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U2 Tour Still Hasn’t Made Any Money

October 23, 2009

I half-avoided this story just because I don’t want to perpetuate some notion that U2 didn’t wish this upon themselves, but it is quite interesting to read how extravagant the current U2 live tour is. They still haven’t made money and they kinda pissed off David Byrne, so I can’t see this ending well [...]

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Background on Some Famous Tour Cancellations

October 8, 2009

Rock and Roll Daily has a post up rounding up some famous tour cancellations of years past.
They forgot about the Zooma Tour. I bet you did, also.

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Going Down the Road Feeling Bad: Touring in the Current Economy

August 10, 2008

With the the stock indexes in the first bear market in almost six years and gas prices that have hit lifetime highs, we are all feeling the proverbial tightening of the belt. Obviously I am not a columnist for the Wall Street Journal but I try and keep close tabs on the live music industry [...]

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