Online

How Facebook Could Save Ticketmaster From Scalpers

Live Nation Entertainment, the live music behemoth forged in the mega-merger between ticket seller Ticketmaster, artist manager Front Line Management Group, and promoter and venue owner Live Nation, finds itself at a crossroads.


February 20, 2011
Cameras

The Modern Concert

There’s nothing new about cameraphones at concerts or even filter apps like Hipstamatic (it went to war and came back with an award!), but something about this picture got me thinking this week about concert culture in a hyper-connected age.


November 16, 2010
Cameras

Concert Hands Evolution From The 1960s To 2010

It just gets sadder and sadder. And then it gets really really sad. [Thanks Laura!]


November 10, 2010
Mobile

I Captured Blurry 5MP Smartphone Pics Of A Girl, And I Liked It

Last night, I joined the NY Giz team (and a throng of several hundred strangers) for a Microsoft-themed evening with Katy Perry. It was fun. But it was also clear that smartphones have changed concerts forever. Is that good?


November 3, 2010
Software

Aria iTunes App Lets You Stream Concerts Live To Your iPhone This Week

Gizmodo AU

The ARIA awards are happening this weekend, and all this week to celebrate, Apple and ARIA are putting on a series of concerts in the Botanic Gardens in Sydney. And they’re streaming the shows live via a free app on the App Store.


October 19, 2010
Entertainment

Tilt Shift Coachella Video Turns Concertgoers Into Tiny Toy People

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Giant music festivals are awesome, but wouldn’t it be nice if you could just hover above without any of the packing or mud-caked feet? This tilt-shifted video gives a stellar vantage point and makes it all look so damn cute.


September 22, 2010

The Concert Speakers Are A Lie

My life was just flipped, turned upside down and I didn’t even have to move to California. It just took one photo, a dozen instant messages and a handful of emails to confirm that I’ve been lied to by musicians.


May 10, 2010

Apple Grabs “iTunes Live” Trademark

Start up the speculation machine, for Apple has filed a trademark for “iTunes Live” and that could mean the long-rumoured live music sessions content is headed to the service soon.


April 16, 2010
Software

Apple Patent Shows Paper-Replacing Concert Ticket Scheme

This is a great idea, but it’s kind of been done before, Apple. Already ticket retailers are issuing QR barcodes via SMS, to be scanned when entering gigs – though Apple does show nifty iTunes integration in its patent.


March 27, 2010
Software

iConcertCal App Now Available For Gig-Going Android Users

Not every Android user will have a use for iConcertCal (those who insist on carrying an iPod around, for example), but if you store music on your phone the personalised concert recommendations would prove very handy.