the buzz log
Some concert experiences are predictable. For example, the odds of going to a Los del Rio show and not hearing "Macarena" are pretty darn slim. But for acts that have more than one hit to cull from, concertgoers face more uncertainty.
Many folks want to know what they can expect to hear before they go to a concert. And for them, searches on "set lists" help solve the mystery. Over the past week, we've noticed a boon in lookups on everything from "billy joel set list 2008" to "kenny chesney set list" to "foo fighters set list 2008."
While it's true this can take the mystery out of a concert, it also serves as a nice "try before you buy" for fans who are on the fence. After all, concerts are, to put it mildly, expensive. Why not know for sure if Billy Joel is going to sing your favorite tune before plucking down an arm, leg, and kidney (for service fees).
Below, we list the most popular "set list" searches from the past week. Hats off to fans of the piano man—they get the award for Most Curious and/or Skeptical...
the buzz log
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what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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