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Rihanna reschedules 1st Mariner Arena show for April

2013-03-20 07:11:00

Rihanna, who postponed her Baltimore concert scheduled for March 12 due to illness, will now perform at 1st Mariner Arena on April 24, Live Nation announced this morning. Tickets for the March show will be honored at the door. Tickets are still on...

Rihanna's Tuesday concert at 1st Mariner Arena postponed

2013-03-12 07:58:00

Rihanna postponed her 1st Mariner Arena concert scheduled for Tuesday night due to the flu and laryngitis, Live Nation announced today. Baltimore fans are instructed to keep their tickets, as a rescheduled date will be announced at a later date....

City Council approves bill allowing Ticketmaster's service fees

2013-03-04 15:23:23

The City Council approved a bill Monday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The 15-member council voted heavily in favor of the bill, which would exempt...

Committee votes to allow Ticketmaster fees

2013-02-28 15:15:00

A City Council committee approved a bill Thursday that would allow companies such as Ticketmaster to continue to charge unlimited fees in selling tickets to events in Baltimore. The council's finance committee voted 3-1 in favor of the bill, which would...

Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's 'Legends' tour coming to M&T Bank Stadium

2013-02-22 07:05:00

Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake will bring their "Legends of the Summer" stadium tour to M&T Bank Stadium on Aug. 8, Live Nation announced this morning. Tickets go on sale Feb. 28, but fans can RSVP for early access to presale tickets on this Facebook page....

City politicians rush to save Ticketmaster's user fees

2013-02-23 09:47:00

Musician Jackson Browne's managers were so excited when they heard Maryland's high court had struck down Ticketmaster's unpopular user fees in Baltimore that they promised free lifetime tickets to the city resident who had filed suit alleging he'd been...

State's high court equates Ticketmaster fees with scalping

2013-01-18 18:17:54

In a decision that could have implications for how show and sports tickets are sold in Baltimore, the state's highest court ruled Friday that service fees charged by Ticketmaster amount to scalping — setting up the possibility that people who...

Drake's 'Club Paradise' tour to hit Verizon Center

2012-03-22 07:00:00

Rap radio's reigning king Drake will bring his "Club Paradise" tour to Verizon Center on May 25, it was announced today. J. Cole, Waka Flocka Flame, Meek Mill, French Montana and 2 Chainz will join the Young Money rapper. For many fans, a headlining...

Concert news: Wale, Flogging Molly, Nick Carter, Real Estate, Steve Earle, Jim Gaffigan

2011-11-29 04:00:00

The Fillmore Silver Spring just loves Wale. The rapper, who just played the Live Nation venue in late October, will return January 1. The Fillmore bills it an "Encore." Black Cobain will open. Wale has been recently dismissed as a sell-out by many in...

Update: Madonna to play two nights at Verizon Center in September

2012-02-13 10:56:00

Update: Madonna has added a second show at the Verizon Center after the first one sold out. She will now perform on September 24, a Monday, in addition to September 23. Tickets go on sale Feb. 21. Madonna's Super Bowl performance reaffirmed that, at...

Kanye West, Jay-Z to perform in Baltimore as part of 'Watch the Throne' tour

2011-07-25 04:01:00

Kanye West and Jay-Z, whose new collaborative album "Watch the Throne" will be released next month, will also tour together, it was announced Monday by concert promoter Live Nation.� The two rappers will go on a 24-city tour, also called "Watch the...

Lyric Opera House, Live Nation sued over concert tickets; theater and company move to dismiss

2012-01-13 04:03:00

A Baltimore man suing Live Nation has added the Lyric Opera House to the lawsuit, alleging the theater received "kickbacks" from the behemoth concert promoter. Both the Lyric and Live Nation moved to dismiss Thursday. The lawsuit comes as Live Nation...

GMR Marketing, the global music, entertainment, sports and lifestyle marketing agency, has announced Peter Joseph as its vice president of entertainment. Joseph, who comes to GMR from Live Nation, will be based in the company�s Chicago office.

2013-05-07 11:25:00

A view of construction of the Vision Bar that will be in the Event Center with its grand opening on Saturday, May 12th. This bar will be open every day of the week and cater to concert-goers, casino patrons, hotel guests.

2012-02-10 00:00:00

By Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times staff writer Once again, technology played a large part in the music world this year, as artists and consumers employed hardware and software to continue to try and regain ground lost to technological advancements.

2010-11-30 11:34:35