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There’s a new study on music merchanise
[A report by Elisa F.G. – AC] Pop quiz: There’s a bomb deal at a concerts band merch table, 50 bucks a t-shirt ($55 for long sleeve tee) if prices drop under $50
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Why are hip-hop vets able to fill arenas while many newer acts cannot?
If you look at the touring music industry, the acts that are filling big venues from from rock, pop, and country. Hip-hop artists in general don’t have this ability. Why? B-Real of Cypress
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I’ve got some good news and bad news about the post-COVID music scene
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] For almost two years, COVID-19 saw to it that there was no live music. Tours stopped, roadies lost their gigs, venues suffered, and support staff were laid
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Ongoing History Daily: A list of strange gigs
It’s awfully fun when a band plays a show where you wouldn’t normally expect one. Here are some examples.
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Is Gen Z the most passionate music demo? Let’s look at this new study
Secondary concert ticket seller Viagogo has published the results of a survey (via The NME) that the most passionate music fans belong to Gen Z (i.e. those born between 1997 and 2012). Here’s
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Random music news for Saturday, October 7, 2023
A fan of Star Trek? Kill some time with these weird animated shorts. (Via Sean). But don’t forget to come back for music news for October 7, 2023. More music news? Look here.
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Random music news for Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Surprise! Some dudes are now cheating with AI bots. Who would have guessed, huh? Now some music news for October 10, 2023. BONUS: What’s in space? Let’s ask Luke Skywalker.
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2023 was an insanely success year for live music: report
Pollstar, the bible of the touring industry, has issued its report for 2023. Long story short: it was a MONSTER year. In fact, it was historic. “Total grosses for the 2023 Worldwide Top
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Here are the top tours of 2023
Pollstar, the company that tracks all things about the touring music industry, has just released their list of the top road trips globally in 2023. Guess who was at number one? And which
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Now that music festival season has started, which ones are the most successful?
With the first weekend of Coachella in the bag, festival season in the northern hemisphere has begun. So far, though, there’s seems to be a lack enthusiasm for festivals. Lineups are weak, there’s
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Not excited about this year’s music festivals? You’re not alone.
[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca this week. – AC] The early signs were there. Several Australian music festivals scheduled for the Down Under summer months were cancelled. Then word started to...
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How much would you spend to see your ultimate dream concert?
Going to shows is expensive but most of us have one or two gigs for which we’ll splurge. But what about the ultimate dream concert? How much could you see yourself spending? I’m
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Random music news for Wednesday, May 8, 2024
If you’re going to get a throat tattoo, you might want to consider the reactions these guys got. I hope you react much more kindly to music news for May 8, 2024. More
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Random music news for Wednesday, May 15, 2024
German finger wrestling: It’s a thing. So is music news for Wednesday, May 15, 2024. More music new? Look here. BONUS: Hey, kids. This is how we used to play electronic music. This
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Guest post: Post-pandemic concerts and live events are becoming increasing...
[Max Brault, an accessibility consultant based in Ottawa, is dedicated to making sure everyone can go to concerts. – AC] Back in the summer of 2018, I got to see the Seattle rock
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Why does the live music scene seem to be suffering in 2024? Let’s take a look.
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] The last couple of years have been great for the live music industry. After being locked up with the pandemic for a couple of years, fans
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Random music news for Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Can we please be done with the Hawk Tuah girl memes? Or the Justin Timberlake DUI memes? There’s more to talk about, including music news for June 25, 2025. More music news? Look
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How is the live music industry doing? Well…
Once the pandemic ended, everyone went on tour and we all bought tickets. But now there are too many acts on tour, tickets cost too much, and we’ve run out of money. So
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Which concerts are the most expensive to see on a per-minute basis?
Concert tickets cost a lot. An interesting way to break things down is how much it costs to see a given artist on a per-minute basis. The math is easy: Take the average
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Random music news for Thursday, August 15, 2024
Oh, so that’s why Trump was lisping during that X interview with Elon Musk. Right. Sure. And now, music news for August 15, 2024. More music news? Go here. BONUS: Which country swears
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