Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux Are HBOs. 12:48 am. Billy Strings, Charley Crockett, Garth Brooks, Shane Smith and the Saints, Sierra Ferrell, Sturgill Simpson, Taylor Swift, Ticketmaster, Turnpike Troubadours, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers, Zach Bryan, Stringbuzz So yeah, people are psyched. I can only speak for myself, but this article is not part of a hype machine. Terms of Service apply. A prominent lawmaker has renewed calls to reign in Ticketmaster. If we cant have Swift performing her early cuts, why not book the first country halftime-show performer in nearly two decades? WebFans expressed outrage and heartache over fruitless attempts to by tickets to Taylor Swifts upcoming tour. Its been hard to ignore the Ticketmaster scandal that enraptured social media this past week as Taylor Swift fans struggled to buy tickets on the site for her upcoming Eras tour. Trigger Many artists only tour as openers, and so they dont have clean Pollstar data. The only way Id go is if I were right up front or no thanks. Theres the community they establish with themselves, causing followers to fall so deeply into fandom that their feelings can range anywhere from blind support to absolute worship. People have been complaining about Ticketmasters service fees since the company started in 1976. She reportedly later received an email, after the tour was announced, saying that the booking was canceled. 9:48 am. The point myself and Kevin are making is if you enjoy playing that Ticketmaster game and being gouged on the secondary market to see whoever God bless you but most nights and Trig knows this..Im in a small bar seeing a future Tyler, Zach etc..and loving it! The fees can add up to more than half the ticket price. jjazznola This is just the way it is. 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Those that did get to buy tickets became victims of dynamic pricing, which forced them to pay amounts well above the established ticket price, even for nosebleed seats. I agree that he is an arena level act. November 18, 2022 @ In an Instagram story she shared on Sunday, Nov. 13, the pop star says she was never booked to perform, nor had she even been in discussions about it. 9:53 pm. 4. 12:40 pm. I agree completely. Elton John: Not only is the pop-rock legend (who, yes, has somehow never played a halftime show) rounding off his final tour, he hosts a popular Apple Music radio show and has a host of young collaborators he could tap for a generation-crossing good-bye. 8:34 am. Seeing Jessie Daniel at 3rd and Lyndsey sitting at a table next to the stage or sitting on the patio with Billy Joe Shaver and band after the show in a small club in Cincy beats seeing anyone at Bridgestone Arena. Late last year, BTS headlined three shows at SoFi Stadium and grossed $33.3 million with 214,000 tickets sold, which was described at the time as the biggest gross in a stadium since 2012. That show at Rupp was a benefit and that tour with Sturgill that I, like many others missed when they postponed and then cancelled it had some very bad reviews of the sound plus Tyler was an opening act on both. November 18, 2022 @ Ticketmaster/Live Nation has a more than 70 percent market share of main ticket services for major concert venues, The fees can add up to more than half the ticket price, became victims of bots and opportunistic humans, Harry Styles recent Madison Square Garden residency, first time the two acts are billed to perform together, a highly intricate performance going off without a hitch. : D November 22, 2022 @ I think non-transferrable tickets would be the way to go, Randy You have lots of frustrated fans, and in this article, I tried my best to explain why that is happening, and what some solutions there might be to it taking other examples of independent artists that have reached the arena level. On this tour, he has the Merriwether Post Pavilion booked, which is a 19,000-capacity venue. Sometimes, the draw is simply seeing something spectacular. Saying that he should be paying arenas is not wishcasting. Its the Most Acclaimed Movie of the Year. 5:19 pm. November 18, 2022 @ Im not going to lie, it feels pretty crappy that he hasnt even acknowledged the issue. Your comment seems more steeped in the fear of change and bros than the natural progression of an artists growth and ensuing success (and facts). November 17, 2022 @ But stadium and arena experiences can be fun! I love those guys and they meant SO much to me when I was younger, so Ill always be stoked for their success. Swifts last proper tour, in support of her album Reputation, was in 2018; a planned series of shows behind her 2019 pop album Lover was canceled due to the pandemic. Matches between the teams from 32 countries will take place in eight different stadiums around Doha. I just could not imagine seeing him at an arena as he just does not seem like a dynamic enough performer to be good at it and that is not a bad thing. 