Report: Winehouse Had Overdose
Troubled singer Amy Winehouse is recovering from a suspected drug overdose in a London hotel, NME.com reports. Her record label had initially claimed she was suffering from “exhaustion,” following her…
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Sum 41, Finger Eleven to tour
Cananda — Sum 41 performed just one show in Canada prior to the July 24 release of “Underclass Hero,” and has been out of the country since. The rock band’s…
Rugby organisers promise to review ticket allocations
The organisers of the 2007 Rugby World Cup have promised a review of Press accreditations and ticket allocations for the tournament, which starts next month, following widespread errors, and the…
PSU-Notre Dame Ticket Prices Set Record
According to a report in the Digital Collegian, tickets for the Penn State-Notre Dame football game on September 8th are selling for as much as $1,100, the highest price for…
Lily Allen posts sick note online
Pop star Lily Allen has published a picture of a sick note from her doctor online to explain the cancellation of four European festival performances. “I’ve got sinusitis and strep…
Celtics’ Season Ticket Base Grows By 50 Percent
Boston Globe – With the acquisition of Kevin Garnett, interest in all things Celtic has dramatically increased. The league reports that Garnett’s new No. 5 Boston jersey has been the…
Ex-scalpers appear to beat the system by joining it
By Bruce Mohl, Globe Staff Two ticket scalpers are going legit. Fred Smerlas, the former NFL star who got into hot water with the New England Patriots last year after…
Universal Orlando Raises Ticket Prices
Universal Orlando raised its ticket prices Friday, matching the new price that cross-town rival Walt Disney World announced a week ago. The cost of a basic single-day, single-park ticket was…
Ace Tickets Rewarded by Boston Magazine As Best Ticket Broker
By Talmadge Harper TicketNews.com For the first time in the company’s history, Ace Ticket has been named “Boston’s Best Ticket Broker” by Boston Magazine, the first broker to receive the…
Live Nation Posts Solid 2Q Financials
By Alfred Branch, Jr. On the strength of higher ticket prices and the completion of its acquisition of the Canadian House of Blues clubs, Live Nation this week reported an…