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The Lollapalooza concert tour, long one of the big events of the summer mega-concert season in the US, was recently cancelled because of poor ticket sales. It's only the latest blow for promoters in a summer which has seen slow sales for many large touring shows. Newsday pop music writer Glenn Gamboa joins us to examine why the concert market is slumping, and what can be done about it. Also on the show, WNYC’s Margaret Juntwait joins us to look back on the life of the late, great contralto Marian Anderson. Anderson was the first black singer to perform at the Metropolitan Opera and she broke down a host of other color barriers as well. A Connecticut museum recently restored her rehearsal studio and turned it into an exhibit celebrating her career achievements, and Margaret gives us a report.
Additional Resources:
» Glenn Gamboa on Summer Concert Tours
» Marion Anderson Studio Web site