A recent Saudi Arabian electronic dance music festival called MDL Beast drew lots of controversy, but it also drew a lot of fans, too: a whopping 400,000 of them. The last day of the festival alone drew 115,000 people. According to the Saudi Gazette, t…
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Emily Ratajkowski Turned Down Big Money from Saudi Arabian Music Festival While Others Accepted
It is being reported that famed model Emily Ratajkowski turned down the Saudi Arabian music festival MDL Beast, which many celebrities and Instagram influencers controversially attended in exchange for six-figure payouts. Among those who were paid to a…
Rolling Loud Festival Attendee Pronounced Dead After Brutal Attack
A Rolling Loud Festival attendee was brutally assaulted while attending the show in Los Angeles. Now police are investigating the incident after his death. Kalvin Sanchez, a 23-year-old father of two, was assaulted during the December 14 show at Banc o…
Madonna Cancelled Miami Concert Because of “Indescribable” Pain
Pop legend Madonna has announced on Instagram that she cancelled her Saturday night concert in Miami because she was in “indescribable” pain. The concert was to be the final date of the American portion of her Madame X tour. However, she pl…
Instagram Influencers Blasted for Promoting a Saudi Arabian Music Festival
A number of Instagram influencers are getting blasted on social media for promoting a Saudi Arabian electronic dance music festival called MDL Beast. In exchange for receiving as much as six-figure compensation, the influencers promoted both the festiv…
Live Nation Quickly Settles with U.S Government Over Ticketing Practices
Live Nation announced that it had reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in response to alleged violations of their consent decree, which will extend the validity of the decree through 2025. The consent decree was initiated in 2010 after…
The Average Sofar Sounds Show Makes $176 in Profit, CEO Says
Amid an ongoing investigation into its business practices, music events startup Sofar Sounds published a blog post in which they detailed how they make money. The company says that it splits the net income it receives from its shows 63/37, with artists…
Live Nation Ordered To Pay $101 Million to Severely Injured Man
Compounding the legal problems it faces, Live Nation has to pay a New York man $101 million because of a fall at a concert that left him with a fractured skull. A jury in a Manhattan Supreme court decided to award the payment to Mark Perez. In June of …
The Week’s Top U.S. Festivals & Tours, Presented by SeatGeek
The most popular concert tickets, tour stops, and artists around the country, based on SeatGeek data through Wednesday, December 18th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform …
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Slams ‘Broken Ticket Industry’ as Justice Department Prepares Legal Action Against Live Nation
As the U.S. Justice Department prepares to take legal action against Live Nation, U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) attacked what she called a “broken ticketing industry.” In a Twitter post that referenced ou…