Live Nation Entertainment reported both an impressive final quarter of 2017 and and strong full year results, according to the latest financial filings from the concert giant. For 2017, Live Nation reported revenue of $10.3 billion for the year, up 24% from 2016. But operating income for the same period…
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Just 2 U.S. Festivals Join Pledge For Gender Equality
45 music industry conferences and festivals have pledged to achieve a 50/50 gender balance across their festivals by 2022, including live line-ups, conferences and commissions. The international effort, which is led by the PRS Foundation’s International Keychange, has signed on dozens of major European fests and conference, along with 4…
4 Top Items Missing From Your Merch Table
In the current music economy, a robust merch section is key when it comes to making money on tour. While t-shirts and albums are obvious, we here look at four important but commonly overlooked items that are must-haves at the merch table. ________________________________ Guest post by Hugh McIntyre on the…
Songkick Partners With Facebook, Active Users Rise 43%
Songkick, the concert discovery app acquired by Warner Music Group last year, has inked a partnership with Facebook to add concerts and events from its database onto the social giant. Songkick also announced a deal with French and Belgian retailer and ticket seller FNAC. These new partnerships follow deals with…
Talib Kweli Cancels Concert After Venue Books White Nationalist Band Taake
Rapper Talib Kweli has canceled a performance at a Kansas City music venue after the booked a Scandinavian accused of being Nazi sympathizers. According to the Kansas City Star, Kweli on Feb 20th told the management of the Riot Room that he would not be performing the following day after…
LiveXLive Media [LIVX] Uplisted To NASDAQ Capital Market Today
LiveXLive Media, which includes music streamer Slacker alongside a live concert streaming platform, has been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market. Shares of common stock are expected to begin trading on The NASDAQ Capital Market on February 22, 2018 under its existing trading symbol “LIVX.” “2017 was a…
Fan Dangles From Balcony At Above & Beyond Show [WATCH]
An fan caused quite a stir at Above & Beyond’s performance at Detroit’s Fillmore Feb. 18 when he dangled from the balcony. The shirtless man held himself from the lighting scaffolding above the balcony during the song “Naked” before his friends pulled him to safety, according to a Reddit post….
Add A Booking Section On Your Music Website
When it comes to landing gigs for you band, it’s essential to have a booking section on your website that provides any potentially interested promoter with answers to all their booking inquiries, from basic info to average crowd size. _______________________ Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 One of…
The Most Important Lesson Learned On Tour
Here a touring artist shares a tale of woe from the road, detailing the financial disaster which can await any band or artist heading out on tour, and just how bad it can get. ____________________ In this latest post from MusicThinkTank, Daniel Matthews details a nightmarish account of how a…
Bandsintown Produces SXSW’s First Data Driven Showcase
[UPDATED] Concert discovery platform Bandsintown is producing its first ever showcase at SXSW. Dubbed the music conference’s first ever data driven showcase, participating artists were chosen from Bandintown’s Big Break program made up of touring acts that have grown from 100 to 5,000 or more followers on the platform in…