Oak View Group (OVG) has partnered with Live Nation to build the first music and sports arena outside the United States. The venue will be built in Milan, one of the most prominent tourist destinations in Italy. The privately funded venue will be built…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Lawmakers Unveil the ‘Boss Act’ of 2019 — “Americans Have Been Gouged and Gouged and Then Gouged Some More.”
Three lawmakers in Washington have ‘resurrected’ the BOSS Act. If passed, the bill (Better Oversight of Secondary Sales and Accountability in Concert Ticketing) would force organizers and promoters to provide “transparency and regulation to the badly c…
Live Nation Lashes Out Against Report of ‘Sluggish’ Madonna Ticket Sales — “It’s Just Absolute Lies”
Madonna’s upcoming Madame X tour is struggling to sell tickets — at least according to a report in the NY Post. But Madonna’s promoter, Arthur Fogel of Live Nation, says reports of sluggish sales are “absolute lies.” Madonna has previously sold out sho…
Woodstock 50 Lost Its Venue After Failing to Pay a $150,000 Deposit
It seems that there was a bit more to Woodstock 50’s removal from the Watkins Glen International Speedway than the event’s organizers initially claimed. Rather than resulting from a complex contract disagreement, the deal collapsed because Woodstock 50…
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 12. 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 and …
LiveXLive Reaches 720,000 Subscribers, Burning Through $9.8 Million in the Process
LiveXLive Media has posted its financials. The global streaming company posted $9.2 million in revenue for its fiscal Q4 2019 quarter ended March 31st, 2019, up from $9 million in the previous quarter (its Q3 2019). Contribution margin also rose to $2…
Ariana Grande Didn’t Cancel Her Atlanta Concert — But She Did Donate the Proceeds to Planned Parenthood
After facing a growing petition to cancel her Atlanta concert, Ariana Grande has chosen to fight Georgia’s anti-abortion laws. The singer is donating proceeds from last Saturday’s concert in Atlanta to Planned Parenthood. The $250,000 donation to Plann…
Live Nation UK Launches an EDM Division, Electronic Nation
Live Nation UK has launched a new electronic music division. Dubbed Electronic Nation, Scott Barton, the global live promoter’s division of Cream, will lead the new company. Based in London, Electronic Nation will focus on expanding the company’s EDM …
AIM, BPI Spearhead Another British Music Industry Mission to India
The British music industry is hosting a music mission to India in partnership with AIM, BPI, and MPA. The trip will coincide with Mumbai’s All About Music festival. The music industry in India is growing rapidly. Last year, recorded music trade revenue…
Woodstock 50’s Venue Pulls Out, Citing Breach of Contract
The deeply-troubled Woodstock 50 just suffered two additional setbacks. After seemingly game-ending defeats earlier this year, Woodstock 50 is now facing a pair of brand-new setbacks. And the latest wave of difficulties may very well be the most signi…