ScoreBig Looks to Become the Priceline of Ticket Sales
July 21, 2011
There are websites that will let you name your own prices for rounds of golf, rental cars and hotel rooms, but how about live entertainment events? The website ScoreBig.com can help get large discounts on all the latest sporting events, concerts and latest shows.
Concert Review: Sade at Philips Arena in Atlanta
July 13, 2011
Sade’s latest trip to Atlanta has been a long time coming, ten years in fact. Not many artists can go into hiding for a decade only to popup like a proverbial groundhog and sell out shows nationwide. But that is the power of Sade.
Atlanta’s Music Midtown Revived with Coldplay, Black Keys
July 7, 2011
Music Midtown, from 1994 through 2005, brought big name music acts such as Crosby, Stills & Nash, Bob Dylan and Foo Fighters into downtown Atlanta. Then growing competition from Bonnaroo, that little festival based in Tennessee, as well as the tropical storm in 2005
Outbox, Ticketmaster Founder Look to Put Ticketmaster Out of Business
June 26, 2011
It’s incredible what can take place after golden parachute non-compete clauses and other exit packages for high-level executives expire. Take for example Fred Rosen, the 61 year old founder of Ticketmaster. After clouding the concert experience of fans for three decades with high service
Beastie Boys Not Planning Tour Until Adam Yauch Cancer Free
June 22, 2011
Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys has ruled out plans for touring to support the group’s new album until Adam Yauch has recovered completely from cancer. Since July 2009, Yauch (also known as MCA) has undergone treatment after a tumor was found inside his
Apple Look to Shut Down your iPhone’s Camera at Concerts
June 17, 2011
Many concerts prohibit attendees from taking video footage or photos. However smart phones have become increasingly sophisticated, making it hard for these rules to be enforced by event security. However reportedly Apple is developing software which would shut cameras off at concerts. On June
Concert Review: Mumford and Sons at Fox Theatre in Atlanta
June 13, 2011
Mumford and Sons was last in Atlanta on November 7, 2010, playing the Buckhead Theatre. This is a 2500-capacity theatre, and they sold it out. Not instantaneous mind you, but a sell out nonetheless. “Little Lion Man” was just starting to find its way
Fleetwood Mac Due to Tour in 2012 Says Stevie Nicks
May 15, 2011
Next year, Fleetwood Mac is scheduled to re-unite to do a tour and possibly record a new record. Fleetwood Mac was able to overcome adversity and became one of the world’s biggest rock bands ever. Their album “Rumours” was recorded amid escalating drug abuse
Live Nation Giving Artists a Paycut in 2011
September 17, 2010
Touring isn’t as lucrative as it was before.
This is what Live Nation, the world’s premier event promoter and ticketing company, stressed during the Bank of America Merill Lynch Media, Communications and Entertainment Conference yesterday, September 16. Michael Rapino, CEO and President of Live
Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout XXXI Concert Review
November 28, 2009
Last night, the bi-annual performance of the Open Mic Shootout took place at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA. Eddie's Attic, one of the premiere music venues in the Southeast, holds an Open Mic contest every Monday night, weeding through some 20 hopeful contestants. Some