The U.S. has a somewhat unfortunate reputation in the music industry as being a difficult country for international acts to tour in, whether it’s an issue with visas, payment or issues with customs. Still, some of this could soon change, owing to two new acts which have recently been introduced…
Category archives: Live & Touring
How Live Music Can Save Itself From Disruption [Cortney Harding]
While the live music market is strong and getting stronger, it may soon struggle, as increasing numbers of potential concert goers opt for a night in. It’s time that the music industry take steps to make live shows more enticing. _____________________________________ Guest post by music industry and music tech consultant…
Reaching Millennial Fans Using Old School Billboards At Music Festivals
How to market to millennial consumers is a great mystery for most main stream marketers. It turns out that one of the best ways to reach millennial music fans – particularly superfans – is a very old school form of advertising – billboards. ________________________________________ By Clyde Smith for Dash Two…
Rolling Stones, Who, McCartney, Dylan, Young, Waters To Headline Coachella Desert Trip Festival
If you’ve already got an expensive concert site set up for a two weekend indie rock fest and a multi-day country festival, you might as well use it for something. Right? The answer is yes, and the creative programming choice is a 3 day festival of the same acts that…
Live Nation Posts Double Digit Growth As Losses Narrow
Live Nation reported narrowing quarterly losses yesterday along with a double digit gain in revenue. And while it is disconcerting to see the biggest player in live music in the U.S. and globally continue to lose money, double digit gains in concert revenue bode well for the broader music industry….
One Band Confronts Industry Barrier With Unique Working Wage Revenue Model
[UPDATED] In an effort to overcome industry barriers and cultivate a sustainable living from their music, the Australian metal band Ne Obliviscaris is working to develop a sustainable working wage revenue model, funded exclusively through fans on Patreon. _______________________________ Guest Post by Diana Hereld of Pathways in Music Last year…
What’s Working in Indie Music Today: Lessons in Success from New Artist Model Member Eric John Kaiser
One of the best ways to get new strategies and ideas for your music career is to look at what other musicians are doing. So Dave Kusek and Lindsay McGrath of the New Artist Model are putting together a series of case studies from talented and successful musicians who are…
Musicians Guide To Circumnavigating The World For Free
For an artist, the prospect of traversing the globe can carry significant appeal, but financing such a venture is no easy task. Here traveler and musical entrepreneur Brett Newski discusses how a musician can travel the world at a minimal cost. ____________________________ Guest Post by Brett Newski Hello. My name…
Live Nation Declares Today National Concert Day
To kick off another summer of live music, Live Nation will mount its 2nd annual National Concert Day today May 3rd. The event will take place at NYC’s Irving Plaza and feature performances by Dierks Bentley, Wiz Khalifa, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick. There will also be special appearances by…
Live Nation To Launch Massive $20 Concert Ticket Promotion
Concert giant Live Nation is planning a special $20 ticket fire sale to 1000 major summer concerts. Starting May 13th and running through May 20th. We’ll have more details as they leak, though we expect a complete list of concerts tomorrow during Live Nation’s National Concert Day celebration. Until then,…