10:57 am. She also shared a post about the tour. November 17, 2022 @ It was a really good show. I always call up venues of similar size to mine where a potential artist has performed and ask how it went, as well as just go out into the world and see how the vibe is. Big arena shows lack the atmosphere of a smaller venue80% of the attendees are just watching on the big screens above the stage, so they may as well be at home watching on DVD imo. Nobodys clamoring for hit singles. How is it chaos? 9:38 pm, Di Harris So I have to go to him. (Read more about Bantons history with the American legal system here.) Same with a club show in a theater. November 19, 2022 @ Remember, making fun of Swift fans is just mean. That amended number makes it her biggest tour to date, and one that could easily break her own record for a gross in North America, reports Variety. Wont say beck had the best show, but was the best guitarist Ive seen live and n all my years. November 18, 2022 @ 07:58 PM (IST), A poster of Taylor Swift The Eras Tour. The sun is setting on Childers if he doesnt a)release a real album and b)grow up and be grateful for the songs that got him here. Charley Crockett and Sierra Ferrell both have recently graduated to bigger theaters, and off the club circuit. All rights reserved. That said, agencies and venue operators rarely look at any other source other than pollstar for how artists are tracking. Since she only tours as an opener for Willie Nelson and others, Pollstar does not have good data. November 17, 2022 @ 5:46 pm. Unfortunately so are the scalpers. Though theres really no excuse for being forced to pay more than you should have to (a few fans tweeted about panic-buying Swift tickets, to their regret later), some fans of the kinds of acts that cost this much are comfortable with their high-priced purchases. November 18, 2022 @ More people = more idiots trying to be an idiot, in a public setting, ruining something for others. A+ talent for a fair and sometimes downright cheap price and I absolutely enjoy it. But Tyler Childers played the Rupp Arena in Lexington a month ago. Just ask Taylor Swift fans. 2:03 pm. Okay, then book five shows in the same market. I retweeted this from a reader of mine yesterday, and it went viral: The only way to stick it to Ticketmaster is to go see more live, local music. I mean, the resellers bought the original ticket, which means the artists get paid. 11:07 am. jjazznola More power to him. 2:20 pm, Bigfoot and the Gregs for your openerAustin ,Texas rocks, Trigger 2:06 pm. Im not sure Billy needs to be embraced by anybody, but I think folks are lining up to work with him. If you turn around and book him in theaters, esp. jjazznola If you dont have kids and dont have to arrange for a babysitter, if you dont have to travel, if you dont have to ask off from work, you can pull something like this off. WebThe Business Journals features local business news from 40-plus cities across the nation. All 229 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked better, Tobias says of the transition from clubs to arenas to stadiums. You\'ll receive the next newsletter in your inbox. November 18, 2022 @ But many people want to know their plans months in advance and plan accordingly. People has since reported that Swift wont be headlining the halftime show, and TMZ backed up that claim with its own reporting. Heres my solution and boy is it a hot take. Ive had plenty of fun dancing with friends, singing at the top of my lungs, and appreciating new arrangements of my favorite songs from the nosebleeds of my local arena. Hes most popular songs played in concert have never been recorded properly: Nose on the Grindstone, Shake the Frost, Charleston Girl, Rustin in the Rain. He uses recorded music as a supplement to his touring. Los Angeles, November 12. He is just not a dynamic enough performer plus hes have to play longer sets. Upper deck tickets in Charleston were $40 a piece. Not seeing him 2 hours away, freed up cash to see 10 shows at my local venues. Why, you ask? I dont think Tyler Childers should be playing in arenas. Both amazing. November 18, 2022 @ Here Friday after the general sale, I can confirm there are still thousands upon thousands of pissed off Tyler Childers fans who did not secure tickets, and are staring at $300 resell tickets. With all due respect to Sturgill Simpson who played 2nd on the tour, it was Tyler Childers who was far and away the biggest draw of that ticket. They want to be an arena act, so theyre taking it slow, making sure they get it right, booking solid openers to also help draw, and making sure the arena is a step up in experience, not a step down. arent held to the same liability standards. 5:43 pm. Di Harris I tried to highlight some of them in this article. 2022 TheStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. With two more shows that that in the same LA venue, Swift is likely to easily surpass that mark. But at other times, it gives an incomplete picture. Tickets for the tour, which kicks off on March 17 at Glendale, Ariz., started at $49 for general admission with VIP packages starting at $199. Although, I have been much better at saying no. They got them on there quicker than you would even think possible. I think it was a doomed idea. She signed a contract with rates at $250 a night, but there was a clause in the contract stipulating a special event could send the rates flying. Harris What's remarkable is how Swift has accumulated a record number of dates for a stadium tour without expanding the original numbers of cities in the routing, and keeping the appearances more or less to one weekend at a time. That being said I am going to see Billy at UNO. Variety even buried a reported three sources confirming the Swift set news in a less-certain post asking whether she could headline. 