Be cautious about winter concert ticket scams

Since the musicians are busy announcing the tour schedules of their winter concerts, the fraudsters are even busier getting ready to snatch illegal money from the music lovers across the globe. According the United States department of crime, more than five million tickets customers get trapped online by fraudsters every year on account of purchasing sports , concerts and theme park tickets online. This fraudulent activity accounts to more than four million dollars loss for the tickets industry. The online tickets customers find it extremely discouraging and disheartening every year.

The increasing rise in cyber crimes has made the online customers more cautious regarding the tickets purchase. Furthermore the two most common scams that involve this disgraceful crime include the customers who have paid for the tickets but have not received them at all whereas the other one is paying for the tickets and receiving them too, but receiving the fake ones. The second kind of online tickets scam is more disgusting and disheartening for the online customers. The crooks also get themselves benefited from the ticket companies that allow users to print tickets through their PCs.

Moreover, selling the tickets with same serial number over and over again to the same customers is also one common way, the fraudsters cheat with the online customers. In case when the same ticket is sold over and over again to multiple customers, the customer to arrive the venue first would be able to get in whereas the rest would be left out disappointed. This is why the technique of printing tickets online has been discouraged now and would soon be completely disallowed. Only the genuine tickets with unique barcode would be allowed to be sold online in the forthcoming years.

Lady Antebellum – Complete Biography

The Grammy Award winning country band Lady Antebellum has released a fresh single, ‘Bartender’ from its forthcoming, fifth studio album. The single has rocked the country music world instantaneously after its release on May 12th, 2014. It has also been released as a digital download on iTunes subsequently. ‘Bartender’, which is an up-tempo song, tells the story of a girl who spends a night out with her pals as a struggle to mend her lately broken heart. According to authentic sources ‘Bartender’ is going to be the lead single of their upcoming studio record. After embarking on several tours, the Lady Antebellum trio is of the opinion that it requires many more up-tempo songs in its list, so as to keep its fans on their feet during the concerts. Lady Antebellum has switched its producer from Paul Worley to Nathan Chapman for its fifth studio album. Nathan Chapman is a Grammy Award winner and is known best for being the producer of Taylor Swift.

Getting to know about the history of Lady Antebellum, this country music band was formed in the year 2006 by Charles Kelly, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood. The rich harmony between the trio and their immaculate instrumental talent, have helped Lady Antebellum create contemporary country music that is second to none. In the year 2007, the group signed with the Capitol Records, Nashville and its debut single “Love Don’t Live Here” was released. The debut single by Lady Antebellum peaked at 3rd place on the country charts. It was followed by a self-titled debut album in 2008, which included the chart-topping single, “I Run to You”. This single was also included in the list of Top 40 pop hits. Not more than a year had passed after the release of their first album that the trio was nominated for Grammy Award. The Grammy nomination earned the band a tremendous success. Soon, their second album “Need You Now” came out in 2010.

The single “Need You Now” from Lady Antebellum’s second album received extremely positive reception and is, too date, the top-charting song by this musical band. The single “Need You Now” has not only topped the country charts, but has also hit 2nd place on the Billboard’s Hot 100. According to authentic sources, above 3 million copies of the band’s second album were sold by the early 2011 only within the U.S and the demand was yet through the ceiling. Later in 2011, Lady Antebellum attended the Grammys, taking home prestigious awards. Soon after attending the Grammys, the trio released their third studio album, “Own the Night” in September 2011. “Just a Kiss”, which was a single from their third studio album, became the band’s fastest-rising single. The single topped Billboard’s adult contemporary chart. Another single from their second studio album “Dancin’ Away with My Heart” peaked at second position on the Billboard’s Country Chart. “On This Winter’s Night”, the holiday album, which was released by the trio on 22nd October, 2012, was certified Gold in United States. Following back to back accomplishments from all their previous albums, Lady Antebellum released “Golden”, their 4th full-length studio album on 7th May 2013, comprising the hit single “Downtown”, which topped Billboard Charts.

Lady Antebellum has been contributing heavily to “myLifespeaks” charity since 2012. This organization works for facilitating disabled orphans across Haiti. Their headlining tours include Need You Now Tour of 2010, Own the Night Tours of 2011-2012 and Take Me Down Tour of 2014. The trio plans to continue entertaining and amusing their fans with rocking tours across United States, Canada and Mexico during the year 2014. Missing out Lady Antebellum’s upcoming concert in your town is never going to be a good idea, so what’s the wait? Have you booked your Lady Antebellum tickets online or not yet? If you are yet to book your tickets, remember to choose a reliable online tickets booking company for the purpose. Ticketsdepot247 one of the most trusted names in providing concert tickets at highly competitive rates. So, rush now and grab your tickets at prices within your means.

