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What Would "Fan-Based" Concert Ticket Pricing Look Like?

June 25, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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Is Funding Your Concert Habit Taxing?

May 22, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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Are Your Concert Experiences Really Priceless?

May 18, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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: […]

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Will New Antitrust Leadership Impact the LiveNation Ticketmaster Merger?

May 12, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

  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 […]

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Why Spreadsheets Don't Suck Anymore

February 28, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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What's Live Music Worth to You?

February 27, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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Idolator Gets Personal: Coachella and Live Music Costs

February 1, 2009 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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Pour Some Content on Me!

August 27, 2008November 4, 2010 ChrisUncategorized

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 […]

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