00:01Is Blue Dot Fever the cause of tour cancellations, and what the hell is Blue Dot Fever?
00:07NBC News tries to break it down.
00:09It's a term coined by the internet in tabloid newspapers after concerts are canceled due to low ticket sales.
00:15The main symptom? Represented by the little blue dots on Ticketmaster's Venue Map.
00:19The demand isn't really strong for some of these acts.
00:22He's wasted. He's wasted. He's wasted.
00:25He's wasted. He's wasted.
00:30Chuck, what's your take on Blue Dot Fever?
00:34Is it Blue Dot Fever?
00:35Blue Dot Fever, it's when, you know, they believe that concerts are being canceled because they're not selling enough tickets.
00:41Blue Dot Fever.
00:42Yeah.
00:43Yeah, no, it's devastating everything.
00:45It's devastating.
00:46It's all on the internet.
00:47You're listed as a concert specialist here.
00:49Yep, mm-hmm.
00:50Concert specialist, Chuck the Freak.
00:52What else do you think?
00:54Ticketmaster did it.
00:55Ticketmaster's been behind the whole thing.
00:57I'm sorry.
00:58And if you look at Poster Malone, he's got a lot of things.
01:03He's gonna have to cancel his shows.
01:05I know of Post Malone.
01:06I'm not familiar with Poster Malone.
01:08Is that a different artist?
01:09Big deal.
01:10I don't know which is which.
01:14But I do know that if the blue, if the blue, if it gets ya, it gets ya.
01:19And then what?
01:21No, I don't understand what you're saying with that.
01:24Exactly.
01:25Do you think it's a result of just less interest or is it the-
01:28What do you, how do you feel about it?
01:30No, that's why we reached out to you.
01:32How do you feel about it?
01:33Concert specialist.
01:33Just check out my podcast.
01:35Just check out my new podcast.
01:36No, we'd actually-
01:37We're live on NBC News right now.
01:38Chuckthefreak.com.
01:39Go on to Chuckthefreak.com and check out my new-
01:42It's got all my new podcast stuff I talk about.
01:46No.
01:47Uh-oh.
01:48Chuck?
01:49What's that?
01:49Chuck?
01:50Hi.
01:50Are you with us?
01:51Yes, of course.
01:52Blue wave.
01:54Blue dot fever is what-
01:56There's a blue dot.
01:57We're just-
01:57We're talking about here.
01:58Do you think this is what happened to the Pussycat Dolls?
02:01Pussycat Dolls?
02:02The Pussycat Dolls were banned in the-
02:05In the-
02:06When?
02:06The 2000s?
02:07Nice.
02:07Do you think this is why they've canceled their tour is what I'm-
02:10They canceled the tour?
02:12Yes.
02:12I got tickets.
02:13Oh.
02:15Oh, goodness.
02:16I'm sorry.
02:16This is bad news.
02:18They've canceled.
02:19I just found out about this.
02:20I'm an expert.
02:21That's enough then.
02:22We have concert specialists.
02:23Chuckthefreak.com.
02:24Check it out.
02:25Chuckthefreak.com.
02:26Yeah.
02:26Okay, bye!
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