In Demand To Feature Widespread Panic, Mindless Behavior PPV Music Events

In Demand will lift the curtain on the pay-per-view music genre with the distribution of two concert events.

The PPV event distributor will feature rock music band Widespread Panic in a four-hour concert live on PPV this Friday (June 28) at a suggested retail price of $24.99, said the company. Encore replays of the Widespread Panic: Live From Red Rocks concert, from the famed Morrison, Colo., venue, will air throughout July.

In Demand on July 9 will debut movie/documentary Mindless Behavior: All Around The World via PPV simultaneously with the movie’s debut on DVD, said company officials. The movie, which follows the R&B group (pictured) as they embark on their first headlining tour, will retail at a suggested price of $4.99.

R. Thomas Umstead

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