The Future of Music is a Love Story – says Taylor Swift

Wall Street Journal had a recent session with the America’s renowned singer, lyricist and actress Taylor Swift. During the session, Taylor was asked about where she thinks the music industry will be after a couple of decades and onwards. Taylor Swift is known as one of the few people across the planet that are too much enthusiastic and optimistic about music that they not only say but truly believe that music industry will never die. In fact they are of the opinion that music industry is coming alive.

During the session, Taylor Swift said that the value of a music album is still there and will always be. The main thing which affects the value and popularity of a music album depends on how much the heart and soul an artist has bled into it, she added. Apart from this, Taylor is of the opinion that financial value of an album also has a strong emphasis on the sales of a product. We have read a plethora of articles regarding major recording artists who have already given away their music for promotion. Taylor says her hope for the future is music industry.

Music is an art and art is something not very common therefore due value and worth must be given to it. The artists should never be underestimated for anything. In fact they should be greatly appreciated and encouraged so that they can produce far better than before, for their fans, said Taylor Swift to Wall Street Journal. When she was asked about the album sales, she replied that music fans around the world are still buying albums, but not as much as before however if an album’s creativity and words hit them on their hearts like an arrow, they would not be able to help themselves purchasing it. She also acknowledged the fact that having a multiplatinum selling album is no more as easy as it was twenty years back.

Justin Bieber Moving To Miami — Will Selena Gomez Follow Him?

Justin Bieber 20, is planning to create a great deal of space between himself and his ex-love Selena Gomez 21. The world’s renowned Canadian singer, lyricist, dancer and actor Bieber is moving fulltime to Miami and his new girlfriend Yovanna is quite excited about this move from Justin. The sources have recently revealed this news to Hollywoodlife.com.

According to the news, Yovanna is extremely excited to welcome Bieber to the east coast. This big move from the great pop singer Bieber has created several questions in the minds of his fans around the world. The foremost question is whether or not Selena will be pleased regarding this major move from her ex-love. Another question is, whether or not Selena Gomez follow Justin Bieber all the way to Miami?

They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, so people are of the opinion that Justin’s move may bring him and Selena back together. The previous reports told us that Justin’s relations with other girls were making Selena greatly upset emotionally. Selena has more often than not asked Justin why he is stringing her along. The reports told that Bieber comes back to her despite dallying with other girls, which is taking Selena into a great depression. This move from Justin may make Selena realize how much she is better off on her own.

Country & Folk Music Concerts

In many ways, music is the definition of society and foundation of our existence. Music can be seen not only as a poetic medium, a fine art but also a great source of entertainment. Presently, there are several music genres present to entertain audiences for all tastes, including pop, hip hop, jazz, metal, punk, country and folk. Generally, country and folk music are considered to feature genuine and true expressions, which is why their concert tickets are always in high demand.

Although, similar in type and sharing the same grounds of rural existence, country and folk music are quite different genres. Based largely in traditional folk tunes, country and folk music revolves around the difficulties of country life, the troubles of farmers, and folk hero legends. It makes heavy use of stringed instruments such as mandolins, fiddles, banjoes and guitars.

Folk music is considered to have provided roots for the basis of later developed genres including rock and roll, jazz, rhythm and blues. Some of the most popular musicians emerged from this traditional form of music genre are Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez and Bob Dylan among others. Whereas country music consists of a Nashville sound, western swing and blue grass sounds, also honky tonk. The top solo artists produced by this genre and celebrated around the globe are Garth Brooks and Elvis Presley.

Both these genres are widely accepted and appreciated by people in all ages. Country and folk music is popular worldwide, especially in the southern areas of U.S.  There are ample festivals and concerts that feature country and folk music as both genres supply excellent sounds to dance. Fans flock in huge numbers from around the globe to attend and enjoy these concerts, hence country and folk tickets remain in high demand throughout the year. 

Golf – A Classy Sport

The elegant and classy sport ‘Golf’ is among the most famous sports worldwide. Historians debate about different time periods about the origin of the game, however, when it comes tracing the origins of modern golf, there is no ambiguity that it was conceived way back in 1457 in Scotland. With historic ‘Musselburgh Links’ being the most historic golf course, it was also in Scotland where the first round of golf took place in 1672.