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Cap'n B Trigger To me, its so obvious that Ticketmaster and resellers are the underlying issue, its almost not even worth mentioning it in situations like this. The fact that they could sell out venues immediately was completely unexpected, and fans were left extremely frustrated as bots and resellers scarfed up tickets. Ive never paid more than $175-ish (original price) to see a stadium or arena show before, and to see the prices these fans were being manipulated into paying, after jumping through hoops just to find available tickets, I was befuddled and upset on their behalf. Di Harris I also have to imagine that Tylers big shows in Kentucky are a pretty different feel than a big show would be in Dallas. Michael Tedder is a breaking news writer for TheStreet. But bargains are available, if you want to be generous, as nosebleed seats for the show are available for $350. November 18, 2022 @ This would be like Led Zeppelin not playing stairway to heaven or Journey not playing Dont stop believing. 2:32 pm. I declined to drop the $200 to see the Eagles recently and I wish a scrounged up some money to see them. If you have 15,000 fans in a given market that want to see you and try to buy tickets, and you only book a 3000-5000-capacity venue, then mathematically you are going to have more disappointed people than people with tickets. WebThe Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. November 18, 2022 @ 4:30 pm. The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Most definitely the experience is different in a theater compared to an arena. 12:27 pm. I am so sick of Ticketmaster, Live Nation, Stub Hub, etc. 10:10 am. The all-time record holder for a single US venue is Bruce Springsteen's 10-night stand at Giants Stadium back in 2003 - but that was at a time when ticket prices were much lower, and the 10 nights brought in $38.7 million. Id pay $250 max per ticket (includibg fees) for Jelly Roll, and I absolutely love him . November 18, 2022 @ It seems pretty clear that more tickets will be released at a later date once things settle a bit. Chris Curtis got back on the winning track in spectacular fashion at UFC 282. All in all, the trip will cost her from $3,000 to $4,000. Problem solved. My Friends, I Have a Very Bad Feeling About Taylor Swift Directing This Movie. On hole Nos. This was the case before the pandemic, and it is most definitely the case after the pandemic, especially after Tyler Childers spent 2022 playing select festivals as opposed to going on a national tour of which there was an egregious amount of appetite for. 12:16 am. Pollstar can be useful for certain artists and venues. Right now Tyler Childers could sell out arenas in every market in the United States Coast to Coast, full stop. If whats happening here is that Tyler Childers only wants to play intimate venues, thats fine. Arianna Stevenson is slated to have her wedding at the Renaissance (which is owned by Marriott (MAR) - Get Free Report) next May on one of the nights Swift is performing at the stadium next door. Putting him in smaller capacity venues creates logistical nightmares and a heyday for resellers. It certainly did, as the hotel now wants to charge $750 a night a figure Stevenson says may cause her to cancel her wedding if she cant find more affordable options nearby. Grow up? Im in my 30s, very progressive in most ways, and am a creative professional myself. Fan is short for fanatic. November 19, 2022 @ Instead, he is making it about family. Childers is booked some bigger venues as well, but the lack of some dates in certain major markets means fans are also planning to travel to other markets to see him, spiking demand even more for the dates that have been announced. You cant put an theater-level show in an arena, and hope it flies. November 18, 2022 @ Personally, i have a lot of respect for Tyler, Rebecca Gavin Ive been trying to write an article about how despite a very mixed reception for Take My Hounds To Heaven, it really hasnt injured the Tyler Childers appeal. Getting kinda tired of all the hype over these artists. Its going directly into the ticket scalping business and the people who profiteer from this terrible system. Once my favorite artist hit it big and start playing bigger arenas I am out. Except that the Tyler tix havent even gone on general sale yet. As hasRepresentative David N. Cicilline, of Rhode Island, who is calling for an investigation into the company. We were living in N. Carolina at the time. 2:36 pm, The J. Beck/J. Its not that difficult. There are plenty of Swifties who paid the high price and dont regret it, even going so far as to reprimand other fans who do. I paid $39 for Strings a few months ago. It