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Empty seats? Concert giant Live Nation says ticket sales are actually at record levels.

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In the wake of online chatter about high-profile tour cancellations, Ticketmaster’s parent company said artists aren’t ditching shows any more than usual.

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In the wake of online chatter about high-profile tour cancellations, Ticketmaster’s parent company says artists aren’t ditching shows any more than usual

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After tour cancellations from some major artists this year raised concerns about concert-ticket fatigue, Live Nation on Thursday insisted it’s seeing no signs of “blue-dot fever.”

That term is a reference to how empty seats get displayed on the Ticketmaster platform. But Live Nation LYV, which owns Ticketmaster, said in conjunction with its second-quarter results on Thursday that concert-cancellation rates were on par with previous years — that is, around 1% to 2% of its overall lineup for a year.

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