The country’s leading concert ticket distributor will be more cautious in offering free trial magazine subscriptions to callers after an investigation found consumers were being automatically charged for full subscriptions, something many of them did not want. Ticketmaster and Time, Inc. answered allegations from New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer Monday (January 7) over the concert ticket giant’s “up-selling” of subscriptions to customers who phoned to purchase tickets for events across the country. An investigation by Spitzer’s office discovered that since 1999, Ticketmaster operators have been offering free eight-week subscriptions to Entertainment Weekly or Sports Illustrated to its customers only… Read more »
Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing and access company, is teaming with multi-platinum Lava/Atlantic recording group Sugar Ray to offer fans two easy and convenient ways to access advanced tickets to their upcoming US summer tour. More than half of the ticket inventory, in all price ranges will be available through two online presales beginning Tuesday, May 22. The remainder of the inventory will be sold through Ticketmaster charge-by-phone lines, retail ticket centers and via ticketmaster.com during general on sale dates in each market. The return of Sugar Ray with their fourth Lava/Atlantic album, simply entitled “SUGAR RAY,” is one of… Read more »
Knuckle Puck just announced a very exciting hometown show. On January 11, 2025, the Chicago-based pop-punkers will be playing their debut record Copacetic in full at The Salt Shed to celebrate 10 years of the LP. The band shared on Twitter/X, “This show is gonna be a little freaky for us because the room is 2x bigger than any room we’ve ever headlined in. No idea what to expect, but we wanna do it big since this album means a lot to us and we know it means a lot to all of you. Thank you :0)” And of course,… Read more »
Emo legends The Used and Taking Back Sunday have announced that they will co-headline a tour for the first time in over a decade this fall. The news comes as the cherry on top of the exciting second leg of Taking Back Sunday’s North American Headline tour, set to hit the road next week on July 24. The band will be playing songs from their latest album 152, an album that delivers renewed ambition from the group. Speaking of new tracks, The Used recently released a vibrant and heart-pounding new deluxe B-sides album. MEDZ was released on June 21 via… Read more »
Australian metalcore quintet Make Them Suffer dropped their new single, “Epitaph” ahead of their rigorous international touring schedule featuring yearning clean vocals, guttural screams, and unrelenting instrumentals. “‘Epitaph‘ is the perfect grafting of new and old in terms of combining elements from our earlier sound with newer ones. Primal yet futuristic, ‘Epitaph‘ comes from a place of contemplation,” notes Make Them Suffer. “The lyrics depict a post-doomsday setting and imagine how we as a species might be remembered by other forms of life.” The band continues, “‘Epitaph’ is the beginning of a very exciting year for us, and not just… Read more »
Following back-to-back shows on April 2 and 3 in Mexico City, blink-182 has unfortunately been forced to cancel their final two Mexico dates today, April 5, and tomorrow, April 6, due to an illness in the camp. In a statement sent to fans, the band’s camp shared, “Sadly, blink-182 shows, April 5 and 6 at Palacio De Los Deportes in Mexico City, have been canceled due to illness.” The statement continues, informing ticket-holding fans that refunds will be processed back to the point-of-purchase card for tickets purchased online. Ticket holders who purchased their tickets through ticket offices or Ticketmaster Centers… Read more »
twenty one pilots are at it again. New images of the duo are appearing outside of large arenas around the world. Along with fans spotting a change to the act’s Ticketmaster header image, whispers of an upcoming tour announcement are on everyone’s minds. The venues’ Twitter profiles were the culprits to tease this time around. Resorts World Arena in Las Vegas, NV, Toyota Center in Houston, TX, and even across the pond is ready to “Overcompensate” at The O2 Arena in London, EN. Truly, one could say that they’re beginning to leave their followers a little “Stressed Out.” Last week,… Read more »
Korn is preparing to have a MASSIVE year! Following the announcement of their summer run overseas earlier this year, the nu-metal behemoths have announced a 26-show stint across the States, which includes their stop at Louder Than Life Fest in Louisville, KY. Across the U.S., Korn will be joined by Spiritbox and Gojira as support. Presale tickets are available through Citi here and will conclude on Thursday, March 28, at 10 PM local time before general tickets go on sale at 10 AM local time on Friday, March 29, here. You can check out their full touring schedule, including their… Read more »
It’s not “All Downhill From Here” for New Found Glory! The iconic pop-punk group has announced their 20th Anniversary tour to celebrate their fourth album, Catalyst. Sincere Engineer will join the tour as support. Guitarist Chad Gilbert shares how they’re able to make their music thanks to listeners. “We can make these records and branch out creatively, and they know we’re never going to do something really weird. We are who we are, and I love that we can play whatever and still crush it.” The 2004 album features scene song staples from “Truth Of My Youth” to “Failure’s Not… Read more »
Alt and hardcore-infused rapper Denzel Curry was just featured on Lyrical Lemonade’s compilation album All Is Yellow. The Melt My Eyez See Your Future artist worked on the track “First Night” alongside megastars Teezo Touchdown, Juicy J, Cochise, and Lil B. Check out the star-studded track below. Other music industry leaders and chart-toppers appeared on the album including Swae Lee, Eminem, Latto, Lil Yachty, Jack Harlow, JID, and Juice WRLD appear on the record, among others. Uniquely, one All Is Yellow track sampled blink-182‘s “I Miss You” on “Hello There” with Lyrical Lemonade, Lil Tracy, Corbin, and Black Kray. blink-182… Read more »
