Ticketmaster has announced a new accessibility service in the UK for disabled music fans. The service makes it easier for them to book tickets online. A 2018 report from the Attitude is Everything charity found that 80% of disabled music fans didn̵…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Live Nation Misses Q3 Earnings Estimates as Concert Revenue Slips
Live Nation just reported its 3rd quarter financials, with numbers disappointing many on Wall Street. In the period ending September 30, the ticket seller and concert promoter recorded an earnings per share (EPS) of $0.71, which was more than 10% lower…
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, October 30th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform t…
The Boycott Amazon Festivals Movement Has Grown To Over 800 Artists
Fight for the Future’s artist-led boycott of Amazon Music Festival continues with over 800 artists. Yesterday we reported that 175 indie artists had joined the movement, No Music For ICE. These artists refuse to perform at any Amazon-sponsored m…
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, October 23rd. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform t…
T-Pain Explains the Real Reason Why Artists Cancel Their Tours — ‘Most Artists Lie’
T-Pain is refusing to lie about the reasons behind his recent tour cancellation. Rapper T-Pain is being more than forthcoming on why he’s canceling next month’s 1UP DLC Tour: The reason for the cancellation, according to T-Pain, is simple: …
More Than 40 Music Festivals Pledge to Ban Facial Recognition
Activist group Fight for the Future has managed to get 40 music festivals to ban facial recognition technology. Facial scanning software has already been used at some live music venues. Just this year, we learned that Taylor Swift used the tech to kee…
How to Be a Star in Your Hometown
This is an excerpt from Ari Herstand’s new book How to Make it in the New Music Business (Second Edition) As important as establishing yourself online is, everyone has a hometown community they come from. You don’t compete in a NASCAR race before…
How to Be a Star in Your Hometown
As important as establishing yourself online is, everyone has a hometown community they come from. This is an excerpt from Ari Herstand’s new book How to Make it in the New Music Business (Second Edition) You don’t compete in a NASCAR race before…
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, October 16th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform t…