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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Well, Metallica’s first ever gig in India didn’t happen and things got ugly in a hurry. As you can see in the videos above and below, when the show was postponed and oversold the fans decided to riot and […]
Love and hate. Pleasure and pain. Doubt and clarity. Those were just some of the profound and entertaining topics I discovered as I compiled our second edition of Tweets of the Week. It’s been fun watching this experiment evolve and […]
We’ve shared stories about gourmet Mastodon burgers and their latest live album. And now we’d like to share with you news about how heavy metal rockers Mastodon will team up with Vans to host a special live “in studio” […]
Over the last ten years, I’ve heard many personal stories about what my friends and family felt during and after the tragic events of 9/11. And today, in one way or another, you’ll probably be sharing stories of where you […]
It’s no surprise that social media is changing how we experience live music. And after testing out a new Twitter experiment these last couple of months I thought I’d share the results with you and introduce a new weekly feature […]
Besides the music there’s nothing more I love about going to concerts than discovering the entertaining, inspiring and creative behaviors of fans as we all get lost in the rush of the live music experience. And as the summer season […]
Remember that Foo Fighters contest that gave fans the chance to have the band play in your garage? Well, here’s a 40 minute documentary that chronicles the fans who won. It’s a pretty awesome and emotional doc to watch, and […]
Continuing our exploration of good, bad and strange concert fan behavior, we have another fan to add to our list here in 2011. We’re encouraged by the honest actions of the fan who returned Chris Brown’s 22k Rolex watch after […]
It’s never easy to share concert news like this. But according to WRTV Indianapolis, on Saturday night before the Sugarland concert at the Indiana State Fair the stage collapsed injuring 45 and killing 5 concert fans. And as the Los Angeles […]