"Anti-tout system a success at Waits gig" was the headline in the Irish Times today. According to the newspaper Tom Waits insisted on the requirement of photo ID as an anti-touting measure. The rules, are the person who’s name is printed on the ticket must be going to the performance.
After callers complained, RTE’s Liveline were [...]
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A “genuine story and relevant ID” will allow access to Waits says promoter
Album sales fall 9.5% in US
From the New York Times (vie Memex)
LOS
ANGELES (AP) — Album sales in the United States plunged 9.5 percent
last year from 2006, as the recording industry had another weak year
despite a 45 percent surge in the sale of digital tracks, according to
figures released Thursday.
Songs of Praise karaoke goes on the move
The Dublin rock ‘n’ roll karaoke
night, Songs of Praise, is going on the move with a student
karaoke competition.
The top prize is a Gibson electric guitar worth over €2,000, while each of
the seven heat winners will get an Xbox 360 console, Guitar Hero III, and other
games, worth over €1,000.
The amateurs will get rest with Phantom
FM’s [...]