could very well be the case that arenas, which are usually arms of big pencil pushing conglomerates just looked at the numbers and said no, TC is not anywhere near the Taylor Swifts, Harry Styleses, and Billy Joels of the world. The bigger the arena, the more averse to risk, and going by what I call the something in the air principle for making bookings, where the numbers may not being saying something but the demand and word of mouth is. I have no doubt that LiveNation or whomever told the Tyler Childers camp, Sell out these theaters and amphitheaters, and then lets talk. But they read the room completely wrong when it came to the Tyler Childers/Sturgill Simpson tour in 2019. Legally, the hotels can do this, as hotels arent held to the same liability standards as airlines, and most protections exist mainly if the hotel denies you entry at check-in, not if they cancel a room in advance. We could solve some of this by not buying tickets from resellers. Designed and Developed by: Grazitti Interactive, Book 1:56 pm. I believe he is maturing just fine. We arent that far apart with our opinions. November 18, 2022 @ One of the things I loved about stumbling on this site was the fact that you could go see almost anyone we talked about in a small venue. I know we never give awards for posts of the year on here but Kevins will come in as one of my favs for 2022. If no one bought tix from the scalpers they would be out of business tomorrow. There are definitely some folks who like the album, but most of those are people who like some of the first eight songs. Ticketmaster released a statement on the issue Saturday morning. So, I saw it as a once-in-a-lifetime sort of thing. This is something Rebecca said she would do again, but only for specific artists: Gaga, Beyonc, Rihanna, and Taylor Swift (she didnt get tickets to the Eras tour after waiting in the queue for two hours). Some of this has to do with the same dynamics that plague all of live music at the moment. Its funny because you get labeled bitter when you dont want your favorite art to get co-opted by the masses, but somehow we all congregate on this website looking for the next big thing and talking about remember whens and I-was-there-when type moments. The company said in a statement that historically unprecedented demand resulted in intermittent issues that the company was urgently working to fix. Venues that can claim a second night with the new rollout include the aforementioned Glendale, Arizona, plus Las Vegas, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Kansas City and Denver. November 17, 2022 @ I guess what I am saying is that money isnt the only thing, and indeed isnt Everything. hoptowntiger94 Wilson Pick It Her most recent trip? Both, entirely different in their styles (imo) Nor do I dispute the need for fans to be satisfied, or artists wouldnt even be able to perform in clubs or traditional concert venues, let alone stadiums or arenas. Let the re-sellers gobble up all the inventory, They will get antsy closer to the date and unload the tickets (sometimes below face value). But if you scale supply to the amount of demand, the issue tends to solve itself, ticket prices remain reasonable, and secondary markets get squeezed. 12:14 pm, https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-the-department-of-justice-to-investigate-ticketmaster/. Another bride-to-be says the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel, located within a shopping and entertainment complex next to the stadium, wants to jack up her hotel rates in light of the concert. 8:51 am, Still stunned by the performances of Beck, and Satriani. Pour one out for Min Harper who died as he lived making terrible errors in judgment. 1:49 pm. I dont have any local friends that share my taste in music. The debacle with her tour going on sale was so catastrophic, there is talk of congressional investigations into the matter.But Ill be frank: I was stupefied whenever they announced that Tyler Childers would be playing theaters and amphitheaters on his Send In The Hounds Tour as opposed to full-blown arenas. No one said a word to me. 11:53 pm, By Any Other Name, WebDef Leppard's debut album, On Through the Night, was released on 14 March 1980.Although the album hit the Top 15 in the UK, many early fans were turned off by the perception that the band was trying too hard to appeal to American audiences by recording songs such as "Hello America" and touring more in the US (supporting Pat Travers, Wasnt her thing. 4:18 am, Gonna see Billy Strings in 1500 ca venue in Amsterdam in two weeks. November 17, 2022 @ 12:50 pm. November 18, 2022 @ Then when she commands $25,000 for a midday slot at a festival and draws nobody, the promoter takes a bath. I look forward to visiting Qatar when it has fulfilled all the human rights pledges it made when it won the right to host the World Cup, Dua Lipa added in her post. All tickets are gone and on StubHub for $300+. Supply and demand aside, because yes tickets sell out, but there just seems to be something else going on, fueling the greed, and hurting the general fans pockets. 