FIFA Official Resigns Post After Scalping Scandal
By Christine Paluf The FIFA official that was caught selling 12 tickets at three times their face value has quit. A member of the executive committee of the world governing…
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The Killers: Rising out of the Indie realm
By Brian Frenette In the realm of indie rock, massive success can be a cruel mistress. Obviously such fame catapults a group out of obscurity, relieving them from any number…
Gnarls Barkley who?
By Christine Paluf Selling tickets like hotcakes, Gnarls Barkley has had quite the ride. Producer Danger Mouse and partner Cee Lo are the face of the chart-topping duo that represent…
Super Scalpers: Teams with vision
By Christine Paluf The recent Cubs team ruling that approved the reselling of tickets to Cubs games through an affiliated but separate business, Wrigley Field Premium Ticket Services, said that…
Don’t Get Scalped When Buying Tickets
By Christine Paluf Buying tickets these days can be a scary venture. Tickets to the major events this summer are selling out left and right, leaving many fans with the…
Redefining the auction
By Christine Paluf With eBay and Ticketmaster in the auction market, it’s a good time to evaluate many states’ regulation on this practice to determine what need, if any, there…
Top five games to catch this college football season
By Chris Licata There may be a series of exciting pennant races going on in the world of baseball, but NCAA football continues to grab the headlines. Granted it has…
Rockonomics: Studying the disrupted concert industry
By Christine Paluf There’s a reason to go to an Ivy League school. You have a better chance of taking cooler classes, like one with Princeton University’s Alan Krueger, touted…
Ultimate Fighting Championships keep it raw
By Christine Paluf Training to be a cage-fighter are you? You may not be alone. With the Ultimate Fighting Championships growing in popularity since its inception in 1993, ticket prices…
The Rolling Stones gather no loss
By Christine Paluf The reports for the first half of 2006 are out, with a solid showing from veteran rockers such as The Rolling Stones still leading the list. Pollstar…