Apparently, It's Concert Week

I hate promoting Live Nation / Ticketmaster, but I feel like passing this along: it's concert week and tickets for select shows are $25. On the list of shows is The World Tour (Def Leppard, Motley Crue) and also Alice Cooper with Rob Zombie. There's a lot of country acts on the list, but also apparently Snoop Dog and Shinedown.

Availability depends on concert venue / city, so good luck and happy bargain hunting.

Live Nation Updates Concert Entry Policies

It seems things are moving faster now: Live Nation and AEG have both updated their policies, requiring proof of vaccination (or negative COVID-19 test) for entry into concerts and festivals. Friday, Live Nation announced they would let their touring musicians decide on protocols. That decision was changed today to a blanket mandate. For Live Nation, the change goes into effect October 4.

It will be interesting to see if smaller, non-corporate venues go the same way. I think the Live Nation and AEG decisions were inevitable. Every day now, it seems someone attached to a current tour tests positive for COVID, thus derailing shows. That has a real financial impact for everyone involved. Big time musicians like Metallica and Iron Maiden can afford the cancellations and delays. Smaller bands - and especially the folks that make shows happen like audio techs and roadies - cannot.

Live Nation updates Covid-19 policy to require proof of vaccination or negative test at venues and festivals https://t.co/DkZ2mLHtP5

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