Welcome to SOMETHING came from Baltimore! I am your host Tom Gouker and we are closing up the "HEY BALTIMORE! Series with tips and tricks on how to save money while attending concerts. I have 30 suggestions and below is a list of 15 tips...you will have to listen to the podcast to hear the rest of them. Please subscribe to Something came from Baltimore. 1. Free is Good 2. Volunteer your Customer Service Skills at a Venue and trade them in for free shows. 3. In the Spring Time, create an Excel Spreadsheet of our your neighboring counties and track all the "Free Summer Concerts" in your local parks. 4. Budget 10 dollars a week – don’t go into debt, call it your Entertainment Fund 5. Experiment, have an adventure. Go to a 5 band for 20.00 show…who cares about the genre. You just might like it. 6. You must find Facebook Events and check it out on a regular basis. 7. Subscribe to the Groupon Coupon App and filter your search for Live Entertainment and count your savings 8. Subscribe to the local venues website, or Facebook Page…you just might be on the guest list for free someday. 9. Ticketmaster and all the resale venues are stealing your hard earned money, stay away from them at all costs 10. If you can’t resist a Ticketmaster show, find a walk up Ticketmaster site in your neighborhood, or buy your tickets at the venues box office in advance. 11. Get your tickets early for a Festival 12. No VIP Packages…they are a rip off and you will be disappointed. 13. Join the local Blues Society, or Jazz Association, etc 14. Stay away for pricey tickets don’t blow your budget. 15. Remember the big picture, you are you are supporting the community, the venues, and artists….support local artists whenever possible. AND....15 MORE TO GO!