3:57 pm. Taylor Swift wrapped her 2011 Speak Now World Tour with two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden. There is no discussion about this matter. Tyler isnt an album artist. Im so glad hes not playing UNO. I had fallen in love with Pugatory after coming across a live video on Youtube of Childers performing Whitehouse Road. November 17, 2022 @ 7:21 pm, 2 exceptions to arena shows, in my experience. On November 12th, the Turnpike Troubadours headlined their first arena, selling out the Paycom Center in Oklahoma City. Bet you havent seen the 6 musicians that made up the Eagles the night we saw them, in concert. Wont pay the high price, hate sitting with 30K people, is it really that great to see a band when you are 60 yards away from the stage? Always. TicketMaster doesnt just do arena shows. Theres nothing wrong with that, and there should be a better system in place where they can see their favorite artists as opposed to having to compete with their fellow fans and falling victim to scalpers just to gain entry to that experience. The Eras tour is set to run from March through August at all of Americas finest stadiums. I wouldnt spend that for tickets to Led Zeppelin with Tom Waits opening. 5:31 am. Di Harris An upcoming jaunt to Jamaica to see reggae legends Buju Banton and Beres Hammond perform together in the islands largest parish, Saint Ann. Fans proceeded to lose their minds. Ditching out on your bridesmaid duties in order to scream along with Blank Space is brutal, but thats what Taylor made them do. As soon as Turnpike started booking much bigger venues and more dates, demand leveled off and everything worked much more smoothly for fans. Keepin it Country 3. Trope-y holiday romance isnt just for the straights. jjazznola As of now, TCs 3 year average for tickets per show is about 3500, when you adjust it for Covid, its about 2900. They sounded enough like the Eagles to me and i am certainly discriminating. November 18, 2022 @ Ive been doing this for years now. Stringbuzz Fans dont care if he doesnt play either of those songs and they dont expect him to at this point. This isnt his first rodeo, eitherIve paid similar prices for Demi Lovato and Beyonc in the past. Though he paid the price, he still feels jerked around by the ticket-buying system: I hate experiencing resellers mostly because they spike the price two to three times higher than I would normally pay in the general sale. But, unfortunately thats the name of the game, and the show must go on: When I see the prices that high, it is a little jarring, but at the end of the day I know when I go see Taylor its a whole production and Ive never regretted going, so its worth it for me., Die-hard fandoms balling out on concert tickets isnt specific to millennials or Gen Z. I wont do it. But yeah, the big venue ticketing system is a shit show. Not that l have a problem with them, no its for all the above mentioned reasons. November 17, 2022 @ Known for his range of passing, crossing ability and bending free-kicks as a right winger, Beckham has been hailed as one of the greatest and most Its self-evident, and his agency booked places like The Fillmore in New Orleans (cap. They were Amazing. Tyler Childers is one of the biggest artists in all of country music at the moment. But on the heels of her most upbeat material yet on 30 and an upcoming glitzy Vegas residency, it finally could make sense. Saw them play at Pappy and Harriets last month to a crowd of about 100 people and they brought the damn house down. And, as far as I know, theres no hint that Taylor wont tour again. Rihanna: For about as long as shes been teasing us with new music, Rihanna has been a perennial halftime show option even turning the NFL down in 2019 out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. November 18, 2022 @ Jesse David To some fans of the popular acts the system is broken but to the artist the seats will be mostly full and the tix all get sold so how is it broken? I do get your point though, most artists dont make the jump from big clubs and small theaters to arenas although I have seen some do it over the years. 10:48 am. And even though it can be frustrating that you can no longer see some of your favorite artists in 250-500 capacity clubs, or walk up and buy tickets the day of a performance, this is a good problem to have. As die-hard Swifties know, Swift has a deal with Coke, making an appearance at a Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show near impossible. Peter Bootsman And since Buju Banton was excommunicated from the United States of America on trumped up charges where they locked him up for years, he cant come here. Right? Trigger Just Imagine the All Too Well Short Film (Guillermos Version). 8:30 am. Also the eliminates the stress of weather issues, cancellations, or life challenges. (Kansas City, MO) -- Presale tickets were scheduled to hit the Ticketmaster website on Tuesday for Taylor Swifts latest tour, with plans to visit stadiums around the country. November 17, 2022 @ 3:43 pm. Tyler Childers is a superstar. I mostly see lesser-known acts (several hundred in the last decade), but Ive found that patience and observation create opportunities to see big artists for very affordable prices, too. I used to eat so many tickets before I started using resellers. And those who are purchasing for a larger group or just for themselves? Random Notes 2022 Vox Media, LLC. The more successful my favorite artist becomes, the longer they can fund and prolong their music career. 