Blue Dot Fever: When the Tour Doesn’t Sell

In this episode, we’re breaking down Blue Dot Fever, the new phrase haunting the concert industry — and no, it’s not a disease, but for some artists and promoters, it might feel like one.

The “blue dots” are the unsold seats staring back from online ticket maps, and lately, there have been a lot of them. We’ll talk about why some tours are struggling to sell: sky-high ticket prices, dynamic pricing, expensive fees, post-pandemic “funflation” cooling off, and artists being booked into venues that may be bigger than their current audience can fill. 

We’ll also get into what Blue Dot Fever says about the state of live music: Are fans finally pushing back? Are nostalgia tours losing steam? Have ticket prices gone too far? Or is this just a market correction after a few wild years of sold-out shows?