Leftovers: Anatomy of a Concert Ticket

Live Nation held a meeting for the company’s investors at Irving Plaza in which the company tried to allay shareholder’s concerns about the sad state of the live music biz these days. One of the slides LN showed investors details the “anatomy of a concert ticket.”

The general public may think that promoters make money hand over fist from $100+ tickets, but as you can see that’s not usually the case. Talent demands ridiculous amounts of money from LN.

Here’s a quick look at six other stories of interest…

• A CT man hid from cops in storm drains after a Phish show
• The Baltimore Sun goes behind the scenes w/ Cold War Kids
• Check out Pearl Jam’s latest video for Amongst The Waves
• A documentary about 1985’s Live Aid concert is in the works
• Arcade Fire reveals each of the eight covers for their new LP
• JFJO to cover Lady Gaga, Beyonce and Madonna on NYE

Finally, moe. played in Billings, MT last night and sadly didn’t tackle the nasty “PLAY THIS  BITCHES” setlist the PT admins suggest for them.  moe. recently announced the rest of the lineup for moe.down XI as Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Lotus, Turbine, Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds,  and Orgone have been added to the bill.