's reading this) the big guys aren't really feeling the pinch the way some of the rest of us are."We used to budget tours at about 30 cents a mile for gas, and now we're up to about 60 cents a

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The Rock The Bells festival was created a few years ago to address the absolute dirth of quality hip hop shows and the total absence of hip hop festivals (yo, what happened to the HoB tours ofthe 90s??) .This year's festival will take place over two days, August 5th in San Bernardino, California and August 6th at Sleep Train Ampitheatre in Northern California. The festival features Wu-Tang Clan,

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Concert industry trailblazer Michael Cohl will now sit on the board at Live Nation as part of a an agreement following Live Nation's recent acquisition of controlling interest in Concert Productions International. Cohl brings over 30 years of experience in the promotion business and is widely known as a pioneer in the area of global touring. Cohl has produced 5 of the top 10 highest grossing

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Independent Indianapolis-based promotion firm Live 360 is breaking into the St. Louis market and further into the midwest, providing some healthy competition for Live Nation. Helmed by former Co-CEO of Clear Channel Entertainment, Dave Lucas, the company boasts a roster of employees (almost all poached from Live Nation and CCE) with "over 100 years combined music industry experience." Upcoming

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High times at McCarren Park Pool- pic from Pool ProjectHere in my very own neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn we have a massive 7,000 person swimming pool just waiting to be used. Trouble is it was closed a few years back and has since fallen into grave disrepair. In the past few years local activists have banded together to call for the pool to be rehabilitate to its former glory. A local

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MTV discusses how a few bands are challenging soaring gas prices

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Seek and ye shall find. Just as I was lamenting the lack of news about how rising gas prices are affecting touring bands, I stumble across this article discussing a couple of artists who are planning to boat to their gigs!One group of bands has planned a two-week August tour by sailboat, traveling along the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, which runs along the East Coast between Cape Cod, Mass.,

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(Via Billboard) Trailblazing booking agent, Ian Copeland died today at age 57 after a battle with melanoma. Copeland, who grew up the son of CIA agent, is best known as founder of Frontier Booking International (FBI) where he worked with such seminal hitmakers as R.E.M., The Go-Go's, Black Sabbath, The Police, and Oingo Boingo. Many credit Copeland with helping to carve out a real touring circuit

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While other bands blame hectic touring schedules for long delays between albums, other bands take the touring in stride. In a recent interview with Billboard, frontman/songwriter Dave McCabe of The Zutons spoke about being influenced by their recent touring and life on the road."The [title track], I actually wrote that on a plane in America. It's about transport -- waiting for someone to pick you

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In a further indication that massive arenas are headed for extinction, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, a 16,500 person venue in Texas is giving away free tickets to a number of shows in an effort to fill seats.Full article here

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True to their word, Live Nation is well on their way to wiring all 120 of their ampitheatres in the coming year. Alas, they are not doing it so you can catch up on your telecommuting during the Jimmy Buffett show but rather so that they can broadcast that Buffett to the world through television, mobile phone, satellite and other mediums. This wing is known as Instant Live."Live Nation is involved

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O'Reilly digital blog has a brief overview of the available digital concert delivery services out there.

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In this article from the Orange County Register, the writer predicts that with many heritage acts taking the summer off, this might be the year for newer artists to prove they--too--can pack the ampitheatres. From country acts like Keith Urban to new pop stars like Shakira, these acts are breaking through to arena sized venues.On the negative side, there also seems to be a glut of these younger

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BusinessWeek profiles the most expensive concerts this summer.This interesting article not only lists the hottest tickets this year, it also explores some of the mechanics of how ticket prices are set. They quote Sam Craig, the director of the media & entertainment program at NYU's Stern School of Business,"The sky is not the limit, it is about getting demand and supply in equilibrium." According

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OK, now I'm confused and a little peeved.. If people who can sell out ampitheatres and play large arenas as part of sold out radio shows want to play large clubs do the bands that play large clubs get bounced to small and mid-sized clubs? I don't know, but I guess we'll find out. Pop star, Pink, is set to do a club tour this go around. She'll be playing such small rooms as Fillmore in San

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I've been eagerly waiting for someone to write this story on behalf of all the poor little struggling touring bands who've been absolutely beaten over the head by these astronomical gas prices.While I've yet to see anything in a US press outlet (I think I'll have to write it myself!), here's news from Australia where artists are finding it to be almost a financial impossibility to tour (with gas

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(Via LiveDaily) Tom Petty and his camp nipped ticket re-sellers in the bud this week when they cancelled all tickets that were being re-sold at marked up prices. According to Petty's manager, a number of tickets were made available for pre-sale to members of the fanclub, Highway Companions. However some people decided to make it suck for everyone by violating the rules and re-selling the tickets

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As concert attendance dwindles and large arenas continued to be shunned, promoters and developers are looking towards 5,000 seater spaces as the wave of the future. In Seattle, a collaboration between (former Microsoft honcho) Paul Allen's company First & Goal and AEG (the nation's second largest promoter) could bring more concerts to the space south of the city's football field known as Qwest

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As the Great White case winds to an end, I wonder whether I am the only person who feels amazed that any one person is being blamed for this.For those unfamiliar with the situation, Daniel Biechele was the manager of Great White, a hair metal band from days past. In 2003, the band mounted a big show in Rhode Island, and as part of the show, (the wholly unqualified) Biechele, set off extremely

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Sorry that this is becoming a bit of a Live Nation-centric blog these days, they just have a lot of interesting stuff going on.True to his word, Michael Rapino is taking customer satisfaction extremely seriously. Last summer, the company retained LRA Worldwide, a consulting firm specializing in "Customer Experience Management" (also known as CEM for eery sci-fi mindcontrol sounding effect), to

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In what I can only assume was some ill-conceived attempt to get down with the Boonaroo set, promoters of this year's Lollapalooza decided to distribute rolling papers called Palooza papers in a Chicago city park during a press conference. The real rub is that the promoters were there to award the city a large contribution toward improving all city parks. Officials from the parks department were

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Saturday's New York Times featured a short profile of Pearl Jam and a review of their Irving Plaza show.....Pearl Jam, is the lone survivor among Seattle's multimillion-selling grunge bands of the early 1990's, and it has held onto its audience in the most old-fashioned way, through constant touring.I was an avid Pearl Jam supporter in the early days and was dubious when the band decided to take

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