Serving up Fun for Charity
Serving up for Charity Tennis All-Stars hold events to raise money for children’s cancer. Courtesy of ABC Video
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The Police Mounted Biggest Tour of 2007
By Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen As 2007 draws to a close, it’s time to look back on some year’s biggest tour news from Billboard Boxscore. The Police, who reunited…
Drive-By Truckers Hit the Road in Early ‘08
By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner Rock/alt-country band Drive-By Truckers have mapped out a 29-city club and theatre tour from Feb. 11-March 29 in support of their eighth album “Brighter…
Mets to Bump Up Price of Tickets
The New York Mets, coming off a historically crushing end to their 2007 season, are increasing their ticket prices by “on average, about 20 percent,” Dave Howard, the team’s executive…
NY Post, Oodle Team to Boost Ticket Listings
Pair Increase the Number of Listings in Classifieds By Brian Thompson The New York Post has partnered with the online classified provider Oodle to improve its online classified section by…
AEG Continues Expansion in Asia Pacific Region
By Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen Concert promoter AEG is aggressively increasing its venue division by acquiring an interest in the Brisbane, Australia-based Ogden IFC, and will form a new…
The Debate Continues Over the BCS
By Tim Fraser Perhaps there is no time of year that is filled with as much tradition as the winter season. Seeing your family, shoveling snow, doing your holiday shopping…
More Dates, Tickets Added to Hannah Montana Tour
By Bob Grossweiner and Jane Cohen The Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Tour has been extended through the end of January, adding 14 dates to what has been…
BTA Waives Dues for Ticket Summit Attendees
The Better Ticketing Association is running an exclusive promotion until Dec. 31 where annual membership dues will be waived for registered attendees of Ticket Summit 2008, scheduled for July 23-25…
Ticketmaster Adds Lowes Foods for Selling Tickets
By Jane Cohen and Bob Grossweiner Live event fans in North Carolina will soon have 58 new Ticketmaster locations to purchase tickets to their favorite live music and sporting events…