From beating competitors to secure tickets to rooting for their favorite artists, here’s the inside lingo of live music fans in China
Upon receiving a notification from their ticket-selling app of choice, reading, “您关注的演唱会将于一小时后开票 (Nín guānzhù de yǎnchànghuì jiāng yú yì xiǎoshí hòu kāipiào, The concert you’re interested in will be on sale within an hour),” eager music fans are set into a frenzy. Spread all over China, yet in unison, they watch the accompanying clock tick down the minutes and seconds with bated breath.
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