Samsung has created the world’s first vertical stage to help fans take the perfect Instagram shots. The stage at the grand opening of Samsung KX in London features an unexpected design. The new space features a stacked, three-story stage over 30 feet h…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Fans React In Horror as Joana Sainz Garcia Gets Killed On-Stage by a Pyrotechnics Explosion
Spanish pop star Joana Sainz Garcia has died after a freak pyrotechnics explosion during her performance. The 30-year-old singer was in the middle of her performance with the group Super Hollywood Orchestra. They were performing in the small town of La…
Two Years Later, Paradigm Agrees to Settlement Talks Over Fyre Festival Cash Advances
Talent agency Paradigm is participating in settlement talks with the trustee overseeing the Fyre Festival bankruptcy. Even though the Fyre Festival implosion is more than two years old, multiple lawsuits are still simmering. Just recently, a Fyre Festi…
Ed Sheeran Promoter Apologizes After ‘Ethical Reselling’ Plan Backfires
Kilimanjaro Live has directly apologized to Ed Sheeran fans over complaints about ‘ethical’ ticket resells. What started as an ‘ethical’ effort quickly went sour — with some fans holding a very expensive bag. The problem started with a plan to divert t…
LiveXLive Wants to Bring eSports Into Music Festivals — Starting This Month
It’s a marriage whose time has come. LiveXLive, which bills itself as a music festival video platform, announced that it had formed a long-term partnership with Allied Esports, .a Chinese company that owns both esports locations and content production …
NFL, Roc Nation Announce Their ‘Inspire Change’ Initiative — Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor Kicking Things Off
In spite of all the controversy created by the NFL’s recent partnership with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, the partnership is aggressively moving forward. The two have announced that Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor and Rapsody will be the NFL’s ‘Inspire Change’ advoca…
The Week’s Top U.S. Festivals & Tours, Presented by SeatGeek
The most popular concert tickets, tour stops, and artists around the country, through Wednesday, August 28th. Welcome to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform that enables fans to buy …
Fyre Festival Trustee Chases Down Blink-182, Kendell Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski for Payments
It’s been more than two years since the fraudulent Fyre Festival imploded, but the fallout from it continues to this day. Earlier this week, the trustee handling the bankruptcy case relating to the festival filed a slew of lawsuits against those involv…
U.S. Department of Justice Urged by Senators to Investigate Live Nation, Ticketmaster
Two Democratic U.S. Senators are asking the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) antitrust division to investigate online ticket markets, which they insist “are not working for American consumers.” The two specifically targeted Live Nation and its wholly-owne…
Festicket Acquires Event Genius and Ticket Arena
Festicket has acquired cashless point-of-sale platform Event Genius. The sale includes Event Genius’ consumer-facing brand, Ticket Arena. The terms for the deal weren’t disclosed in the acquisition announcement. Event Genius was founded by Reshad Hosse…