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Depending on how thoroughly you did or did not shirk your responsibility to protect yourself and others from the coronavirus, it’s most likely been well over a year since you last went to a concert. Now, with the country gradually reopening and entertainment venues starting to come back (for better or worse), Americans can start thinking about packing together in hot, poorly ventilated rooms to see their favorite musical acts noodle away on guitars again and according to Live Nation, people are
very excited about doing that.
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Deadline, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino says its “concert pipeline” is up double digits from where it was in 2019 before the pandemic, with events like Bonnaroo, Electric Daisy, and Rolling Loud all selling out in record time. Garth Brooks also “broke every Ticketmaster record” when he sold 50,000 tickets in under 30 minutes for a show in Salt Lake City. This comes after Live Nation got predicta