As the summer tour season begins, the concert industry must face the problem of aging stars.

That's yet another reason many predict a major realignment in the concert industry.

From the perspective of gross revenue, 2004 was actually a good year for the concert industry - up 12 percent, to $2.8 billion.

This is one reason this has been a particularly slow year in the $2 billion concert industry.

Today, computers - the personal kind and others built specifically for the concert industry - control every aspect of what an audience sees.

Summer is when the concert industry makes most of its money, and prices have been rising steadily.

The concert industry exists in a very different realm from the record business.

Overall, the concert industry had a strong year, its second biggest in the 90's, according to Performance.

This summer, so far, is the busiest and most profitable season the concert industry has ever had, according to the trade journal Performance.

It has been a record-breaking year for the concert industry, and it's only half over.