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There is a blog I follow, called the Buck List,..here is a great article he posted letting us know how we can get free music and theatre performances. Make sure to give his blog a visit,..he has a lot of great frugal living advice.

Nine Ways to Find Cheap or Free Performances

From elementary school through high school my daughter took both drama and choir classes, as well as private vocal lessons, which resulted in her mother and I watching a lot of plays and concerts. Some were better than others, but I can’t remember not enjoying a single one. Almost all of them were free, and recently while remembering those times I got to thinking about other ways to see free or very inexpensive performances. The following is what I came up with:

School plays and concerts. Most schools have an online presence where they offer a calendar of events and many newspapers have a section devoted to community events. Of course if you have a kid or grandchild currently in school you already have a great source of information, if they don’t loose the school newsletter on the way home.

College performances are usually free and open to the public. Again, check the website schedule.

Volunteer as a ticket taker or usher. A little work is involved at first, but once the show starts you will pretty much just watch it with the rest of the audience, for free.

Attend rehearsals by local bands and performers. Sometimes they will allow a small number of people to watch. Doesn’t hurt to ask!

Free park concerts. Here in Iowa there are free concerts in public parks all summer long. Many small towns hold festivals and celebrations for various reasons and free music is almost considered a must. Check the newspaper or town website calendars.

Mailing lists. Get on the mailing list (whether by physical address or email) of any theater, concert hall or comedy club you would like to get free tickets from. Our local comedy club sends us free ticket offers every few months, and once in a while we go.

Join fan clubs. Once in a while they will offer freebies, sometimes including tickets.

Sign up with local radio stations. They give away stuff from sponsors all the time, and when bands come around there are usually free tickets offered.

County and State Fairs. You have to pay to get into most state fairs but I don’t think we have ever had to pay to attend a county fair, and they usually feature bands or talent contests.

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Exit Stencil is happy to announce our “Free February” month, where nearly our entire catalog will be available for free digital download! This includes most full-length, 7″, EP, and split releases, totaling around 20 records!

No gimmicks, no asking for donations, no limit to the number of releases available to each person — just a free chance to check out a bunch of bands that we’ve been happy to have had the chance to work with over the past couple of years.

Wilco is offering free downloads to two full shows they performed. 26 free Wilco tracks to listen to and enjoy.

While we revel in our memories of a glorious 2009, we can’t contain our excitement for 2010. These 10 artists are set to make big noise in the year to come — and we’ve compiled a song from each into an exclusive FREE album!

This is a freebie I am going to have to get my hands on!

As a special holiday gift, The Fray is giving away four unreleased acoustic Christmas songs to anyone who becomes a member of their new fan club. For a limited time, fan club membership is FREE! Here’s what you get when you sign up:

• Four unreleased acoustic Christmas mp3s
• 1 year

Get a free MP3 copy of the entire new Coldplay album, Left Right Left Right Left.

Do you remember Katharine McPhee from American Idol? She was an amazing contestant and finally has an album out . To get a free download of her song, Had it all, go to her site, Enter code “SHAPE” below to get the free download, “Had It All” from Katharine McPhee’s new album!

Amazon is offering a free Fall 2009 music sampler that includes music from Jack Johnson, Matt Costa and more

Denver, Colorado based label Suburban Home Records is celebrating their 14th Anniversary by giving “everyone in the world” one free album from their catalog.

The label hopes the offer will entice music fans to pick up a release from one of their artists and then encourage their friends to do the same. The offer expires at the end of September.

Fans can pick up albums from Drag The River, Joey Cape, Josh Small, Kay Kay and His Weathered Underground, Love Me Destroyer, The Gamits, Tim Barry, Usless I.D. and more.

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