How Long Before Weed Companies Sponsor Concerts and Festivals?
Running a tour or festival is expensive, so you need a strong roster of deep-pocketed sponsors to pull it off. Breweries and rock’n’roll have been going hand-in-hand forever and liquor companies (think...
View ArticleRandom Music News for Friday, August 19, 2016
If you live in Southern Ontario, the Beginning of the End of Summer is here: The opening of the Canadian National Exhibition. And now, some music news. Yes, the Prime Minister will be at the Tragically...
View ArticleWhich MLB Stadiums Have Hosted the Most Big-Name Concerts?
Here’s another infographic from Cameron Gordon at Completely Ignored. This time, he looks at which artists have played baseball stadiums the most often. Click on the graphic to see the whole thing The...
View ArticleWhat Does U2, Beyonce and Kanye Have in Common? Amish Country. Let Me Explain.
Ever wonder who builds those massive sets big stars need when they tour? The Guardian found this tiny town in Amish country that does some very big things. Every night during Taylor Swift’s 2015 world...
View ArticleThis Woman is Having a SUPER-INTENSE Concert Experience. Or Maybe She’s...
We have no idea who this woman is, but she apparently had an awesome time at an event called Wobbleland last weekend. Read more at Mashable The post This Woman is Having a SUPER-INTENSE Concert...
View ArticleA Modest Proposal: Should Concerts Start Earlier?
I’m okay with the start time of most concerts. If the headliner gets on around 9 and plays to the (almost standard) 11 pm curfew, I can be home by midnight–late, but doable for a work night and...
View ArticleWant To Celebrate National Concert Day on May 1st? Get A Concert Ticket for...
Seems like there’s a National _______ Day for everything, right? Well here’s one music fans can really get behind. National Concert Day is May 1st, and Live Nation is marking the occasion with a...
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Booking Talent for Concerts and Festivals: It’s a Tough, Tough Gig
I spent some difficult years of years dealing with an annual nightmare of booking bands for Edgefest and the CASBY Awards. It’s not as simple as calling up a bunch of acts and asking them to appear at...
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What’s the Future of the Concert Business? Let’s Take a Look.
The number of new acts capable of filling an arena or stadium has been getting smaller and smaller. What happens to the concert business when the Rolling Stones, U2, Roger Waters, Paul McCartney and...
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We Need a New Code of Etiquette for Fan Behaviour at Concerts. Let’s Build...
This email came in the other day: Hi Alan, I was wondering if you could weigh in on this. I went to the Tool concert in Hamilton and had upper bowl seats. When the band started playing, my girlfriend...
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The New Reality When It Comes to Concerts: No Bags Allowed
You knew this was coming. Following the atrocities of the Manchester concert bombing, venues are being forced to step up security to reduce the chances of something this awful ever happening again. In...
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These are the Biggest-Grossing Tours So Far in 2017
Pollstar, the site that follows the touring industry, has published its mid-year analysis of concert tours. Here the top-line facts. (All figures in US dollars) Total grosses for the top 50 tours for...
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How Do Canadians Listen to Music? Let Us Count the Ways.
Nielsen Canada has released the final version of their musical state-of-the-union for the mid-point of 2016. Here are some highlights, beginning with music consumption trends. 93% of Canadians listen...
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Bandsintown Update Connects Fans and Bands
Popular concert discovery app Bandsintown recently released version 6.1. This update allows for a stronger connection between bands and fans. Their most significant update in the past year, this latest...
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Does This Sound Like You and Live Music Events? Check Out These Stats.
In today’s music environment, revenue isn’t going to come from selling pieces of plastic. And unless you’re written a song named “Despacito,” streams aren’t going to pay the bills, either. Touring and...
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Concerts and NHL Arenas: Who Has Played the Most Gigs in Which Rinks?
Cameron Gordon of Completely Ignored has done an analysis of NHL rinks to discover which bands have played these arenas most often. The results are rather interesting. Click on the image below to see...
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Trying to Sneak Drugs into a Music Festival? Don’t Do This.
People will always attempt to sneak drugs into gigs, even when they know cops will be there with sniffer dogs. Take the case of a group of dudes who thought they were gonna smuggle some Molly into the...
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In the Wake of Las Vegas, Expect a Lot More Concert Security
In hindsight, it was just a matter of time before some psycho-turned-sniper did something horrific like we saw in Las Vegas on Sunday. If backpack bombs and automatic weapon-carrying terrorists weren’t...
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Concerts and Gun Control: A Conversation the U.S. (and Others) Need to Have
The emails have already started coming. “I’m on my way to a [music festival in the US] with my family, including kids. I’m worried. What precautions should I take?” Good question. How do you defend a...
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There is a Real Fear for the Future of Live Music in the US (And Elsewhere)
Since the shootings in Las Vegas on October 1, there’s been much discussion about the future of live music events, especially those held outdoors. This story at Pacific Standard articulates some of...
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