Fan Gets Arrested After Flashing Cop Badge To Get Better Seat At Concert

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Well, now this Orlando fan is either really smart, or not so smart. I’m going with the latter. And maybe this creative fan could’ve helped this police-badge-flashing fan be a little more ingenious with his plan to get a better seat. According to Pollstar: “…a central Florida sheriff’s deputy is on administrative duty pending an [...]

Artist Stage Rage Strikes Again: Matisyahu Smashes Photographer’s Camera

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  For some reason, 2011 seems to be the year during which concert photographers have made unfortunate headlines for being the victims artist stage rage. The most recent headline-making episode went down on Wednesday night in New York as photographer Rebecca Smeyne explains what happened in her account of the incident with Matisyahu via Papermag: …After 12 [...]

Odd Future Concert Choas Continues: Tyler, The Creator Adds Roxy Sound Guy To Assaulted List

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First it was Pitchfork and cupcakes. Then a slapped photographer. Now it’s an assaulted sound guy and destroyed gear. Yep, my friends. We have some more crazy non-musical concert chaos news to share about Odd Future and their uber-rowdy leader Tyler, The Creator. Reports of the Roxy incident on Thursday night spread fast across the [...]

Foo Fighters Fans Cause Earthquake During New Zealand Concert

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Yes, I’ve felt the ground move underneath my feet and my heart rumble and shake in my chest at many concerts before. And when I heard the news about this seismic Foo Fighters concert I knew we had to explore this strange and amazing geological event with you. According to a Foo Fighters press release [...]

Looks Like U2 Fans Saved the Concert Industry in 2011

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After exploring the stories of these U2 fans, it obvious that their desire to experience the awe and granduer of U2 live is what saved the concert industry from another down year in 2011. At least that’s what the numbers say. According to Billboard, here’s a breakdown of the numbers in their Year in Touring [...]

Concert Contest: Win a Trip To NYC, Live Show at Madison Square Garden

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Continuing our exploration of concert contests and how brands are engaging fans, we wanted to pass along info about Fuse and XFINITY coming together to give you a chance to win a full day and night of enjoyment in New York City! According to the contest details, one lucky winner will win: A trip to New York City [...]

Chemical Brothers New Concert Doc “Don’t Think” Coming Soon

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Continuing our exploration of concert films, we’re excited to pass along preliminary details about the forthcoming new Chemical Brothers live concert film Don’t Think. When I read the press release I have to say it’s one of the best curiosity stokers for a concert film I’ve read in a long time, mainly because it actually reads like [...]

Poi Dog Pondering Invites Fans to Kick-start Making of Live Album, DVD

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One of my favorite interviews about the live music experience was with Poi Dog Pondering frontman Frank Orrall. And earlier this week, they announced news about a Kickstarter project to help raise money to produce and mix their recent two night set of December shows at the Metro in Chicago. Looking at the tiered support [...]

Fugazi Unleashes Live Archives, MacKaye Shares Concert Memories

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Awhile back Frank from Windy City Rock asked me what bands I would like to go back and experience live if I had the chance.  And one of those bands I’d like to add to the list is the mighty Fugazi. That said, I was excited to hear the news earlier this week that the [...]

Fucked Up’s Abraham Talks Touring Doubts, Family Struggles, Quitting Band

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We recently explored the new album and live show of Toronto-based punk band Fucked Up and over at Spinner frontman David Abraham share his thoughts about his struggling to balance touring with family. “I don’t want to say I’ve been teasing it, in a way,” Abraham tells Spinner. “But I’ve been talking about it a [...]

Explore This: Nirvana Live at Man Ray 1990

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Our Nirvana concert exploration rocks on with a little sonic time capsule treat courtesy of the The Boston Phoenix. This recently unearthed Nirvana track is pretty sweet to listen to, and to be honest, it’s much better than the live tracks there were included on the Nevermind 20th anniversary release earlier this year. Duane Bruce’s [...]

RIP Heavy D: Remembering The Righteous Groove He Gave Us At The Shrine

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    I read the TMZ news today that old-school rapper Heavy D died at the age of 44. This is sad news no doubt. So like we’ve done with other artists who’ve impacted us with their live show and unfortunately passed on too soon, I’d like to pay tribute to Heavy D because he [...]

Another Reason Why Odd Future Isn’t Worth A Concert Review

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As we told you before, after Pitchfork we left unimpressed with Odd Future. We actually had more fun, and it was way more entertaining, watching the fans than anything the band did onstage musically. We walked away from that show thinking that the media should refuse to cover these guys because they don’t like to [...]

RIP Cory Smoot: GWAR Tours On For Sake Of Fan Emotions

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    We’re always learning new things about concert fan emotions and how live music plays a major role in helping us cope with loss, grief and trauma. That said, it again saddens me to share news about another artist who has died this year. GWAR guitarist guitarist Cory Smoot (aka Flattus Maximus) was found [...]