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The man that broke Linkin Park in China

Posted on August 28, 2009 by admin

We have just seen the semi triumphant return of super rock/ metal/ rap/ electronica act Linkin Park at Shanghai Stadium.  You can read our review of it HERE.  Sure enough, Linkin Park have sold more concert tickets in China than … Continue reading →

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Emma disintegrates, Ticketmaster rises from the ashes…

Posted on May 14, 2009 by admin

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Department of Bad Timing

Posted on August 26, 2008 by admin

Chatting with a representative of Emma, the foremost China-based promoter, last month at Fuji Rock, we learned that the company’s Director of Live Events – Marketing, A. Robb Spitzer, was leaving the company. Less than a month later, Emma’s Director … Continue reading →

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Celine Dion’s Beijing Show Cancelled

Posted on April 2, 2008 by admin

The rumour mill is spinning over Celine Dion’s cancelled gig in Beijing. See if you can make sense of the competing theories offered. Us neither. Concert organizers Ticketmaster whom you may remember from that little Bjork flap last month, have … Continue reading →

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The Bjork Backlash II – Shanghai changes the rules

Posted on March 21, 2008 by admin

So, the government meetings following Bjork’s outburst at the beginning of March are continuing. The following is a summary of a report on the behind-closed-doors discussion on March 18: Additional measures (not yet approved) from SH Cultural Bureau re foreign … Continue reading →

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Bjork runs amok with China’s burgeoning live music industry

Posted on March 15, 2008 by admin

Some are calling it an “outburst,” others refer to it as a whisper, but one thing’s for sure: Bjork’s chants of “Tibet, Tibet,” at her March 2 Shanghai concert were heard loud and clear by the Chinese government. The Icelandic … Continue reading →

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Big Bands in China – a bubble waiting to burst?

Posted on February 22, 2008 by admin

Happy Chinese New Year! It’s been a while, but we’ve been busy. A big show at the end of January with Hard-Fi, Tom Middleton and Sasha followed by the annual Chinese shut down. Snow, death at railway stations, delayed flights … Continue reading →

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