Courtesy of Crain’s Cleveland Business: Competition for Cleveland’s concert dollars intensified this summer when AEG Presents spent more than $3 million to renovate the historic Agora Theatre & Ballroom. Live Nation, long the dominant music promoter in Northeast Ohio, harkening back to its roots as the iconic Belkin Productions, added its own major venue in […]
Courtesy of Billboard: They say it’s a marathon, not a sprint. But for Beyoncé and JAY-Z, it was both. Their sprawling On the Run II Tour finished with $253.5 million in the bank, according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore. The trek wrapped Oct. 4 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field, the last of the 48 stadium dates they played, […]
Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times: Want to buy a ticket to see LeBron James and the Lakers play the Houston Rockets and James Harden on Saturday night at Staples Center? Good luck. The Lakers’ home opener is sold out. Want to buy Lakers season tickets? Good luck. Those are gone too. If a fan wants to see the […]
Courtesy of Quartzy: If a popular artist sells out their show, they have likely made a big mistake. Although sold out concerts sound good and are often used to assess the success of an event, they are mostly just a sign that prices were set too low. The winner is not the artist or the […]
Courtesy of Bullets Forever: Here is the Wizards’ 2018-19 ticket exchange thread. Here are the guidelines. You are free to list your market rate for the tickets – That means, you can set the floor as low as you would like, or as high as you would like. Please list just the games you are selling […]
Courtesy of Billboard: AXS is to launch what it describes as a “ground breaking” ticketing solution to take on scalpers and provide a fair route for resale. Set to make its bow in the U.K. later this year, AXS Marketplace will enable fans to buy and sell tickets through the same platform and cap prices […]
Courtesy of Denver 7 ABC / Contact 7: Some Broncos fans say the team’s new mobile-only ticketing policy caused long waits at stadium gates and for some to miss part of Sunday’s season opener. “You should have it ready. You should know it’s going to work,“ Broncos fan Julie Schafer said. Schafer says her and […]
Courtesy of NJ.com: Marty Hammer is a lifelong Yankees fan. “Subway Series” games are especially fun for his family. “My son and my wife are Mets fans,” said Hammer, 61. “My son’s wife and I are Yankees fans – a Subway Series game is the perfect venue for us.” The family usually attends one game […]
Courtesy of Forbes: For years, the Texas Longhorns have been hailed as college football’s ultimate cash cow. In 2011, Texas was the first college football team ever to record $100 million in revenue. In 2014, the team generated more in profit – $92 million – than all but two teams made that year in revenue. But […]
Courtesy of the New York Times: For decades, the path to stardom in the music industry has usually gone through a major record company. Almost every artist today who reaches the top of the charts — whether Kanye or Adele, Beyoncé or Drake — has gotten there with help from one of the three conglomerates […]
