Wicked, Britney Spears tickets still sit at the top
TicketNews today released its exclusive top event rankings for the week ending December 21 and once again Wicked (8.62) and…
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Networking opportunities abound at Ticket Summit NYC
In an effort to help facilitate networking opportunities, Ticket Summit NYC, the nation’s largest conference and trade show focusing on…
Vitale indicted in Massachusetts illegal lobbying probe
Richard Vitale, the accountant and friend of Massachusetts Speaker of the House Salvatore DiMasi, was indicted by a grand jury…
Inauguration tickets: exchanges refuse to list them but questions remain
The old adage about high demand driving up the cost of any ticket probably didn’t envision the 2008 election as…
Live Nation loses $19 million in $25 million U2 stock buyback
Live Nation, which has seen its stock price drop precipitously this year, bought back about 1.6 million shares of its…
Ticketmaster, StubHub top TicketNews’s weekly industry ranking
“Ticket News Announces Top Ticket Sellers for Week Ending December 13, 2008” December 18, 2008 (Vernon, CT) – TicketNews announces…
StubHub’s gross concert ticket sales up by 40 percent in 2008 despite economy
Despite the rough economic times and the average consumer’s decreasing amount of disposable income, concert ticket sales are up on…
Tickets available for filmed ‘Night of Funny People’
Movies are filled with extras, but Universal Pictures in association with the Improv Comedy Club is looking for real fans…
StubHub launches ‘Tickets for Trees’ program with National Forest Foundation
“StubHub Launches ‘Tickets for Trees’ to Help Restore Forests Across the U.S.” SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BUSINESS WIRE) December 18, 2008…
Live Nation sued by Black Sabbath guitarist over merchandise
Touring and ticketing giant Live Nation is being sued by Anthony Iommi, lead guitarist of the veteran heavy metal band…