Live on Penn is live no more. Citing sluggish ticket sales and amid rumblings of poor mismanagement, the outdoor concert series that took place on a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue near the National Gallery of Art has shut down after only three of the ten scheduled concerts took place.

Today’s live online chat with the Post’s “Going Out Gurus” speculates on the reasons for Live on Penn’s demise:

Alexandria, VA: Just heard Live on Penn cancelled. Or should I say the Toyota Scion Live On Penn to give them one last plug. I was not pleased with how it was run this year. It quickly became overrun by corporate greed. Ridiculous food/beer prices and an increasing admission price to what was a free event was the bane. They advertise admission prices on website at a discounted rate if you purchase tickets online. Once you almost are through with the process they add on a service fee charge that ends up saving you 50 cents per ticket leaves a bad taste. I made the decision to boycott and apparently others did as well.

DCist is not surprised. While Live on Penn had some better acts performing this summer, like Fountains of Wayne and Old 97s, the rest of the lineups read like a “Where are They Now” VH1 special. Tonic? Better Than Ezra? Sister Hazel?