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Simply Fantastic

About 200,000 music fans converged on Budapest’s Heroes’ Square June 27 for the annual free open-air concert paid for by telecom giant T-Mobile and the local government. more

RIAA Triumphs Over Usenet.com

In what is one of the more fascinating copyright infringement cases involving the Internet, the Recording Industry Association of America has won its lawsuit against Usenet.com. more

Jackson Rehearsal Footage Released

CNN has obtained exclusive video footage of the Michael Jackson rehearsal, which can be viewed here. more


Kroenke Inks Flash Seats Deal

Denver’s Kroenke Sports Enterprises has inked a deal with Flash Seats to serve as the digital ticketing provider for the company’s own TicketHorse ticketing service. more

Site Sold As Rothbury Opens

The sale of the Double JJ Ranch & Resort in southwestern Michigan to an investment group has been finalized, just two days before the gates open to the second annual Rothbury music festival at the site. more

Atlantic Yards Too Appeal-ing

After what appeared to be a huge leap toward the construction of the future home of the New Jersey Nets, the development is once again taking two steps back with the news of an upcoming appeals court hearing. more

Tsakalakis, Lopez At Ticket Summit

The 2009 Ticket Summit is set for the Venetian Hotel & Resort in Las Vegas July 15-17. more

R. Kelly In Fraud Enquiry

An interview with police investigating a 10.5 million rand ($1.3 million) investment scam was a late inclusion in R. Kelly’s tour itinerary, according to South African national news agency reports. more

Lou Still Dealin

Disgraced boy-band guru Lou Pearlman is still making deals – sort of. more

Jackson 'Energetic' Comment

Michael Jackson looked in perfect health and gave an electrifying performance two days before his death during rehearsals for his planned comeback concerts, a photographer who took pictures of the rehearsals said Tuesday. more

Jackson’s Show Detailed

Fans who purchased tickets to Michael Jackson’s O2 Arena shows have missed the opportunity to witness his return to the stage, but new details regarding the King of Pop’s over-the-top final production have emerged. more

LN Promotes Wright

Jason Wright has been named senior VP booking for the Midwest Region at Live Nation. more

TicketsNow Shuts Misleading Sites Comment

Ticketmaster subsidiary TicketsNow has reached an agreement with the Illinois attorney general to shut down a number of Web sites where brokers sold tickets to popular events at markups. more

Photo News

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Photo: Andy Mann

Denver Theatres and Arenas’ Erik Dyce and CSI Entertainment Insurance’s James Chippendale of the Love Hope Strength Foundation sit pretty atop Pike’s Peak in Colorado June 27. The Bacon Brothers, Cy Curnin of The Fixx and The White Buffalo played a milestone concert for about 100 people who made the 14,110-foot climb to benefit cancer research.
 

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Police make their presence known at the Staples Center in Los Angeles July 2.  Activities, like the installation of temporary barriers near the entrance, have some speculating Staples will be the site for a Michael Jackson memorial after the weekend.

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Work trucks change Alltel Arena into Verizon Arena July 1.  The blue color scheme of the North Little Rock, Ark., venue is expected to be changed to red, black and gray to match Verizon's colors.  Verizon Wireless bought Alltel about a year ago and arena staff had been expecting this change.

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Al Franken and wife Franni speak to the media outside their home in Minneapolis June 30.  Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Franken in Minnesota's contested Senate race Tuesday.

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AP Photo / Love Hope Strength Foundation

The Bacon Brothers (Kevin and Michael Bacon) perform on Pikes peak in Crystal Hills, Colo., June 27 after taking a six-hour hike to raise money for the Love Hope Strength cancer charity. The Fixx’s Cy Curnin, a regular of these fundraisers, also performed.
 

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