Famed DJ Kaskade is suing the owner of the Palms Casino Resort for breach of contract after it closed its KAOS club and cancelled his residency. A month ago, the resort shut the club down, ending the residency of all the DJs there, including Marshmello…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
DaBaby Delivers a FaceTime Concert After His Plane Breaks Down
Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist DaBaby gave a whole new meaning to the expression “the show must go on” when he performed for his fans over FaceTime after he had to cancel a show due to plane difficulties. On December 5, DaBaby was to fly t…
Moogfest 2020 Canceled Due to ‘Logistical Reasons’
The organizers of Moogfest 2020 have announced that the electronic music festival, which was scheduled to take place next year in Durham, North Carolina from April 16 to April 19, has been cancelled “for logistical reasons.” The festival be…
After Swearing Off Touring Due to Environmental Concerns, Coldplay Signs Onto the iHeartMedia ‘Alter Ego’ Festival
Last month, Coldplay declared that it would cease all touring, at least until concerts could become ‘environmentally beneficial’. But perhaps a few one-off shows won’t kill the planet? Accordingly, Coldplay has now signed onto iHeartm…
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 4th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform t…
Avicii Tribute Concert to Be Live-Streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram to Raise Mental Health Awareness
The Avicii tribute concert happening today will be live-streamed on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. Tickets to the concert sold out instantly, and proceeds will go to raising mental health awareness. The concert is happening later today in the Stockh…
Swedish Officials Shut Down A$AP Rocky’s Prison Concert Attempt
A$AP Rocky will be back to perform in Sweden — but a prison concert is now off the table. Sweden’s prison board ruled against the rapper’s appearance. Vilhem Grevik of Sweden’s Prison and Probation Service told a Swedish newspaper th…
Viagogo’s $4 Billion StubHub Acquisition Faces a Serious Regulatory Challenge
The FanFair Alliance has filed an official complaint with the British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) relating to Viagogo’s $4 billion purchase of StubHub from eBay. In 2016, the FanFair Alliance was formed. Since then, they have fought l…
Massive Attack Is Taking Climatologists on Tour To Study the Carbon Footprint of Concerts
Trip hop legends Massive Attack have announced that they will be taking climate scientists on tour with them to study the carbon footprints of music concerts. The news comes in the wake of Coldplay deciding that it would no longer tour until concerts c…
Slipknot, Evanescence Cancel Knotfest Mexico City Because of Security Concerns, Resulting In an All-Out Security Crisis
Slipknot and Evanescence decided to abruptly cancel Knotfest in Mexico City because of problems with a security barricade. Which turned out to be a very, very bad idea. Abruptly canceling a major performance in front of 50,000 pumped-up fans is rarely…