Why don't venues advertise set times for gigs?; Ticket resale prices capped in the UK; Megadeth brew beer; *How many* people are already listening to "All I Want For Christmas Is You"?; & much more...

One more round? The post-show "lock-in" is just for our ⁠⁠Patreon Superfans⁠⁠ - try it for FREE!: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/thepriceofmusic/membership

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Your weekly guide to the music biz and how it all works. In this week’s episode of The Price of Music, Steve and Stu pour a couple of foaming pints of:

• Stu’s Big Number is 10 million – but how does it relate to the premature jingling of Christmas bells?

• The UK government has announced that tickets will soon only be able to be resold at face value – but will the law work in reality?

• Why don't some venues share set times for concerts? (And if you knew when the artists were onstage would you arrive earlier or later?)

• Paul McCartney's released a completely silent song - but why?

• Why has a UK radio DJ spent 24 hours playing songs that peaked at number two in the charts? (‘Number two' is a clue.)

• Metal legends Megadeth have released their own beer

• Spotify is shaking up its subscription tiers as a test in five countries. What does it say about its future plans elsewhere in the world?

• Veteran British band Squeeze are releasing a brand new album... of songs written when they were teenagers.

• Why is streaming service Tidal adding an ‘upload’ feature for DIY artists?

And in the special post-show lock-in section just for our Patreon Superfans, Steve and Stu prop themselves at the bar to chat about:

• Steve weighs in on venues and artists announcing venue stage times - who is it good for, and how might doing this harm venues? 

  • (Read the piece this relates to here: https://markdavyd.substack.com/p/the-room-where-it-happens)

• Stu’s Megadeth beer taste test (spoiler: it’s very hoppy)

• • Steve recalls a time when he and Suggs were forced to drink Madness’ own beer
  • Mariah Carey is starting to dominate the charts again… so when is it appropriate to start playing Christmas music?

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  As ever, we welcome your feedback, emails and – in particular – any questions you might have about how the music biz works!

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  See you next week!

  Steve and Stuart

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