OP-ED: Blue Dot Fever Isn’t a Ticket Sales Problem. It’s a Good Old Fashioned American Greed Problem

We’ve all likely heard that term by now, whether you’re a fan of music or someone who works in the music industry, or owns a venue which regularly hosts musical events.

Blue Dot Fever.

Empty blue dots scattered across ticket maps. That stupid little nickname that has become increasingly annoying for a very real problem that’s somehow morphed itself into everyone’s business and reality in 2026. Regardless of which side of the microphone you’re on, you’re feeling it. Tours canceled. Shows downsized. Promoters losing their asses off. Artists and managers scratching their heads for immediate solutions. Industry executives convening in their panels and board rooms to ask the essential question: What’s happening right now?

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Hip Hops: In search of lost time

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ― Ferris Bueller Slow down, you move too fast You got to make the morning last ― Simon and Garfunkel, “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)” Either you’re pumping the brake, or flooring the accelerator, […]

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