If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. After wrapping up her Jagged Little Pill anniversary concerts last summer, Alanis Morissette will return to the road next summer for the upcoming Triple Moon Tour. Joan Jett …
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The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule that would ban companies from hiding fees until the end of a purchase — a move that could bring more transparency to the buying process across several industries, including the concert business. For years, music fans have taken issue with ticketing …
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American Aquarium sells mostly prosaic items at their merch table each night, including T-shirts, tour posters and records. But fans of the alt-country band will also spot one random outlier: A $5 red and black beer koozie that reads “fuck your merch cuts.” That item is personal for the band’s …
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Concert promotion giant Live Nation is ending merchandise fees for artists at all of its club-sized venues across the country, the company announced Tuesday as part of a new developing-artist program that it has launched with Willie Nelson. The “On the Road Again” program, named after Nelson’s famous song, will …
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Sunday brought a close to the 10th Life Is Beautiful music festival in Las Vegas, and with it the end of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful, which has taken place in the city every year for the past decade (save for a pandemic-related 2020 cancellation), brought tens of …
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With Saturday marking the first official day of Autumn, Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful is the last hurrah of the summer festival season. Life Is Beautiful is unique in that it doesn’t take place in a large field or a city park, but smack dab in the middle of Vegas’ …
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Zach Bryan‘s battle against Ticketmaster appears to be over. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the “I Remember Everything” singer announced on Tuesday that for his upcoming Quittin’ Time Tour, he will be using all ticketing sites —including Ticketmaster. The decision walks back his ticketing strategy for his recently …
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Consider the souls of Beyoncé‘s Pittsburgh fans irrevocably broken. On Wednesday morning, Acrisure Stadium, which was set to host the Renaissance world tour on Aug. 3, shared a statement via social media announcing that the concert has been canceled “due to production logistics and scheduling issues.” Mayor Ed Gainey released …
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Long before Live Nation, Clear Channel, Ticketmaster, Stubhub, service fees, gold-circle seats, and anything that even resembles the live music industry as we know it today, there was Ron Delsener. The 87-year-old concert promoter has been booking shows in New York City going all the way back to the summer …
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SeatGeek made national news on Thursday when alongside Live Nation and Ticketmaster, the ticket reseller had announced with President Joe Biden at the White House that it would adopt an all-in pricing strategy to be more transparent with fans and stop hiding fees until the end of a purchase. Critics, …
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