After the first round, Golf began to make its way to different countries. It was in 1744, that the ‘Company of Gentlemen Golfers’ documented the first ever golf regulations by jotting down some rules for the sport. The game really took off from that point onwards and by the late 1880s, expanded to new territories including South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Ireland. United States also began to embrace Golf during that time, resulting in the formation of over two hundred golf clubs by the end of the first decade of 1900s.

The evolving sports spread its wings to different parts of the globe and its popularity increased multiple times over, resulting improved golf courses and changed format. There are four major tournaments played by men, collectively known as ‘Majors’. The season opens in April with ‘Master Tournament’, followed by the ‘U.S. Open Championship’ in June and ‘The Open Championship’ next month. The ‘PGA Championship’ is held in August every year. The legendary ‘Jack Nicklaus’ leads the Majors count with eighteen wins to his name.

Golf might not be as easy game to master on the course, as to become a fan of, be it PGA events that always feature the cream crop of the golfers or the much-touted majors: the Masters, The U.S. Open Championships the PGA Championship and the British Open. The increasing popularity has seen the prize money swell into millions as well. The game is now broadcasted to hundreds of countries worldwide by some of the biggest sports broadcasters in the world, making it one of the most watched sports around the globe.

Concert Event Tickets

One of the greatest source of entertainment for present day generation is to attend concerts of their favorite artists and bands. Concert event tickets are always in high demand, and gone are the days when the fans had to stand in lines at the box office to get tickets the old-fashioned way. There are several ways to get tickets now to watch your favorite artists or bands perform live in a concert, and internet facilitates most of these best available ways to get tickets.

Many great sources are available on the internet to find out the schedules and venue for the events, including, venue websites, box office websites, secondary ticketing websites and ticket search engines. Most of these websites offer subscription to send updates via email. Concertgoers can also tune into radio stations for the announcements of upcoming shows or check out the list of shows and venues in newspapers as well. Many fan clubs hold presale and make tickets available to club members first. So joining the favorite artist’s or band’s club could also help get the tickets.

All remaining tickets that do not get sold during the presales of given to radio stations for promotional purposes get sold to general public. These tickets can be bought either online or by telephone or by simply at the box office outlet. Tickets go on sale at all three places at the same time, for general public, and all three sell tickets from the same pool. Even after a show gets sold out the tickets for seats can still be bought but at higher prices. Due to the free market, the ticket holders sell them at any price they desire. This price is generally determined according to the popularity, the demand and amount of available tickets of the event. If your favorite artist is in town on tour, better not wait till the show gets sold out. Make efficient use of internet, and buy your tickets sooner.

Why buy sports event tickets online?

Sporting activities have always been among the most popular across the world in terms of physical fitness as well as for entertainment and leisure. The sports activities whether they are indoor or outdoor are placed domestically, nationally as well as internationally across the globe. Among the outdoor sporting games, the most popular ones include soccer, football, basketball, baseball, cricket, lawn tennis, table tennis and many more. Football is also known as soccer at many places with a minor difference of rules and regulations. The international governing body of the football game is FIFA which is abbreviation for Fédération Internationale de Football Association. It manages and organizes all international football matches played across the globe. Football being one of the most passionate and thrilling games, when played, is watched by billions of spectators live as well as on the televisions. The sports tickets are sold across the world by online tickets booking companies as well as appointed local tickets dealers.

People book the tickets of their favorite events with great enthusiasm and passion. The online tickets booking companies offer special discounts on advanced bookings therefore whatever the game it may be, the fans book their sports events tickets months in advance, soon after the official announcement of the upcoming schedule. This not only saves a lot of money but also gives them the surety that they will be witnessing the great game live. The online tickets booking companies are nowadays offering so advanced booking techniques that people are provided with a complete graphical view of the arena from where they can pin point and choose their favorite sit. Online tickets booking not just means the 100% confirmation of your place in the live contest but also ensures the exact seat where you will be sitting to witness the live action. The tickets are booked in three simple steps. You search for your sporting event, choose your seat and click on the book now tab. This takes you to the credit card payment section where you can pay online with full confidence. Your ticket is confirmed right after you place an online payment.

If this is your first ever experience in placing online booking of a sports ticket, then it is strongly recommended that you first make sure that the company you are using for booking is reliable and genuine. The internet world involves a great deal of spamming. Whenever you find a tickets booking website offering unbelievably low rates then make sure that it is a genuine company. The spammers eat away your money and leave you disappointed with no tickets in your hands. If you really want to buy discount sports tickets, look for a reputed online tickets booking company. You can ask assistance from one of your friends who already have hands-on experience with online tickets booking. Another good way to judge a genuine tickets booking company is by reading customer’s reviews online. You will find lots of complaints and comments against the fake companies at online discussion forums and other places.

