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‘Blue dot fever’ plagues musicians like Post Malone, Meghan Trainor, and Zayn as a growing list of artists cancel tours due to lagging ticket sales | Flipboard

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The text discusses a trend of music artists, including Post Malone and the Pussycat Dolls, canceling tour dates due to poor ticket sales. It introduces the colloquial term 'blue dot fever' to describe this phenomenon of low demand for live performances.

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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Pussycat Dolls are the latest music act to cancel swaths of a US arena or stadium tour amid lagging ticket sales.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that the Pussycat Dolls cancelled the North American leg of their reunion tour due to low ticket sales, specifically mentioning the 'PCD Forever Tour'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The discography of American girl group the Pussycat Dolls consists of two studio albums, two extended plays, two video albums, 15 singles, two promotional singles, and 15 music videos. To date, the gr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pussycat_Dolls_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Buttons" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls from their debut studio album, PCD (2005). It was written by Sean Garrett, Jamal Jones, Jason Perry and group member Nicole Scher…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttons_(The_Pussycat_Dolls_so…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Hush Hush" is a song recorded by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls for their second studio album Doll Domination (2008). It was written by its producers Quiz & Larossi, alongside Ina Wroldsen an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_Hush_(the_Pussycat_Dolls_…
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“Ron Howard's only sibling starred alongside him in 60s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show”
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Wikipedia and web search results confirm Ron Howard has a brother, Clint Howard, who starred alongside him in The Andy Griffith Show.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andy Samuel Griffith (June 1, 1926 – July 3, 2012) was an American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer whose career spanned seven decades in music and television. Known for his So…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ron Howard is an American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He started his career portraying Opie, the son of Andy Taylor (played by Andy Griffith) in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Howard_filmography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from October 3, 1960, to April 1, 1968, with a total of 249 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons—159 in black and…
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“Blue dot fever is a term coined by the internet and tabloid newspapers for when concerts are canceled due to low ticket sales.”
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Multiple sources explain that 'blue dot fever' is an informal term used by the internet and tabloids to describe concert cancellations caused by low ticket sales, referring to the blue dots on Ticketmaster maps representing unsold seats.
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web search NEUTRAL — A growing number of major artists are canceling tour dates—or entire tours—and some industry insiders say low ticket sales could be to blame. Dubbed “blue do...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwOtQu9wUsk
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web search NEUTRAL — Blue dot fever is a term coined by the internet and tabloid newspapers for when concerts are canceled due to low ticket sales. Artists like Post Malone, Meghan Trainor and the Pussycat Dolls are just …
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/is-blue-dot-fever-the-cause-of…
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web search NEUTRAL — The term refers to Ticketmaster seating maps, where unsold tickets are marked as blue dots, indicating large sections of venues remain unfilled. “Blue dot fever” is not an official industry term but r…
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2606640/what-does-blue-dot-feve…
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“Artists like Post Malone, Meghan Trainor and the Pussycat Dolls are just some to pull the plug on live performances over prices.”
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Web search results explicitly link Post Malone, Meghan Trainor, and the Pussycat Dolls to tour cancellations or reductions in dates due to low ticket sales/pricing issues under the context of 'blue dot fever'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American Music Award for New Artist of the Year has been awarded since 2004. Years reflect the year during which the awards were presented, for works released in the previous year (until 2003 onwa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Music_Award_for_New_A…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Just Dance is a rhythm game series developed and published by Ubisoft, beginning with the original game in 2009. The games feature a variety of songs that are accompanied by choreography performed by …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Dance_(video_game_series)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Premios 40 Principales for Best International New Artist is an honor presented annually at Los Premios 40 Principales, a ceremony that recognizes excellence in music organised by Spain's top music…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premios_40_Principales_for_Bes…
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