10:17 am. 7:21 pm. Finally out this weekend, Darren Aronofskys film has been met with critical harpoons. 8:03 am. November 17, 2022 @ 12:17 pm, This is 2022, and artists like Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Zach Bryan, and the Turnpike Troubadours are exploding in popularity. Erik North If any of my bands graduate to that level, godspeed but I am not going to the shows anymore. And we cheered young Deacon on like crazy. I hear both of yall. Corncaster There were only about 150 people who showed up at that stage and he was startled and cracked a big smile when people started singing along to his songs. This is the success were experiencing across the board.. Maybe it needs a change of mindset. I got tickets to the Tyler show in Arkansas.Loved Purgatory, its a hall of fame record and Tyler talking about sobriety has helped me with mine. They are still selling out shows, but now most everyone that wants a ticket can get a ticket. Maybe artists should go back to an old-school method of how venues sell tickets. If there are as many tickets as there are fans that want to go to a concert, ticket prices stabilize, scalpers get frozen out, and the system works (mostly) as it should. November 17, 2022 @ And that could happen soon but it would more likely happen in spring or even summer for some of these dates. November 18, 2022 @ When tickets went on sale on November 4th, there were a few folks that missed out, but not nearly the amount that missed out on Tyler Childers tickets. November 17, 2022 @ Dude might want to just keep it between the lines as far as that goes, and Non arena shows might help him do that. November 19, 2022 @ Jeremy pinnell rips super fuckin hard. There is always tickets available. Because of the pandemic, Swift hasnt had a proper tour since 2018. Cant tell you enough how much fun it is to discover local talent close to home, where you might have 20 people or so watching, and the only fees involved are a tip jar and the bar tab. Yes, you can fit in large crowds by the thousands, if not the Tens of thousands; but it doesnt necessarily add up to anything aesthetically worth remembering. WebGet breaking MLB Baseball News, our in-depth expert analysis, latest rumors and follow your favorite sports, leagues and teams with our live updates. November 17, 2022 @ The people have spoken, and they want more Tyler Childers. 12:50 pm. I like your nuanced reply comment much better. So Childers has shown a willingness to play arenas in the The rub, howeverand I know this from friends who have been to concerts in these placesis that, between the crowd noise and the high decibel levels of certain acts, stadium concerts are just atrocious and unmemorable when it comes to Actual Music. You saw Don Henley with special guests Vince Gill, Timothy B. Schmidt and Joe Walsh. Finally got access for the St Louis show only to find that tickets were $180 plus fees for crappy seats. Supply is one thing. 108 Comments. Was really pleasantly surprised with it. Trigger The 5 Best New Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend, Hundreds of Tickets Canceled for Bad Bunny Concert in Mexico, Every Detail of T.J. Holmes and Amy Robachs, Backstreet Boys Holiday Special Canceled After Nick Carter Rape Allegation, The Twitter Files Is What It Claims to Expose. I know most everyone on here does this as well but still its tough sometimes watching a fav graduate to arena knowing I wont be goinglol. So who will perform? The frat bros who love Feathered Indians arent going to love the rest of his catalogue, and his real fans arent going to love seeing TC in a too-big venue for fluff fans. Booking him in any other scenario means demand will so far outpace supply, chaos will ensue like we saw on Wednesday. Trigger 8:13 am, hoptowntiger94 Id hate to see him say corny stuff like Hows everyone doin up there etcHaha. Cameron 11:03 am. Password must be at least 8 characters and contain: As part of your account, youll receive occasional updates and offers from New York, which you can opt out of anytime. The turning point for the All Elite Wrestling womens division []. The pre-sale for Tyler Childers first full tour in over three years commenced on Wednesday, November 16th, and folks are already incensed that they missed out on tickets that seemed to sell out immediately, while tickets simultaneously appeared on resale markets for prices at insane multipliers. I sat in the 5th row for Tyler in September as I knew those seats would be empty. Dave F November 17, 2022 @ Old-school hotrod versus modern technology which will win? This is the new paradigm. Firstly, I will not be attending ANY of the shows on this tour. Go see the badass woman that makes the loud bar full of talkers turn silent at the first note. Walking around my SEC mountain / college town, I often hear Feathered Indians blasting from frat houses alongside trap hip hop and other college anthem type music. The spacey sounds and production are cool, but what Im actually digging most are the lyrics. This is the success independent country music is enjoying. Yes I did for a reasonable general admission price. 