Singer Shawn Mendes announced on Twitter that he cancelled a concert that was scheduled to take place in São Paulo, Brazil because of a career-threatening case of laryngitis. According to Mendes, his doctors — who also diagnosed him as having a s…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
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, November 27th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing pl…
YouTube Starts Rolling Out Concert Listings In the UK & Ireland
YouTube concert listings have expanded to the U.K. and Ireland through new partnerships. Ticketmaster, See Tickets, and Eventbrite event info is now displayed on artist pages. YouTube first started experimenting with concert listings under videos in th…
Ebay Dumps StubHub in $4.05 Billion All-Cash Deal
Ebay has announced that it has agreed to sell StubHub to a Swiss ticketing company called Viagogo for $4.05 billion, all of which will be in cash. The company hopes to complete the sale by end of its first quarter. Though the deal is still subject to r…
Pascrell Hails Congressional Investigation of Live Event Ticketing Marketplace
U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ) has hailed the launching of a congressional investigation of the live event ticketing industry by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee. Pascrell called the launch “a watershed moment” in fixing th…
Reeperbahn Festival Gets $22 Million in Funding from the German Government
The German federal parliament has awarded the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg with €20 million ($22 million) in funding to help the festival grow both at home and abroad during the next five years. The Reeperbahn Festival is both a performance event tha…
TikTok Expands Into Live Event Ticketing — Introducing ‘TikTok Tickets’
TikTok is launching its first live event ticketing effort in Thailand — TikTok Tickets. ByteDance is looking to expand TikTok’s scope beyond just social media. TikTok Tickets offers deals and discounts on tickets to concerts, movies, and other e…
Coldplay Will Stop Touring Until Concerts Are ‘Environmentally Beneficial’
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says the band is halting its touring plans. The group wants to lead the way to environmentally sustainable concerts. Coldplay’s new album, Everyday Life releases tomorrow. The band will play two gigs in Jordan that …
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, November 20th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform …
Ja Rule Off the Hook in $100 Million Fyre Festival Lawsuit
Rapper Ja Rule has been dropped as a defendant in the class action lawsuit against organizers of the notorious Fyre Festival. Also dropped from the $100 million lawsuit was Grant Margolin, who was the chief marketing officer of the luxury Bahamas music…