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The Town with Matthew Belloni

How Long Can the Live Concert Boom Last?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3847 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Matt is joined by Andrew Wallenstein, Variety Intelligence’s chief media analyst, to discuss live concerts' hot streak and the post-pandemic rise of the experience economy, as well as historic ticket prices, the lengths fans are going to to see their favorite artists, what this means for the future of live music, and more. Matt finishes the show with a prediction about stand-up comedy on streaming. For a 20 percent discount on Matt’s Hollywood insider newsletter, ‘What I’m Hearing ...,’ click here. Email us your thoughts! [email protected] To sample the study mentioned in today's interview, visit Variety.com/livemusic. Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Andrew Wallenstein Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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and for seven episodes, we're hunting a comment, a guy with a lot of aliases,

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a guy who's ruined a lot of weddings.

0:22.7

And with the help of some friends, I just might be able to catch him.

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It is Wednesday, October 18th.

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