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Taylor Swift's tour is boosting business near venues, but the singer's the big winner
by
Henry Epp
and Hannah Baggenstoss
May 19, 2023
She's likely to make more than $5 million a night in ticket sales alone.
One parade organizer welcomes their return this holiday season
by
Minju Park
Dec 31, 2021
Hobie Pileski, co-owner of Argonne Parades, is looking forward to in-person holiday festivities after over a year of putting events on hold.
Struggling venue operators can finally seize the federal government’s lifeline
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Apr 28, 2021
Applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant reopened on Monday after a failed launch earlier this month.
Shuttered venue owners say federal aid could be a curtain raiser
Mar 12, 2021
The new pandemic relief package includes another $1.25 billion for concert venues, theaters and other spaces that do live events.
Football teams rethink stadium design to adjust for COVID
by
Greg Echlin
Oct 6, 2020
Architecture firms that specialize in stadium design are being asked to make changes to help fans maintain social distancing.
Ticket buyers and sellers say StubHub owes them after widespread event cancellations
Apr 10, 2020
The company changed policies on refunds and payouts at the end of March, to the chagrin of buyers and sellers on the secondary ticket marketplace.
How ticket prices affect scalping
by
Janet Nguyen
Sep 21, 2018
A brief history of the ticketing — and scalping — industry.
For public good, not for profit.
Will NFL fans watch football on Twitter?
by
Jed Kim
Sep 14, 2016
Fans may not watch on a tiny screen. For both Twitter and the NFL, it's an experiment.
Delia Ephron: "Nora always said we shared half a brain"
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 27, 2014
The author and screenwriter shares a few of her numerical neuroses.
Win two tickets to see Marketplace live in New York!
by
Kai Ryssdal
Oct 6, 2014
Find one of our ads on a New York City bus, tweet at us and you could go for free.