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I’ve been thinking about the results of the Billboard poll to the right a lot lately. Especially after reading how Live Nation is trying to “help” concert fans. But is their recent removal of service fees (announced on June 1st) a move […]
If you had one this year, you’ve probably already received it. And back in February, CNN took a poll asking how people planned on using their tax refund. With the concert industry and summer festivals offering layaway plans, or even […]
When I read this review in New York Magazine about photographer/visual artist Jennifer Dalton’s The Reappraisal I started to wonder: what is the emotional value of our live concert experiences? Here’s a snippet from the Jerry Saltz critic’s pick review: […]
Will you trust the U.S. Department of Justice to govern your live concert experiences? Things have been fairly quite recently on the congressional front regarding the LiveNation Ticketmaster merger. But yesterday I saw this news story come across my […]
I’ve been mulling over this Idolator article for quite some time. Mainly because it’s challenging a thought from a previous post, and making the financial truth of touring hard to swallow. But on the brightside, it also furthers a thought […]
Yes, going to shows costs money. And if you’re Madonna, you can count on fans forking over at least 200 bucks to see you. And as Idolator points out looking at the top 20 touring acts of 2008 could make […]
I’ve never directly mentioned the effect of the recession on the live music industry on Live Exhaust before, but after I read this Idolator article about Coachella’s layaway ticket plan and the festival season ticket price pinch, I thought I […]
Even the once kings of british heavy metal Def Leppard need something to attract fans to their music these days, especially when the tunes don’t seem to be turning anybody into hysterical pyromanics in 2008. “Def Leppard proves once again […]