September 9th, 2008 by Gregory Jones
With less than a week before the start of Stevie Wonder’s 8 date UK arena tour, it has been revealed that he is set to receive this year’s coveted Gershwin Award.The tour commences on the 8th September and is yet to sell out. The tour organisers had clearly anticipated much...
September 9th, 2008 by Gregory Jones
In a move that is claimed to reward their fans, donate proceeds to charity, and control the online secondary ticket market, Metallica have opted to use paperless ticketing for their forthcoming UK show.Last week the heavy metal legends, Metallica, announced a one-off UK show at London's O2 Arena. However, instead...
September 2nd, 2008 by Gregory Jones
In light of the slow sales for R.E.M's recent UK tour, it is clear that more savvy concert-goers have chosen to wait and beat the online ticket market. Some fans paid as little as £22 to see the alt-rock legends at Twickenham stadium this weekend.
48 hours before the concert...
September 2nd, 2008 by Gregory Jones
Following the announcement of a number of national comedy tours this year, it is clear that they are having an impact on the secondary market. Top tickets for the likes of Steve Coogan, Lee Evans and Chris Rock are currently selling for up to 8 times face value.Lee Evans tops...
August 21st, 2008 by Gregory Jones
It was inevitable that Oasis' forthcoming tour would be one of the biggest tours of 2008, but selling out every night within an hour of going on sale was perhaps beyond the expectations of even the band. Like their southern counterparts, Coldplay, the Manchester group sold-out their entire tour shortly...
August 19th, 2008 by Phil Lythell
This years sold-out event was attended by over 150,000 people despite fears of bad weather, headliner cancellations and online ticket scams. Demand for the event was strong with many fans paying over twice face value in a last-minute scramble to secure tickets.This year's V Festival line-up featured some of the...
August 19th, 2008 by Gregory Jones
In the same week that Noel Gallagher labelled Mark Ronson talentless and blasted the music of The Kaiser Chiefs and Scouting For Girls, Oasis officially announced the dates of their UK tour. The 18 date tour gets underway in London on 16th October and closes in Glasgow on 5th...
