Live concerts' revival brings musical cheers.

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      NEW York (State); UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Music artists Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel are back on the road with a three-month series of sold-out shows. For the first time in three years, the concert business is rocking. That's music to the ears of many New York companies that depend on live performances, from artists, managers and talent agencies to local venues like B.B. King Blues Club & Grill and Irving Plaza. The resurgence stands in stark contrast to the steep drop in sales of recorded music, resulting from illegal file-sharing and a creative slump. Amid long-standing concerns that the concert business is being propped up by aging rock stars nearing the end of the road, signs suggest that younger acts are starting to make gains at last.