Even after a spokesperson for Bret Michaels has said that they are “cautiously optimistic” about his attendance at the finale, good ol’ Bret still boarded a private jet headed for New York.

While en route to the Big Apple, the plane had to make a quick detour in Nashville after Bret “complained of a headache, lower back pain and some cramping in the legs.”

The rocker and his team felt it was okay to continue though, and he’s currently on his way to meet The Donald and face off against Holly Robinson Peete!

Good luck, buddy!

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TicketsNow, 360 Deals a Drag for Live Nation
May 10, 2010 – Touring

By Glenn Peoples, Nashville

In its first quarter results on Monday, the first since its merger with Ticketmaster, Live Nation pointed to progress with its integration as well as its recent debt refinancing. The most important comments, however, were about its struggling secondary ticketing site and the doubt surrounding one or more of its multi-rights contracts.

From January 25, the day of the merger, through March 31, Live Nation recorded revenue of $723 million and a net loss of $112 million. The company said it is on track to realize $40 million in cost savings this year.

As a promoter, Live Nation generated total attendance of 6,835,000, a 2% drop from last year. Concert revenue fell 1.2% to $408 million. As a ticketing company, Live Nation sold 25.1 million tickets with a gross value of $1.5 billion in the first quarter. Concerts represented 52% of the company’s ticket sales while sports were 19%, arts and theater were 14% and family was 11%. Artist Nation, the company’s artist management division, had revenue of $69.4 million. The sponsorships division generated $21.2 million while e-commerce grossed $18.1 million.

Given that the companies merged in Q1, there is no comparable prior-year period against which to judge Live Nation’s performance. But the earnings call did contain some useful bits of information regarding Live Nation’s multi-rights contracts, the disappointing performance of TicketsNow and the company’s emphasis on reclaiming the value being captured by ticket brokers.

• Some multi-rights deals won’t pay off as hoped. Live Nation recorded a $13.4 allowance related to collectability concerns of certain, unnamed artist advances. In other words, the company has recorded an expense now because it does not expect to recoup some of the advances it paid out to big-name artists. Investors were wary of those multi-rights deals, and Live Nation has not entered into one since its signed Shakira to a ten-year deal in July 2008.

• TicketsNow revenues have fallen sharply and Live Nation’s secondary ticketing division is losing money. “We currently are not having success in that division,” Rapino said. TicketsNow is now making $1 million to $2 million, he explained, rather than the roughly $15 million it used to make. Why the difference? Since Live Nation had to de-link TicketsNow from Ticketmaster, he explained, revenue has “deteriorated.” That de-linking is part of a February 2009 settlement between the Attorney General of New Jersey and Ticketmaster that arose from complains about ticket sales for a Bruce Springsteen show in the state. A virtual wall was created between TicketsNow and Ticketmaster, assuring Ticketmaster.com visitors would not be re-rerouted to more expensive tickets at TicketsNow. Rapino said the company is exploring strategic options for TicketsNow.

• Live Nation is looking for growth through pricing, not through fees from its secondary ticketing sites. The growth in ticketing revenue, Rapino said, will come not from secondary service fees but by figuring out how to use seat maps and dynamic pricing to capture the “billion dollars in upsell on the face value of tickets.” By “upsell” he means about the difference between the final price paid and the face value. A ticket broker is able to capture the final price while a ticketing company collects only the face value. In many cases, the final price is many times higher than the face value. Rapino added the company’s desire to capture received “great reception” from artists worldwide who want to capture more of that value that is currently being taken by brokers.

• Live Nation the promoter is still taking service fees from tickets sold by Ticketmaster. During the Q&A portion of the call, Rapino confirmed that Live Nation records ticketing revenue from service fees in addition to the concert revenue it makes as a promoter. So, even though Live Nation and Ticketmaster are now part of the same company, the old practice of the promoter taking a chunk of ticketing service fees continues. That means Live Nation’s concert division continues to get a numbers boost from service fees.

