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Study ranks Best Artists to See Live in 2025 based on reviews

A new study analyzed concert and album reviews from both fans and critics to find the best artists to see live in 2025. While the methodology might not be the most rigorous scientifically, the results are still quite interesting.

Bruce Houghton on 05/16/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Top Tours Chart powered by Bandsintown

Hypebot now publishes an exclusive Top Tours Chart of the most popular tours and tour announcements powered by Bandsintown. The Top Tours Chart is based on data from 95 million registered music fans and across its growing tour date distribution network that includes Spotify, Google, Apple, Shazam and more.

Bruce Houghton on 04/25/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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most expensive concerts of 2025

Kendrick Lamar, SZA Top Most Expensive Concerts of 2025 List

A new analysis of concert tours announced so far in 2025 ranked them based on their average ticket price to find the most expensive concerts of 2025.

Bruce Houghton on 04/07/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (3)
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LIVE TRUST MUSIC FESTIVALS Mixed 2025 for Live Music

Early stats point to Mixed 2025 for Live Music

After several years of meteoric growth in live music, an analysis by Pollstar of the period of November 14, 2024 to February 12, 2025 point to a mixed 2025 for live music.

Bruce Houghton on 03/20/2025 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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The Live Music Crisis: Challenges Facing the Industry

Is live music facing an unprecedented crisis? Discover the major challenges shaking the industry and what it means for the future of concerts and events for artist big and small.

Alana Bonilla on 10/09/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (2)
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American Music Tourism Act aims to help struggling venues and musicians

If you get past the top 5%, dominated by Live Nation and AEG, live music tours and venues in the US are treading water and, in many cases, struggling to survive. The bi-partisan American Music Tourism Act hopes to harness music tourism to change that…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to Sell Out More Shows at Independent Venues

Booking the gig is only half the journey… next you have to get people to the gig. Here are some tips that will help fill venues big and small…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Two plead guilty to $1.35M fake concert fraud scheme

A former rapper and his friend have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and aggravated identity theft for their involvement in promoting a fake music festival…

Bruce Houghton on 02/20/2024 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (0)
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LIVE TRUST MUSIC FESTIVALS Mixed 2025 for Live Music

Live music will drive ‘Funflation’ as consumer spending slows says BoA analysis

There’s good news for musicians and the live music sector in a new report from Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich. According to the analysis, funflation – the post-pandemic. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2023 in Live & Ticketing | Permalink | Comments (1)
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6 Questions with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James

For this latest edition of ‘6 Questions With…’ I caught up with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James while he was prepping for his  27-date fall tour. Onstage, James can be wonderfully. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2023 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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