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Madonna performance clipAP EntertainmentNew York, 18 May 20062. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on the state of the summer-concert scene:\"Great news for 2006 is that ticket sales have increased about 22 percent year...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e1. Madonna performance clip\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 18 May 2006\u003cbr/\u003e2. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on the state of the summer-concert scene:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Great news for 2006 is that ticket sales have increased about 22 percent year over year from 2005. So that signifies a very healthy touring industry. The other great thing that has to do with a lot of the other artists who are on tour, and also do with the value that the promoters are providing. People were concerned a couple years ago that ticket prices were escalating. They've kind of plateaued and kind of levelled off.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e3. Madonna performance clip\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 18 May 2006\u003cbr/\u003e4. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on Madonna's 'Confessions':\u003cbr/\u003etour:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Madonna is going to be blazing throughout the country this summer. It is a much sought-after ticket. Tickets for this show tend to go for a little higher price, and that's because the show itself is really spectacular. It's much more like a Broadway stage show than it is anything else. It feels very intimate at the same time, too. So while there's a lot of great things happening, it also feels very intimate, and Madonna, at least on her last tour, came out into the crowd and was singing to the crowd and her last record, 'Confessions on a Dance Floor,' is doing phenomenally well. So, it's Madonna time in the United States.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e5. Red Hot Chili Peppers performance clip \u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment \u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 18 May 2006 \u003cbr/\u003e6. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on Red Hot Chili Peppers' tour:\u003cbr/\u003e \"A band like that is out touring on behalf of the new record, actually, the number-one record this week. So, what's exciting about that is, I think there's a lot of energy and a lot of honesty to their shows. And, remember, they started in small clubs, and they transcended the small clubs to the larger arenas, but it still hasn't lost that intimacy. That's what special about a Red Hot Chili Peppers show.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e7. Red Hot Chili Peppers performance clip \u003cbr/\u003e8. Kelly Clarkson performance clip \u003cbr/\u003e9. Tim McGraw performance clip \u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment New York, \u003cbr/\u003e18 May 2006 \u003cbr/\u003e10. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on the bounty of summer-concert offerings:\u003cbr/\u003e\"Is there too much music, at the end of the day? Are there too many choices? Are there too many choices for consumers entertainment dollar? That's always something that anybody in this business is thinking about. The entertainment dollar has so many things pulling at it, whether it's buying a CD, a DVD tape from a film or a concert ticket. Or the internet. There's so many more people, competition, after that dollar. So, if I'm going to stage a show and I'm a promoter and I'm going to put together a smart tour, I'm going do it on behalf of something that really has legs and has a dedicated fan base, where you know you're really going get that audience.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e11. Pearl Jam performance clip\u003cbr/\u003e12. Dave Matthews Band performance clip\u003cbr/\u003eAP Entertainment\u003cbr/\u003eNew York, 18 May 2006\u003cbr/\u003e13. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Richman, AOL, on what to do if a concert is supposedly \"sold out\":\u003cbr/\u003e\"You can go to a licensed secondary broker site, like a StubHub.com or TicketsNow.com and you may pay premium to buy a ticket through that avenue, but you will get seat. It's guaranteed. It comes via Fed Ex, and you'll have that ticket in hand. Or, if you do it last-minute, you can even pick up that ticket in the city where the show is. A lot of these services have drop-off points. I just think it's . . . there's a lot of ways to get tickets. There's never a sold-out ticket.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAOL Music\u003cbr/\u003e14. Madonna performance clip\u003cbr/\u003eMadonna's 'Confessions' tour is up and running in Los Angeles, but it's not the only summer-concert success story.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Great news for 2006 is that ticket sales have increased about 22 percent, year over year, from 2005,\" said Scott Richman, a music-industry veteran who follows the concert scene for AOL. \"The other great thing that has to do with a lot of the other artists who are on tour, and also do with the value that the promoters are providing.\u003cbr/\u003ePeople were concerned a couple years ago that ticket prices were escalating. They've kind of plateaued and kind of levelled off.\"\u003cbr/\u003eMadonna's show is likely the biggest exception to that rule, with secondary brokers selling choice \"Confessions\"-show tickets in the thousands of U.S. dollars. \u003cbr/\u003e\"Tickets for this show tend to go for a little higher price, and that's because the show itself is really spectacular,\" Richman explained. \"It's much more like a Broadway stage show than it is anything else. It feels very intimate at the same time, too. So while there's a lot of great things happening, it also feels very intimate, and Madonna, at least on her last tour, came out into the crowd and was singing to the crowd and her last record, 'Confessions on a Dance Floor,' is doing phenomenally well. So, it's Madonna time in the United States.\"\u003cbr/\u003eIt's Springsteen time, too, as The Boss and his \"Seeger Sessions\" band pay homage to folk legend Pete Seeger. Bruce Springsteen's shows are already sell-out successes in Europe, and the tour is now headed for U.S. venues. Madonna's tour starts stateside, then heads to Europe. \u003cbr/\u003eRed Hot Chili Peppers' \"Stadium Arcadium\" is currently the top-selling CD in the U.S., and, according to Richman, the band's tour is just as red-hot.\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think there's a lot of energy and a lot of honesty to their shows. And, remember, they started in small clubs, and they transcended the small clubs to the larger arenas, but it still hasn't lost that intimacy. That's what special about a Red Hot Chili Peppers show.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAmong the season's other top draws: Kelly Clarkson, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, Tim McGraw. \u003cbr/\u003eAs for getting tickets? Keep on top of sale dates for your favourite artists by watching their official websites, as well as sites for ticket sellers. But if the show you want is \"sold out,\" \"go to a licensed secondary broker site, like a StubHub.com or TicketsNow.com and you may pay premium to buy a ticket through that avenue, but you will get seat,\"\u003cbr/\u003eRichman said. \"It's guaranteed. It comes via Fed Ex, and you'll have that ticket in hand. Or, if you do it last-minute, you can even pick up that ticket in the city where the show is. A lot of these services have drop-off points. I just think it's . . . there's a lot of ways to get tickets. 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