These days, it seems like snagging affordably priced tickets to a concert should be its own Olympic sport. It wasn’t that long ago when Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain was famously shocked to learn some ...

At his venue in Aitkin, Minn. — about a two-hour drive north of the Twin Cities on U.S. 169 — Richard Lupu never charges more than $10 for a live performance. But even that is sometimes too steep a ...

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Many concertgoers have been there: Your favorite artist is coming to town, and tickets go on sale Thursday at 10 a.m. You set an alarm to join the queue hours in advance. Then the clock strikes 10 and ...

Live Nation earned $19 billion in revenue from concerts in 2024, which was up 2 percent from 2023, according to an earnings statement from the publicly owned company. “So there's no real joy in going ...

Our willingness to spend astronomical figures on major arena shows is having a downstream impact on Chicago’s concert halls. The late afternoon sun was setting over United Center Parking Lot K as a ...

Earlier this month, Paul McCartney’s sold-out show at the Santa Barbara Bowl marked the first time in town that a “lottery-style” registration system was used. Managed entirely through the ticketing ...

If you received more than $5,000 for online sales of “goods or services” in 2024, you might get a Form 1099-K. Don’t ignore it, an expert says. By Ann Carrns If you sold personal items like concert ...