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Here’s how concert ticket prices vary across the US
Born and raised in New York City, I’ve grown accustomed to selling off an arm and a leg just to see a concert. In the spirit of Halloween, if we were to take this anatomy metaphor a step further, let’s...
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The Big Four Shuffle: All Hail the New Music Festival Kings
Photo by Heather Kaplan Coachella. Bonnaroo. Lollapalooza. Austin City Limits. For years, these festivals constituted the unofficial “big four” in the American festival world, a collection of...
View ArticleClassically Smiths concert series officially canceled after Mike Joyce also...
As quickly as it was announced, the “Classically Smiths” concert series has collapsed. Yesterday, Smiths bassist Andy Rourke denied his involvement, saying his participation was never “confirmed,...
View ArticleJack White defends concert cell phone ban: “I want people to live in the moment”
Next month, Jack White’s embarking on a massive North American tour in support of new album Boarding House Reach, but don’t expect to see any of his shredding on your Facebook feed. White recently...
View ArticleGarbage’s Shirley Manson Remembers Her First Concert
Subscribe via iTunes | Google Play | Stitcher | RSS Welcome back to This Must Be The Gig, the podcast that offers a backstage pass to the world of live music! This week, intrepid host and senior...
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The 30 Hottest Tours of Summer 2018
After a winter that felt like it would last forever, we’ve skipped right over spring and into a summer that promises to heat up on all fronts. For fans of music, that means the biggest albums of the...
View ArticleHalestorm and In This Moment announce new tour leg; Lzzy Hale performs with...
Halestorm and In This Moment’s co-headlining tour is proving to be such a success that a third North American leg has just been added for fall 2018. The trek, featuring three female-fronted bands,...
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In Photos: Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson Scorch New Jersey’s PNC Bank Arts...
Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson brought their Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour to the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, on Tuesday night (July 24th), each delivering a scorching set of...
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Metallica base setlists on Spotify data, says streaming company’s CEO
The next time you see Metallica play live, you may want to stream your favorite song by the legendary metal band over and over prior to the show. According to Spotify’s CEO, Daniel Ek, Metallica base...
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The Top 10 Music Venues in 10 American Cities
People are hardwired to associate places with memorable moments. That’s why we all remember where we were when major events happened in our lives. However, for music fans, especially concertgoers, it...
View ArticleStubHub’s Cyber Monday discount should make concertgoers very happy
The year’s almost over and you didn’t see nearly as much live music as you wanted to. You’ll want to fix that next year, what with the scientifically proven benefits provided by live music, and StubHub...
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The 100 Greatest Tours of All Time
This isn’t a list of the best live performers or performances of all time, though, in many cases, this article might not look all that different if it was. After all, it’s not difficult to imagine,...
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Live Review: St. Lucia at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live (1/13)
St. Lucia kicked off their headlining tour of North America at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live on Monday night. The show couldn’t have come at a better time. Between the madness of the holiday rush and...
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In Photos: Disclosure at New York’s Terminal 5 (1/17)
Last night, Grammy-nominated UK duo Disclosure tipped off a three-night sold out residency at New York’s Terminal 5. Working off their debut — last year’s critical smash Settle — brothers Guy and...
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20 Essential SXSW Acts to Catch on Tour This Spring
This article is sponsored by StubHub We made it. SXSW 2019 is in the books, along with new chapters in the careers of the thousands of musicians that descended on Austin this month. Since self-cloning...
View ArticleTop Live Acts of 2019
Maybe Grimes is right. Maybe live music will soon be obsolete. That was what she so boldly predicted during a November appearance on the Mindscape podcast, a pronouncement that produced one of the...
View ArticleKorn Concerts Remain a Powerful Emotional Release
This article is sponsored by StubHub.Korn invented a new genre and then outgrew it. The boys from Bakersfield, CA, established the original commandments of nu metal: Thy guitar shall have seven...
View ArticleHarry Styles Has Weathered the Post-Boy Band Storm Better Than Most
This article is sponsored by StubHub. Click here for all the best available tickets to Harry Styles’ upcoming “Love On Tour”.A successful boy band is an exercise in planned obsolescence. A group of...
View ArticlePearl Jam in Photos: A Live Review Retrospective
As Gigaton drops and March wanes, we wrap up our Pearl Jam 30 month with a look back at our favorite live band in their element. Previously, we ranked the band’s 10 best concerts of all time.Our...
View ArticleThe 30 Hottest Tours of Summer 2018
After a winter that felt like it would last forever, we’ve skipped right over spring and into a summer that promises to heat up on all fronts. For fans of music, that means the biggest albums of the...
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