Idolator

One of the rallying cries of displaced OiNK users last week was "We'll make up for not buying records by supporting the band on the road, mannn"—but if news out of Denver is to be believed, not everyone is lining up for concerts in lieu of buying recorded music. A slew of shows in the area, by artists ranging from Maroon 5 to Bill Callahan, have been downsized recently, with concert promoters moving the shows to smaller rooms after initial ticket sales were lower than expected. In the case of the Maroon 5 show, capacity was slashed from 18,000 to 3,600. (So much for their road jaunt helping out their soft album sales!) More »