Could you record at a Concert?

[LonesomeDove]

I am going to the Bruce Springsteen concert next week. Am I allowed to bring a recording device? Only thing on the Ticketmaster site says no cameras but did not mention something like a tape or digital recorder.

[Madchester]

Regardless of whether you can sneak in your recording device or not, I'm sure someone will.. and you can probably find the concert bootleg soon afterwards on DimeADozen or any similar site. Right now, I see four shows available for dowload from last weeks' concerts.

[Loose4Bruce]

Cameras or recorders of any kind are not allowed.
Of course, there's a boot available not long after the show, and numerous photos floating around the internet.
Personally, I wouldn't want to get caught, so I leave it up to the "pros".

[MediumMike]

I went to the Linkin Park show last month in London Ontario and you were allowed to bring in camera's even... I would contact the event. They will tell you. And if you are not allow.. They do search you at most of these shows now. Guys in one line, girls in the other....

[Loose4Bruce]

It is not the venue that decides if cameras or recording devices are allowed, it's the artist.
Springsteen.....no.

[Skully]

no recording is allowed, its bootlegging, you could git into allot if trouble if caught

[Madchester]

It is not the venue that decides if cameras or recording devices are allowed, it's the artist.
Springsteen.....no.

no recording is allowed, its bootlegging, you could git into allot if trouble if caught

Realistically, artists rarely prosecute bootleggers or tape traders, as long as their recordings are not-for-profit. They don't want to alienate their fanbase by filing lawsuits against them. That's why even bands with a "no taping" policy may frown upon the practice, but rarely pursue it any further if its not for financial gain.

For example, I remember how one eBay seller was selling a boot of the first show on U2's Vertigo Tour back in 2005. A lot of U2 fansites noticed the deal, contacted U2's recording label and the sale/dealer was blacklisted immediately. At the same time, the same show was being torrented on bootleg trading sites, but since it was being traded freely, none of the same fan sites raised any alarms, nor did U2's record label give the trading any notice.

[Loose4Bruce]

I agree, realistically you probably aren't going to run into legal troubles if you try to record a show.
The worst thing that is going to happen if you get caught is you miss the full show, and/or you have to buy new recording equipment. :lol:

[BlazinTrini]

For the U2 Vertigo Tour you were allowed cameras. Ticketmaster tickets are generic on what they say on the back of the ticket

[Loose4Bruce]

It's usually printed on the front of the ticket, along with all the other information, so I don't think it's generic.
U2 and Linkin Park have nothing to do with this thread.
Neither does the venue or ticketmaster.