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Fri 11 Nov 2008"It's carnage out there. Some venues will close"
The big names - Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, Oasis - can still sell out Slane or the 02, but smaller venues are experiencing poor sales and low turnouts. A lot of bands could spend 2009 playing to half-empty rooms, writes Jim Carroll
AT FIRST glance, you'd think live music promoters were making out like bandits. Look at the headlines - they're all about sold-out shows.
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