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Zac Brown Band gifts 37,000 concertgoers with Margaritaville cruise vacation
KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis) and WCVB Boston (Hearst) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedZac Brown Band gifted 37,000 fans a cruise vacation to celebrate their record-breaking 15th consecutive sold out Fenway Park show.
The headline splitWFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Zac Brown Band gifts 37,000 concertgoers with Margaritaville cruise vacation". WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk) frames it as "Zac Brown Band gifts 37,000 concertgoers with Margaritaville cruise vacation".
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CenterZac Brown Band gifts 37,000 concertgoers with Margaritaville cruise vacation
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Free cruise from Zac Brown comes with hundreds in expenses
The band valued the giveaway at $40 million, or slightly more than $1,000 per cruise. However, the initial announcement provided few additional details about the trips.
