Amazon Music has announced a Prime Day Concert headlined by Taylor Swift starting July 10th. The Prime Day Concert will stream live on Prime Video at 9 pm EST. The cost of admission: your Prime membership. The concert is exclusively for Amazon Prime m…
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, through Wednesday, June 26th. Welcome back to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform that enables fans to b…
Live Nation Is Now the Sole Owner of Bonnaroo
According to a new report, Live Nation plans on exercising a buyout clause to purchase the rest of Bonnaroo. Live Nation bought a controlling interest in the festival back in 2015. Billboard reports that the transaction will take place before next year…
Woodstock 50 Loses Its $18.4MM Investment; Downgrades Its Venue to 1/3rd the Original Size
A panel of New York appellate judges has denied an appeal sought by the organizers of Woodstock 50. The organizers hoped to force the restoration of $18.4 million in festival funds promised by Dentsu, the Japanese conglomerate partner who bailed. Dents…
Report: 62% of Festivalgoers Want Music Festivals to Cut Down on Waste Reduction, Yet Most Abandon Their Tents at Events
Ticketmaster UK has unveiled its State of Play report. In its latest annual study, the live promoter focused on music festivals across the UK. Drawing on 10 years of ticket data and surveying over 4,000 festivalgoers, Ticketmaster found 62% remain conc…
Eldorado Purchases Struggling Caesars Entertainment for $17.3 Billion
Eldorado Resorts has agreed to purchase its much-larger rival, Caesars Entertainment. The overall cash-and-stock deal is valued at $17.3 billion. The acquisition includes Caesars’ debt. Eldorado will acquire all of Caesars’ outstanding shares for $12….
DEAG Buys Into Another Major Concert Player In Switzerland
European live music promoter DEAG has acquired a majority stake in two Swiss live concert companies. The buy-ins involve Live Music Production and Live Music Entertainment, owned by promoter and event organizer Michael Drieberg. Drieberg has been a suc…
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, June 19th. Welcome back to our weekly report on the world of live music, based on exclusive data from SeatGeek, a ticketing platform that enables fans to b…
Chance the Rapper, Kygo, Daddy Yankee Headlining the Inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival
While Ultra Music Festival struggles to pin down a Miami-area location, a competitor has already moved into town. The inaugural Miami Beach Pop Festival, a three-day concert scheduled to begin on November 8th, just added a number of superstar headliner…
Drake Announces OVO Fest 2019 at Toronto Raptors Parade
While celebrating the Toronto Raptor’s 2019 NBA Finals Victory, rapper Drake confirmed OVO Fest would be returning this year. OVO Fest was postponed last year for unclear reasons. Drake has hinted that the event would return in 2019, but this was the f…