1:47 pm. November 17, 2022 @ I took her to see Ramblin Jack a couple times just for the historical aspect. Him not playing feathered Indians and whitehouse road is gonna be a problem in the long run. The one thing you can do is increase supply. The time will tell / wrong side of tomorrow theme is resonating with events in my life at the moment. I hate TM with everyone else, but the price of tickets between the pre-sale and public sale is not the best indicator of what people should be paying. So Childers has shown a willingness to play arenas in the past. Things just went awry because it's Taylor Swift, And its not like she could just play smaller venues when she easily sold out what she had booked as is. Harry Styles: He may not have the rich back catalogue of most halftime-show performers, but he has been the man of the year, from Coachella to Harrys House to Dont Worry Darling to his residencies. But while it may be perfectly legal, its also a bad look, and a Hilton spokesperson has been very clear that the Home2 Suites by Hilton was independently owned and operated property; it also reinstated the womans room block and gave her and her fiance a free stay for the weekend following a public outcry. Since Taylor Swift fans, or Swifites as theyre known, are some of the most dedicated people in all of pop music, the outcry against Ticketmaster has been particularly vocal, with younger fans complaining about long wait times, older music fans saying that we should have listened to Eddie Vedder and company, and several lawmakers calling for Ticketmaster and LiveNation to be investigated, or perhaps broken up. Ricky Skaggs also joined in for a few songs. 6:27 am. Its not a new phenomenon or some sort of stuck in the past mindset. Its all a game and everyone wants their piece. Taylor Swift posted a story on Instagram expressing her anger and frustration over the hours spent by fans trying to buy tickets for her tour next year. And if they cant, thats going to create a conflict point. Depp show, at a 2,000 seat venue. Trigger This will also significant favor more affluent fans who wont blink twice at pulling the trigger on $350 tickets, while average Joes just cant even fathom that price tag get locked out. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the paper. That example of Margo Price is spot on and often the fallacy of Pollstar. 5,000). He booked an entire arena tour with Sturgill Simpson before it got cancelled due to Covid, and they only played a few dates. Anytime Taylor Swift does anything, chaos quickly follows. This is also the reason it cant be stressed enough to see your favorite artists in smaller venues while you still can. I already see them on stubhub and other sites for $300+. It was mind-blowing. November 18, 2022 @ Was mesmerizing, Stringbuzz While some small venues either sell their own tickets directly or use smaller services such as Eventbrite, Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment (the two merged in 2009) have exclusive partnerships with most of Americas large music halls. November 18, 2022 @ Dave F Meanwhile, all that markup being leveraged out of your fans for tickets is not going to you, or the venue, or the local economy. My mother, a Gen Xer, has paid exorbitant amounts for excursions to concerts. I cant imagine what I might have to pay for a ticket like that these days. Its because shes create this facade that shes a massive artist. I did but tickets to Bob Dylan pre-pandemic because I was going to drag my daughter. You have to tool the tour and the presentation to the capacity level. They sorta lost me when they added a bunch of band members and started working with Rick Rubin and playing arenas. Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, and Colin Firth, Sam Mendess film about mental illness and racism in early 80s England is wan and lifeless. Saving Country Music has been saying this in print for years. What a time to be alive. Swift stands poised to possibly break that US single-engagement record, too, even with fewer shows. The artist in question was the folk metal band Eluveitie. But if you look at his sales/streaming numbers, what happened whenever he was announced at a festival this year, etc., you would know he is a massive artist, and booking him in smaller rooms would create the logistical snafu fans have been experiencing for the last three days. If Taylor Swift Isnt Playing the Super Bowl, Who Is? The band boycotted Ticketmaster for a while, but eventually relented, as the company is practically the only game in town for major acts. Add J. Depp to the menu, several weeks later, and tickets were selling in the 4 digit range. Man youre going to love the Steel Woods. Do you think this is a sign that the Nashville establishment is embracing Billy? A reported 6,500 migrant workers have died since Qatar was awarded host country status. By then he had a pretty loyal following. There are those who, like me, build prospective ticket prices