The Benefits of Online Tickets Booking

Gone are the old days when people had to queue up for hours and wait for their turn to reach to the tickets depot and get their tickets. Whether it is about sporting events, musical concerts, circuses, musicals or any other events held around the world, the fans need to buy tickets as a token of their entry. The latest technological developments and advent of informational technology have made many things possible for people. They can now save time and effort and buy circus tickets or any other tickets of their favorite events and occasions with great ease and perfection. The online tickets booking companies make use of web based booking method which involves the use of credit and debit cards instead of cash as mode of payment. The tickets are now booked online and payments are done through online payment gateway providers which include PayPal, Money Bookers and many more. Booking tickets online is all about reliability and trust on an online booking company.

Before you can buy religious tickets or tickets of any of your favorite upcoming events in the town, it is recommended that you make sure about the company you are using for placing this online booking. The company should be reliable, have a good online reputation and should have a lot of customer reviews posted not on the site itself but on the other discussion forums of online tickets booking websites. You need to be very careful in this regard keeping in mind the cyber world is a fun place and provides great convenience to people however it is full of scam as well. There are several scammers who present themselves as the leading online tickets booking companies but actually are there to get money transferred from your accounts into theirs. There is no proper legal check on cyber crimes and this is why many people are reluctant in making online payments and purchases. If a company is offering surprisingly low rates or unusual deals, you should be conscious about its online reputation and should ask a few of your friends who are also involved in online tickets booking process in the past.

The online ticket booking takes not more than a few minutes in the completion of entire procedure. This lets you not only book a ticket while easing at your desktop but is also more comprehensive method of booking. For instance you want to buy magic show tickets or tickets for an upcoming soccer game. You will be provided with a complete view of arena with even the seat numbers mentioned on the block diagram. Here you will be able to see which seats are already sold and booked and which are available. You can now even choose the exact seat you want to book for the event. There can be nothing better than this great choice. Whether it is about concerts, sporting events, magic shows or any other event tickets booking, you get a complete view of arena and have the option to choose your favorite available seat conveniently.

Increasing Popularity of Online Tickets Booking

The technology has revolutionized the modern world and has made even the most hectic, difficult and time consuming tasks easier for people. At one side, things have become far more convenient than they were ever before however on the other side, it has also created some problems. The way people used to communicate, shop, sell and work has totally changed in the technologically enhanced new era. In this modern age of digital computing and information technology, the booking procedure of tickets has also evolved greatly. During the early days people had to queue up for hours and wait for their turn unless they could finally purchase circus, theater, sports or concert tickets for their favorite events. This procedure was quite tiring and hectic and consumed a great deal of time. The most difficult task was to purchase concert or sporting event tickets when the fans were on their feet to purchase tickets and enter the arena. People who could not spare enough time to purchase tickets were unable to attend their favorite events.

Information technology has greatly revolutionized the world and advent of electronic commerce has solved many such problems. The procedure of booking tickets online via dedicated tickets booking websites has made it possible to avoid all the hassle and time of purchasing tickets from the tickets depots. Now people can look up upcoming events of their favorite stars or sports teams and can purchase their tickets online by using their credit card. This procedure of purchasing concert events tickets has not only made it possible for people to purchase their tickets easily but has also made it easy for the event organizers to manage their bookings. It is so convenient that you have direct access to the seat in the arena you are booking for yourself. For instance you are planning to attend a football match, you will be shown the picture of stadium along with seat numbers and the booked seats will be marked red while others will be left green for you to choose from. This lets you find the best view point for your favorite event.

Similarly for the circus, concerts and all other events, you get complete graphical view of the arena and have the chance to pin point your favorite seat. The database of online tickets booking companies is greatly increasing and there is a great competition however this has left people with a great confusion of which company to rely on. The world of internet is full of scamming and you cannot rely on a tickets company without reading its customers’ reviews and comments. In order to find reliable tickets booking partner like Ticketsdepot247.com you need to thoroughly search and then finally decide. There are several fraud companies offering discount concert tickets at miraculously low rates however you should be strictly aware of such scammers. The trusted tickets booking companies only offer genuine rates. If you find that your tickets booking partner is offering amazingly low rates, be sure to lookup their history and read user reviews before you can finally seal the deal with them.