While concert attendance can often involve a great deal of advance planning, some show-goers are just as likely to turn up on a whim. Here we look at which cities have inhabitants most likely to snatch up concert tickets at the last minute, with the US capital coming out on…
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Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland Writing Memoir From Jail
Billy McFarland, co-founder of the failed Fyre Festival, is writing a memoir about the event while he is in federal prison serving 6 years for fraud and selling fake tickets to events. New York Magazine says the working title is “Promythus: The God of Fyre” (sic), according to McFarland’s girlfriend….
Live Nation Reports Strong Revenue Gains
Live Nation hit the ground running in the first quarter of 2019, with strong gains in revenue and adjusted operating income for the period. First quarter financial filings show revenue of $1.7 Billion, up 17% from the same period in 2018. During the same period, they recorded record adjusted operating…
2 Million Tickets To 2,800 Concerts On Sale For $20 During Live Nation National Concert Week
Live Nation has announced their annual National Concert Week beginning next Wednesday May 1-7 offering 2 million concert tickets for just $20, including all ticketing fees. More than 2,800 Live Nation produced concerts across North America across multiple genres will offer the $20 tickets. Live Nation is also celebrating National…
Your Event’s Comprehensive Social Media Advertising Calendar
Advertising on social media is important to making your next show or event a success, but unstructured bombardment of all social channels will do you little good and, like in so many aspects of the music industry, it’s important to have a plan. Here we break down what a complete…
EU Bans All Ticket Buying Bots
The EU Parliament has voted to ban the use of automated ticket buying software (aka bots) to circumvent ticket purchasing rules, including maximum purchase limits per person. The measure came as part of a package of consumer protections aimed at reducing misleading and unfair practices in online marketplaces and sets…
Festify Uses Spotify To Create Your Dream Music Festival
Festify takes the users most listened to Spotify artists and creates a visual line-up that they can share with friends. Connect a Spotify account and the Festify program uses play counts to bill favorite artists as headliners and ranks others as openers. There are options to use just the last…
5 Data Driven Insights That Sell Concert Tickets
With live music continuing to be the primary revenue source for most artists, getting concert-goers through the door has become a paramount priority. Luckily, we have data on our side, and music marketer Hisham Dahud dives deep into the Bandsintown data, revealing five key insights as to how to get…
Woodstock 50 Lineup Leaks
Jay Z, Dead & Co., Chance the Rapper and the Black Keys are among the artists who will headline the upcoming Woodstock 50 music festival, according to a report in Variety. While the headline has not been officially announced, a rep for the festival did not deny the report in…
Live Nation Has Donated Over 1M Tickets To US Veterans
Live Nation has donated more than a million tickets to veterans since the kickoff of its partnership with the Veteran Tickets Foundation, also known as Vet Tix. Vet Tix is a leading nonprofit working to provide free tickets to currently serving military and veterans of all eras and since 2014,…