into their budget. The Eagles in 2018. Gabe Zach Bryan has warmly embraced the bro arena fans, and I am glad they have him. Credit scores really are just dark magic. Exactly. Every Super Bowl Halftime Show Since 1993, Ranked. Whether people are actually buying them for $27.5 is another thing. Thats why Ticketmaster pulled Taylor Swifts general sale. Personally, I really dont go to many shows, I prefer to play my own. 4:59 am. All I see is if he doesnt play arenas (which I dont think hed be very good at) some fans just dont get to see him. November 17, 2022 @ November 18, 2022 @ 7:22 pm. Brendan Frasers Body Melted 8 Ice Bags a Day on. Whether Tyler Childers wants to be an arena artist or not, hes an arena artist. Doubtful that I ever have the chance to see him in a venue like the Ryman again. Being an old guy Ive long since quit the arena/ticketmaster game only occasionally venturing into a theater to see Cody Jinks. Margo Price is a good example. 2022 TheStreet, Inc. All rights reserved. except he played the Rupp Arena a month ago, booked an entire arena tour with Sturgill Simpson in 2019, and has some arena/large venues on this tour, including the Merriweather Post Pavilion, which has a capacity of 19,000+, and is less intimate than some arenas. We saw him 2x last year and no one was walking out saying, I wish Tyler played Whitehouse Road., Cameron Its one thing to experience the agony of missing out on Taylor Swift because of your wedding, or to get ditched by your own wedding party. But the simple fact is that he draws at the arena level in almost every market. Jim Bones November 18, 2022 @ November 18, 2022 @ HBOs traveling drag circus slays another army of noisy Facebookers. This article was written upon the request of Tyler Childers fans, and to some extent, Taylor Swift fans as well, who wanted to know what the hell is going on. Now it seems like Ticketmaster has called off the public on sale for Taylor Swift's tour. Singer Taylor Swift announced on Friday morning that she has added 17 additional dates to her 'Eras Tour' of U.S. stadiums, bringing the total number of gigs to 52. , hoptowntiger94 The real issue is that booking agents are leery of booking artists in larger venues without what they consider precedence. Sure, it was a minor disappointment that I couldnt get tickets. Jack W So I dont have a gauge for what is going on with other fans. I saw him twice this year and could not imaging him playing an arena. Anytime Taylor Swift does anything, chaos quickly follows. Yup just tried for Cleveland just to see and same thing. Im all for the guys we love getting paid for their hard work. Finding flats to rent in Edinburgh can be a time consuming business given the city's unique, magnetic appeal. There are deals out there for almost every artist, so I recommend never chasing up to hundreds of dollars a ticket for anyone, no matter how big they are. Trigger Theres absolutely nothing not organic about Childers success (as you suggest). Go see the band thatll hug your neck afterwards.. That is officially out of control. Canadian Modar Safar of Gilbert, Ontario ties closed his tent at a site in Al Khor, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. He better hit a home run with his next album. Did We Want Too Much From Movies in 2022? johntesi Sound quality at the Cleveland arena for that concert, as well as TSO, was fabulous, Strait86 8:46 am. 7:59 am, Flux138 For every Tyler Childers, theres thousands of hype machine indie artists eternally stuck in the mud. Because of the pandemic, Swift hasnt had a proper tour since 2018. I also passed on trying to get a ticket to see Don Henley at the Ryman for his Cass County album tour because I was short on cash thenI regret that more. Simply, Tyler likely did not want to play arenas. Maybe he had similar thoughts idk. 1:06 pm. November 17, 2022 @ Nope, not going, at all. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. As someone who runs a venue, I hear every day about the frustrations of fans who waited a little too long or didnt even have a chance because the bots beat everyone to the punch. This is what saving country music looks like. 7:24 am. The Turnpike Troubadours have now announced an arena date in Arkansas in February 2023, and will likely be playing arenas in certain markets henceforth, and larger venues in other markets. As someone who has endured the piss-poor experience of Ticketmaster many times beforeI had to join multiple pre-sales to secure tickets for Harry Styles recent Madison Square Garden residency, and repeatedly struggled to buy Paramore tickets for the same venue just weeks ago, losing tickets I had already selected to another fanI commiserate with these Swift stans deeply. A sporting event where you witnessed the impossible, a play that opened your mind up in new ways, a concert where you heard your favorite song? Its quite another thing when the hotel that you booked for your wedding tries to price gouge you. Swift made Friday morning's announcement relatively quietly, by putting the amended graphic up on her Instagram Stories, although obviously it won't stay quiet for long. 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