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Why concert tickets sell out in seconds: holds, presales, bots
Tickets do not vanish because 20,000 people were faster than you. Most of them were never offered, and software took a large share of what was left.
Do Concert Tickets Get Cheaper Closer to the Date?
One data set says buyers who wait until the day of the show pay a third less than average. Another says day-of fire sales are mostly a myth. Reconciling them is the whole answer.
How to Avoid Ticketmaster Fees on Concert Tickets
The face price is never the price. A practical guide to why concert fees balloon at checkout, and the handful of moves that actually shrink them.
Why Concert Ticket Prices Swing So Wildly: Dynamic Pricing Explained
A Green Day ticket that hit A$500 mid-queue, an Oasis onsale that rose by hundreds of pounds - dynamic pricing turned buying a concert ticket into a live auction. Here's how it works and why it persists.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Marry at Madison Square Garden
No bridesmaids, a comedian at the altar and a couture gown: the pop star and the NFL tight end made it official in Manhattan.
Madonna Returns to the Dance Floor With 'Confessions II'
Seven years on, Madonna's sequel to her 2005 classic reunites her with Stuart Price, and reckons with grief between the beats.
Supergirl Opens to a $50M Test as Toy Story 5 Holds the Box Office
DC's reboot lands Friday with a respectable number that still may not win the weekend. The math around it tells the more interesting story.
Madonna Says a Budget Fight With Universal Killed Her Biopic
Madonna says a falling out with Universal Pictures over budget sank the self-directed biopic that was set to star Julia Garner, after years of scripts and casting.
Clive Davis, the Hitmaker Behind Whitney Houston, Dies at 94
Across nearly six decades he turned unknowns into stars and stars into institutions, from Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston to Alicia Keys.
Toy Story 5 Pushes Hollywood Toward a $4 Billion Summer
Pixar's fifth outing set a franchise record and the year's biggest debut, but the rebound it is fueling rests almost entirely on familiar IP.
Toy Story 5 Opens to a Franchise-Record $160 Million
Woody and Buzz haven't lost a step: the fifth “Toy Story” posted the year's biggest opening and the largest start in the franchise's history.
Obama Presidential Center Opens in Chicago With a Plea for Democracy
The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public on Juneteenth after a star-studded Jackson Park dedication where the former president made democracy, not nostalgia, his theme.
Sherwood Forest's Major Oak, Tied to Robin Hood, Declared Dead
The tree that legend casts as Robin Hood's hideout failed to leaf this spring. The RSPB blames crowds, propping and drought.
Springsteen, Stevie Wonder Headline Obama Center's Opening
The Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with a star-studded June 18 ceremony, ahead of its public debut on Juneteenth.
Prince George Will Start at Eton in September, Palace Confirms
The 12-year-old future king will leave Lambrook for Eton, following William and Harry, ending months of speculation about his schooling.
Tyra Banks Sues Netflix Over 'Top Model' Documentary Edit
The former host says Netflix cut a three-and-a-half-hour interview to 16 minutes and rebuilt it into a false story, in a defamation suit that turns on a single edit.
Gene Shalit, the 'Today' Show's Punning Film Critic, Dies at 100
Gene Shalit, the bushy-haired, mustachioed film critic who reviewed movies on NBC's 'Today' show for four decades with a fondness for puns, has died at 100, his family said Friday.
King Charles Marks His Official Birthday With Trooping the Colour
The choreography barely changes, and that is the point: a monarchy staging its own permanence on Horse Guards Parade, one year at a time.
Washington National Opera Sues Kennedy Center Over $17 Million in Gifts
Five months after leaving its home of more than five decades, the opera company is suing for the donor money it says the Kennedy Center kept.
David Hockney, Painter of Pools and Modern Life, Dies at 88
The British painter who carried figurative art through six decades of changing fashion, from Bradford to the pools of Los Angeles, has died one month short of 89.