The organizer of the Burning Man festival is suing the U.S. Department of the Interior because of $18 million in permit costs levied against the festival since 2015. Black Rock City filed the lawsuit in a Washington, DC U.S. District Court. It claims t…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Ariana Grande Approaches Voter Registration Record on Current Tour
Superstar Ariana Grande is doing a lot more than just performing and making a lot of money on her current tour: she is about to set a record for voter registrations. In a Twitter post, she announced that she was within 1,000 voter registrations from &#…
Chance the Rapper Cancels His U.S. Arena Tour Amidst Rumors of Sluggish Sales
After a number of last-minute postponements, Chance the Rapper has flat-out canceled ‘The Big Tour’. Chance the Rapper has officially canceled his ambitious, 35-date ‘Big Tour,’ a move that follows a string of frustrating postpo…
$4 Billion StubHub Acquisition Is Officially Under Regulatory Review
In the aftermath of the United Kingdom’s parliamentary elections last Thursday, the country’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) officially announced that it would investigate Viagogo’s $4 billion acquisition of StubHub from eBay. A fe…
U.S. Government Preparing to Take Legal Action Against Live Nation
It is being reported that the U.S. Justice Department will soon take legal action against Live Nation because they believe that the company has been trying to coerce concert venues into using its Ticketmaster subsidiary. The news comes only months afte…
Plácido Domingo Receives 30 Minute Standing Ovation in Milan
While the career of operatic tenor Plácido Domingo largely became derailed in North America due to allegations of sexual impropriety, he reportedly recently received a 30-minute standing ovation after performing at the La Scala 50th Anniversary Concert…
BTS Member Jin Could Faces Serious Travel Restrictions in 2020
According to a report from Newsweek, Singer Jin of K-Pop sensation BTS may face severe restrictions in regards to performances overseas next year while he serves in the South Korean military. The situation in some ways echoes what happened in the Unite…
A$AP Rocky Successfully Performs in Sweden – Donates Proceeds To Help Refugees
Rapper A$AP Rocky triumphantly returned to Sweden, where he was jailed earlier this year, to perform a concert that in part benefited refugees. The rapper reportedly performed both atop and inside a long metal cage at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe. …
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 11th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform …
Bassnectar To Hold Free Show If Congress Impeaches Trump
Acclaimed DJ Bassnectar has announced on Twitter that he plans on following through on his 32-month-old promise to perform a free show if the U.S. Congress impeaches President Trump. On April 1, 2017, many people on Twitter apparently made April Fool&#…