Still Ringing

Still Ringing is a newsletter about concert culture, the memories, the rituals, the obsession. For fans who take live music seriously.

May 27, 2026

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4 min read

Pollstar Q1 hit $1.36B. The middle of the touring distribution disappeared. Neil Young plays two songs at a friend's birthday.

May 20, 2026

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5 min read

Pumpkins do Mellon Collie at thirty. MCR plays Black Parade at twenty. Bad Boy at ten. One take.

May 13, 2026

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3 min read

Last week was about $800 tickets. This week was the answer.

May 6, 2026

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4 min read

The pattern fans have been seeing for months finally has a label. BLUE DOT FEVER

Apr 29, 2026

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3 min read

Stagecoach evacuated 75,000 fans. Journey's farewell-tour set never happened.

Apr 22, 2026

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4 min read

Madonna showed up at Coachella with a story about the last time she was there.