The Podcast That Rocked for 10/1/25. LiveNation CEO Michael Rapino says concerts are cheap and YOU are greedy, discussion on NIN, Ghost, A7X, Evanescence, Trivium, and more.

Discussion Topics:

1. LiveNation CEO Michael Rapino says “Concert Tickets Should Be More Expensive”
2. Avenged Sevenfold cancels 2025 touring for M. Shadows voice
3. Matt Heafy of Trivium explains sudden end of Trivium/BFMV tour
4. NIN Peel It Back in 2026 after Tron: Ares
5. Ghost sticking with No Phone Tour
6. Amy Lee says new Evanescence coming in 202
7. Upcoming albums, tours, more.

SONG OF THE WEEK: Dying Wish “I Don’t Belong Anywhere” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1g8yXXOmOQ

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Nine Inch Nails’ Pretty Hate Machine VS The Fragile https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugkx1Ew_bcMzr4I1xuLhbSmt6z0EFHPwwF_R

“Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino thinks that concerts aren't nearly as expensive as they should be. Musicians and fans aren't in a good spot right now. The former suffer from high touring expenses and unreasonable label demands that often leave them penniless or in the red, while the latter have to shell out a hefty sum to attend the live shows of their favorite bands.

Michael Rapino, Live Nation's CEO, thinks otherwise. He's certain that concerts should be more expensive than they currently are. Speaking at CNBC and Boardroom's Game Plan conference, Rapino stated that people have no problem paying large amounts of money for sports. Still, somehow concerts are a problem (transcribed by Ultimate Guitar):

"I think music has been underappreciated. You know, I always joke, sports - it's like a badge of honor to spend seventy grand for a Knicks courtside. They'd beat me up if we charged eight hundred for Beyoncé, right?" Rapino continued: It's a real…it's very under… We have a lot of runway left, right? So when you read about the ticket prices going up, it's still – average concert price is $72. Try going to a Laker game for that. And there's eighty of them or whatever the hell. So, the concert is underpriced - has been for a long time." (Ultimate Guitar)

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The Podcast That Rocked for 9/24/25. Sleep Token fans hurt at Louder Than Life, Green Day fan helped at Riot Fest, more.

Discussion Topics:

1. Sleep Token crowd surfers were intentionally dropped/hurt at Louder Than Life
2. Riot Fest fan was separated from mother and found by Green Day
3. Riot Fest 2025 coverage including John Stamos causing madness
4. Kid Rock “Banned” from California
5. Ghost show canceled for the crappiest reason
6. Architects go to #1 on Billboard
7. Upcoming albums/tours/more

SONG OF THE WEEK: I Prevail “Stay Way” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iYDWj00ndo

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Sleep Token’s Sundowning VS This Place Will Become Your Tomb https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxhdsAt3HKGT-7-_0UdNn1J7ARXna-Kxdj

“How big are Sleep Token these days? Well, there was no doubt who the most anticipated band was at Louder Than Life thanks to the Louder Than Life app. According to Blunt Magazine, over 21,000 people had added the band's Friday (Sept. 19) performance to their weekend Louder Than Life schedule ahead of the music weekend.

By comparison, only 11,000 has scheduled themselves to see Slayer, 17,000 were up for Deftones and 17,000-plus were reminding themselves to check out Bring Me the Horizon.

The band's set was pretty standard to what they have been playing at past shows. However, one interesting moment came during their final song of their 12-song performance. The Louder Than Life set reportedly was the first time lead singer Vessel had played guitar on "Thread the Needle."(Loudwire)

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The Podcast That Rocked for 9/17/25. Can Foo Fighters return to glory? Ronnie Radke VS Yungblud, Limefyre, more.

Discussion Topics:

1. Foo Fighters perform first show after hiatus, post mocking-AI video
2. Ronnie Radke is jealous of Yungblud
3. Limewire buys Fyre Fest branding for some reason
4. Sleep Token kick off US Arena Tour
5. Gerard Way and The Interrupters make new band The Mock-Ups
6. RIP Tomas Lindberg of At The Gates
7. Vince Neil suffered a stroke last year; Nikki Sixx goes after Mick Mars
8. Upcoming albums, tours, more

SONG OF THE WEEK: The Mock-Ups “I Wanna Know Your Name” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PdkLb_OaD4

ALBUM VS ALBUM: Spiritbox's Eternal Blue VS Motionless In White's Scoring The End Of The World = https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxPnzdaC5UGkDufkU39g3YfsaIX4ZfLPaY

“Foo Fighters have announced an intimate, last-minute show to take place on Saturday in San Luis Obispo, California, at the 900-capacity Fremont Theater. Tickets were only available to purchase in person at the box office beginning at 7 a.m. PST on Saturday. Fans snaked around the venue on Friday night, which means if you're reading this, it's almost definitely too late to secure a ticket if you haven't already done so. Foo Fighters also included a minute-long snippet of music in their announcement post. The heavy, vocal-less track is stacked with furious guitars and aggressive, punkish drums but currently yields no results on Shazam. It's unclear whether it's a new, as-yet-unreleased Foo Fighters song or perhaps an old vault track that's never seen the light of day." (Loudwire)

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