An online ticketing platform for university clubs and events has raised a new round of funding including early investors in Spotify and Waze. Click Ventures and Vertex Ventures provided $2.5 million in funding for Get, formerly known as Qnect. Get is a…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Victory! PRS for Music, PPL Dramatically Expand Their In-Venue Music Recognition Capabilities
DJs and dance music producers have been missing out on substantial performance royalties for decades. Now, that’s starting to change — with performance rights organizations PRS for Music and PPL taking a serious step forward on music recognition techn…
Insomniac Introduces ‘Play,’ a Gaming-Centric Music Festival
Because when you think about a music festival, you immediately think of video games. Insomniac, better known as the concert promoter behind the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), has a new kind of music festival in mind. The Live Nation-owned promoter man…
Lindsey Buckingham Sues Fleetwood Mac for Kicking Him Out of the Group
Lindsey Buckingham has sued his former bandmates from Fleetwood Mac, stating they conspired to kick him out of the group without cause. Buckingham estimates he would have earned $14 million from the North American tour this year alone. The lawsuit was …
Amy Winehouse Is Going on a Worldwide Tour as a Hologram
Amy Winehouse will go on tour in 2019 as a hologram simulation. The hologram will use Winehouse’s original voice recordings and will be projected on stage in front of a live band. Base Hologram is providing the technology behind the tour. The company p…
Israeli Court Fines Two Anti-Israel Protestors for Lorde’s Concert Cancellation
The true price of boycotting a Lorde concert? Over $15,000. Earlier this year, the Shurat HaDin, an Israeli non-governmental organization (NGO), filed a lawsuit against two women. Nadia Abu-Shanab and Justin Sachs, both from New Zealand and adamant me…
Fyre Festival Founder Billy McFarland Sentenced to 6 Years In Federal Prison
Despite prosecutors’ pleas, Billy McFarland has only received six years in jail. So, what’s in store for Ja Rule in the $100 million class-action lawsuit filed against him? US District Court Judge Naomi Buchwald has sentenced Fyre Festival co-founder …
Live Nation’s Stock Keeps Slipping Following the FTC’s Ticketmaster Examination
After the FTC’s decision to examine consumer protection surrounding Ticketmaster’s collusion with scalpers, parent company Live Nation’s stock is taking a beating. Investors fear regulatory interference could hit Live Nation’s bottom line. Ticketmaste…
On Location Acquires Future Beat to Create a Live Nation Competitor
Will On Location’s new acquisition prove a powerful competitor to Live Nation? On Location Experiences, a premium experiential hospitality business, has announced a new deal. The company has acquired Future Beat, a six-year-old provider of VIP concert…
The Drake & Migos Disaster Tour Continues: Three More Dates Cancelled
Drake and Migos fans in Minnesota, Colorado, and Utah will be disappointed as three new tour dates have been canceled from the ‘Aubrey and the Three Migos’ tour. It’s the latest in a long series of postponements, cancellations, and date changes. The t…