https://bit.ly/3Ir1yyj Yesterday at the Pollstar conference, Irving Azoff hosted a panel with Garth Brooks, Jim Dolan and Makan Delrahim about ticketing. It is not about Ticketmaster. Irving started off by reading a multi-page explanation of the situation from the one true perspective. THE ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE! There is no show without the artist. To point the […]

https://amzn.to/3lY50ZI I reserved this book because it was constantly #1 in the “New York Times.” And because of its title. No one ever talks about the liberation of the death of a parent. The evaporation of judgment (not that it completely evaporates!) When do you get to be an adult, make up your own mind, […]

Shinedown has the most number one “Billboard” Mainstream Rock Songs (18) in the history of the chart (40 years), and Brent Smith is the band’s lead singer. You might have no idea who he is, or have even heard Shinedown’s music, but I guarantee you’re going to find Brent and his story very interesting. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/brent-smith/id1316200737?i=1000601250030 […]

Some interesting things came across the transom today and I thought you’d be interested. ________ Hi Bob Thank you for the super insightful interview with Fred Rosen. As Fred mentioned at one point latterly in your interview, it appears that Ticketmaster’s most significant ongoing error (previous controversies aside) is its singular failure to communicate clearly […]