While we acknowledge part of the appeal of attending a live concert is the chaos they bring and the uncertainty of the proceedings, we here at the Diffraction have some simple rules we recommend concertgoers follow. There are several you can quibble with, but, unless you're going to

We are fast approaching the end of 2024, and, live music remains a thing. Good for this just-launched blog. It was a pretty eventful year with reunions. Oasis Reformed The biggest news of the year is for a tour that has yet to launch. The lads from Manchester buried the

Zero mentions of Travis Kelce (save for this one) contained within The two-year juggernaut Eras tour had a hold on the public consciousness unlike any other pop cultural phenomenon in recent memory. That we are still discussing her and her tour in year two - when it was mostly international

This is Keith O'Brien, proprietary of one or two newsletters you previously subscribed to. What you're about to read is a full-speed-ahead publication, of which I hope you will stick around. The Diffraction is a newsletter/publication about live music. Sound diffracts as it encounters objects,

What is up for debate is whether the ticket companies actually do enough to combat the scalpers or whether they are earnestly trying to win and are failing desperately. Neither bolsters the reputations of Ticketmaster and the competitive set.