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Carrie Underwood tickets Atlantic City Friday March 19 2010

We have some of the best seats in the house at reasonable prices call today or buy online at Tixx.com

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THE BLACK EYED PEAS
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BlackBerry PRESENTS “THE E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) WORLD TOUR 2010″: for tickets go to http://www.wwwtixx.com
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2nd NORTH AMERICAN LEG
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Date City Venue
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July 27 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre – on sale Saturday,
March 13 at 11:00AM
July 28 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre – on sale Saturday,
March 13 at 11:00AM
July 31 Montreal, QB Bell Centre
August 1 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
August 3 Boston, MA TD Garden – on sale Saturday, March 13
at 12:00 noon
August 4 Newark, NJ Prudential Center – on sale Saturday,
March 13 at 12:00 noon
August 6 Hartford, CT XL Center
August 7 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
August 10 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
August 11 Buffalo, NY HSBC Arena
August 13 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
August 14 St. Louis Scottrade Center
August 18 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
August 20 Saskatoon, SK Credit Union Centre
August 22 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
August 23 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place

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Nick Jonas ticket Beacon Theater Friday night 3rd row center from stage make offer, by leaving a comment

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Chris Cornell Says “SCHOOL’S IN SESSION” Soundgarden returns!

Soundgarden: The 12 Year Break is Over and School is Back in Session

http://soundgardenworld.com

Well you heard it here! We’ll see how long this lasts or even if it takes off. I hope for the best with Chris and the other guys of Soundgarden. Can they hold up to each other and the separation for so long? We’ll see.

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The Eagles Hollywood Bow
Bon Jovi Anaheim
2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game
at the Rose Bowl
Mariah Carey 11 shows
Carrie Underwood 30+ shows
Eric Clapton
Alicia Keys
Celtic WomanMark Knopfler
Van Morrison
Viva Elvis in VegasU2 360 Tour Montreal
Taylor Swift Kansas South Carolina

Eric Clapton with Jeff Beck 
Bon Jovi – Mohegan Sun
Hullabalou: 3 Day Event * Bon Jovi * Kenny Chesney * Dave Matthews at Churchill Downs 

Michael Buble at MSG and Staples Center
Taylor Swift at Gillette Stadium**
George Strait 3 shows
AC/DC Las Vegas
Michael Bublé 7 shows
Nickelback
John Mayer 7 more shows
Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy
Lady Gaga
Monster Energy AMA Supercross
Rascal Flatts
Tim Mcgraw
Wicked : A New Musical Landmark Theater
Wicked : A New Musical Stranahan
Globetrotters at MSGJingle Balls & Jingle Jams

Jerry Seinfeld San Diego and Indiana

Bob Dylan

BrianRegan

Monster Jams

Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale in Vegas

Ray Davies in LA & NY

The Pee-Wee Herman Comeback shows in LA

Trans-Siberian Orchestra 2 shows

Tyler Perry’s Laugh To Keep From Crying

Wilco Canada

WWE Miami
Il Divo in CT

Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes
Star Wars In Concert Chicago and others

Tegan and Sara
Jersey Boys Memphis
Los Angeles Dodgers NLCS tickets
Jonas Brothers New Orleans and others
Andrea Bocelli
Jimmy Buffett at MSG
Cirque at Beacon Theatre
PBR at MSG
Trans-Siberian Orch
More Don Henley
Baseball Playoffs
The Jonas Brothers 12 Days of Christmas Tour
AC/DC Dallas
Los Angeles Dodgers – League Championship Series
Jimmy Buffett Toronto, MSG, Mohegan Sun
Andrea Bocelli
Los Angeles Lakers plus other NBA teams
Def Leppard with Cheap Trick
Don Henley
Jay-Z
Jeff Dunham
Kiss: Alive 35
Monster Jam
New Orleans Hornets
Pixies
Robin Williams in NYC
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Matisyahu

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Nickelback tickets on sale now for 2010 tour at Tixx.com

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Michael Jackson: Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour (2005) On sale this week only

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Nickelback’s first single, 2001’s “How You Remind Me,” ranks #1 in USA Today’s list of the most popular radio songs of the ’00s.

According to Nielsen, the hit single racked up 1.2 million spins since 2000. Also exceeding 1 million spins are these popular radio songs listed in descending order:

1. Nickelback, How You Remind Me

2. Train, Drops of Jupiter

3. Lifehouse, Hanging By a Moment

4. Faith Hill, Breathe

5. 3 Doors Down, Kryptonite

6. Faith Hill, The Way You Love Me

7. Lee Ann Womack, I Hope You Dance

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