The site of the original Woodstock festival is being heavily restricted this weekend. Woodstock 50 may have flopped, but plenty of fans are planning on celebrating anyway. Festival veterans like Carlos Santana and John Fogerty will hold their own celeb…
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Imagine Dragons Propose an Anti-Gun Music Festival — Several Major Artists Already Signing On
Last night on Twitter, Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds proposed an anti-gun violence festival. The idea seems to be gaining traction. In the tweet, Reynolds even referenced the failure of Woodstock 50 to materialize. The event, which sought to …
Outside Lands Becomes the First Major U.S. Music Festival to Sell Cannabis On Site
SF-based music festival Outside Lands will become the first to allow attendees to purchase and use cannabis on-site. Per Outside Lands’ website, ticketholders will be able to purchase cannabis “from multiple locations within Grass Lands,” a small area …
Boston City Officials Convicted of Extorting a Local Music Festival Into Hiring Unneeded Union Laborers
Government officials in Boston, MA have been found guilty of extortion-related charges involving a local music festival. Prosecutors claimed that these officials forced a local music festival’s promoters to hire unneeded union labor, and after a two-we…
Michael Gracey’s Pavarotti Musical Receives the Blessing from the Singer’s Widow — But Who Could Possibly Play Pavarotti?
More than a decade after his death, Luciano Pavarotti will thrill audiences in a new musical. Michael Gracey received Pavarotti’s widow’s blessing for the new musical. He’s teaming up with a former artistic director of English National Opera to create …
Ticketing Marketplace TickPick Raises a Whopping $40 Million — 8 Years After Starting
No-fee ticketing company TickPick was founded back in 2011, but received no institutional funding — until now. Guess it’s never too late to attract insane funding levels and become a unicorn. After eight years tinkering with its model, ticketing compa…
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 7th. 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 a…
Treasure Island Music Festival Is Calling It Quits In 2019 — And Possibly, Forever
Treasure Island Music Festival (TIMF) is no more, at least for the foreseeable future. The event’s executives recently announced that TIMF will not return in 2019, and their message also indicated that the festival “is on an indefinite hiatus.” Having …
Khalid — An El Paso Native — Is Arranging a Benefit Concert for Shooting Victims In His Hometown
Khalid is busy preparing a benefit concert for families who’ve been affected by the recent tragedy in El Paso. The artist took to Twitter to announce that the benefit show is being planned and will take place later this month. Khalid was born in Georgi…
Violent Anti-Gay Threats Force Cancelations at Lebanon’s Byblos International Festival
Lebanese rock band Mashrou’ Leila won’t appear at Byblos International Festival on August 9th. And they’re not alone. Facing pressure from church officials who accuse the band of defaming Christianity, the band’s appearance was canceled. Byblos organi…