QUICK TAKES - June 2, 2009

Concert promotion behemoth Live Nation is scrapping service fees on a number of summer tours, with a few caveats. On Wednesday, the company will forgo its added service charges for 24 hours only. While the deal will be resurrected on Wednesdays throughout the summer, for now it’s good only on lawn seats.

All told, expect to save between $9 and $12 per ticket. The promotion will cover 43 venues around the country, among them a number of shows at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, including Coldplay, No Doubt, Blink-182 and the Fray.

-- Todd Martens