The FLY Open Air festival in Scotland completely banned smartphones at its Boiler Room Stage to keep attendees “in the moment.” The festival took place in Edinburgh over the weekend and organizers tweeted to let fans know phones would be collected. A t…
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Rae Solomon Files a $25 Million Lawsuit Against Live Nation for Allegedly Stealing Her All-Female Country Music Festival Idea
Rae Solomon has filed a $25 million lawsuit against Live Nation. Filed at the Davidson Country, Tennessee Circuit Court, the Nashville-based country singer claims that the global concert promoter outright stole her idea for an all-female country music …
A Whitney Houston Hologram Tour and Musical Are in the Works
After singer Whitney Houston died in 2012, her estate has turned down more deals than you can count. But now executor Pat Houston says the estate is “open for business.” Pat Houston revealed that the estate has signed a deal with Primary Wave Music Pub…
Live Nation’s Acquisition Spree Continues With LA’s Spaceland Presents
Live Nation has acquired Los Angeles’ Spaceland Presents as part of a $20 million-plus spending spree in Southern California. Spaceland Presents, a Los Angeles-based concert promoter, owns popular small venues in the city, including Echoplex, the Echo,…
MGM Resorts May Pay up to $800 Million to Settle Lawsuits Over Route 91 Festival Shooting
Two years after the horrific Route 91 Festival shootings, MGM Resorts International may finally settle with hundreds of victims. That’s according to a recently quarter filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company’…
Woodstock 50 Finds a Deep-Pocketed Investor — But Is This Really Such a Good Idea?
Earlier, a federal judge ruled that Woodstock 50 wasn’t cancelled after all. Now, there’s an investor willing to keep the show alive. And who is that deep-pocketed Woodstock sugar-daddy, you ask? The answer is Oppenheimer & Co., which was swayed t…
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, May 15th. 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…
Facebook’s Ticketing Platform Is Officially Live — With 700 Million Potential Users
Facebook says its Events platform is used by roughly 700 million users a month. Now, Facebook’s widely-used event coordination service will feature a paid ticketing option. Powering the backend is Eventbrite, which helped to democratize the event tick…
In His Final Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, James Levine Raked In Over $936,000
Tax returns have revealed that during James Levine’s final season at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, the embattled music director earned nearly $1 million. Last May, the Met filed a countersuit against Levine. The popular opera house claimed…
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Woodstock 50 — “Woodstock 50 is On!”
An exuberant Michael Lang said the ruling guarantees the event will take place. There are just a few things he forgot about — a mass gathering permit, a lack of ‘secured’ acts for the show, and the necessary roadwork to hold Woodstock 50. But for right…