Roy Waddell is Senior Writer, Touring, for Billboard magazine. His weekly column, On the Road, keeps him in regular touch with agents, promoters, artist managers, business and venue managers, ticketing agencies, and everyone else associated with this business of concerts. He lives in Hendersonville, TN. Richard D. Barnet, a professor in the Department of Recording Industry at Middle Tennessee State University, is co-author of Controversies of the Music Industry. He lives in Nashville, TN. Jake Berry, co-owner of Production Alliance, has worked in production management of tours by Tina Turner, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, AC/DC, Metallica, and Motley Crue. He lives in Scottsdale, AZ.