Tag: CONCERT

The worst part about attending a sporting event or concert is waiting in long lines for food and drink. Thanks to 'FanGo' -- a new iPhone app that allows fans to order food delivered to their seats -- fans won't have to miss a minute of the action. The app displays menu options and pricing for concession-stand items located throughout a venue. Just make your selection, enter your seat number and ...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Guns N' Roses fans were duped into believing Axl Rose and the boys had canceled an upcoming European tour when somebody hacked into Rose's Twitter account. On Sunday, this message appeared on Rose's rarely used (but verified) Twitter account: "All upcoming Guns N' Roses dates are officially cancelled. Please contact your place of purchase for any refunds." ...

The New York Times, our favorite text of culture snobbery, published an article yesterday entitled "Orchestras Seek BFF by Cellphone Texts." Despite the curiously nerdy headline, the piece was about concert-goers who are disturbed by the fact that orchestras and their attendant marketing teams have realized that these things called cell phones can be used to advertise their brands. The article ...

If you can't get a ticket to Arcade Fire's two-night stand at Madison Square Garden, don't fret. According to Spinner, the Canadian indie rock group will stream its August 5th concert in New York City on YouTube. The band recently released a trailer (after the jump) promoting the streaming concert, which will be captained by a well-known director. (Rumor has it, Spike Jonze.) [Ed. Note: We think ...

Toward the end of his performance at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco this week, piano master Lang Lang came out for an encore. Instead of sitting down and cracking his knuckles in front of a Steinway, though, he whipped out his iPad, and proceeded to drop jaws. Using Smule's Magic Piano app, Lang Lang performed Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's 'Flight of the Bumblebee,' which is included as one ...

In an effort to combat ticket fraud, the world's largest concert promoter, Live Nation, is testing digital wristbands that could replace paper tickets. According to BBC News, the wristbands, which have already been used at small music festivals in the U.K., come loaded with a unique "smart chip." By preloading the chips with personal information, Live Nation ensures music fans don't purchase a ...

It's no secret that you're paying twice as much to take your kid to see Miley Cyrus because some jerks are scooping up all the tickets and reselling them. But now, a few "Wiseguys" are learning the true cost of this deceptive business. According to Wired, Wiseguy Tickets and Seats owner Kenneth Lowson, co-owner Kristofer Kirsch, chief financial officer Faisal Nahdi, and programmer Joel Stevenson ...

If you weren't lucky enough to snag a ticket for U2's concert at the Rose Bowl this Sunday, don't worry; you don't have to be in Pasadena, or even reside in the United States, to catch the band's performance. According to BBC News, the show will be streamed live in 16 countries via YouTube, and clips from the concert will be archived on the site -- just in case you miss it the first time around. ...

There are plenty of tales and Discovery Channel specials about musical savants. Though they can barely speak or read, these folks can remember hundreds or even thousands of pieces of music and play them from memory. Or they can play back a piece after hearing it only once. But rarely does one of these savants give a major concert, let alone with a marketing campaign dubbing a severely autistic ...

It wasn't all that long ago that getting the hot ticket meant waiting in line for hours (or days) outside of your local Ticketmaster affiliate, all the while exchanging tales of geeky fan appreciation with other would-be concert attendees. These days, everyone's just a click away from the show of a lifetime -- and a click away from exorbitant prices, thanks to many scalping laws having been ...

Good news, classic rock fans: Universal Music Group (UMG) has struck a deal with Wolfgang's Vault (a Web site that peddles classic rock memorabilia and concerts in digital format) to put concerts produced by the late legendary producer Bill Graham online for purchase. Now, alongside the 500 or so other concerts available on the site, users will also be able to purchase rare live performances ...

'Shine a Light' brings together Martin Scorsese and The Rolling Stones, two of the biggest names in film and music, for a new concert film shot at New York's Beacon Theatre. The band is releasing the concert's full soundtrack on imeem, an online music sharing community, a week before the album hits stores. Filming concerts isn't a new arena for Scorsese -- he filmed the legendary concert 'The ...