Concert ticket prices can vary as much as 65% from city to city. An average arena concert ticket in Los Angeles is priced at $127, $96 in San Francisco, $89 in Denver and just $77 in New Orleans, according to a study conducted by Wanderu. __________________________________________ more @ Wanadru Related…
Category archives: Live & Touring
Live Nation Reports Record Results For Q3, Revenue Up 12%
Promoter Live Nation reported their best quarter for Q3 2017, with record results across revenue, operating income and adjusted operating income. The company reported that revenue was up 12%, operating income was up 5% and AOI was up 10% vs. the same period in 2016, with their concerts, advertising, and…
3 Tips For Gathering A Music Audience
When it comes to promoting new music, you don’t need to have a label at your back, but you do need to plan carefully and work hard. In fact, a scrappy DIY approach has, in some instances, been more effective. Here we look at three essential tips for bringing an…
NYC Finally Repeals 100 Year Old Law Prohibiting Dancing In Bars
New York City has repealed a century-old restriction barring dancing in bars if they do not have a cabaret license. According to the New York Times, the City Council on Tuesday voted 41-1 to repeal the Cabaret Law and the bill is expected to be signed by Mayor Bill de…
Southwest Airlines Hopes To Become A Music Tastemaker
A company with a history of trying to inject fun into travel, Southwest airlines has recently been attempting to build on its brand through the power of music. This has taken the form of pop-up concerts which, while certainly fun in theory, have not been met with universal appreciation ______________________…
Sony Music Pledges Money To Save London Music Venues
Venues world wide have been going through a rough patch recently, with high rents and stricter legal requirements, with London in particular seeing a lot of its venues bite the dust in recent years. In the wake of such closures, Sony Music has pledged to financially support ‘at risk’ venues…
How Do Advances In Technology Change The "Live Experience"
With advances in the development of technology, what it means to see something "live" has changed. With the stage being brought into people’s homes YouTube and Facebook Live, concerts have become something anyone with smartphone can participate in. ___________________________________ Guest post by Sabrina Bucknole on the TuneCore Blog [Editors Note:…
Top 10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Make It To My Show [Kosha Dillz]
Getting people to turn up for shows remains one of the greatest challenges in the industry, and friends and fans alike will usually have an assortment of excuses for not showing up. Here rapper Kosha Dillz shares some of the top excuses he heard during his headlining show in NYC….
Warner Music Responds To Songkick Concert Listing Concerns: ‘We’re still here for you"
After Songkick announced that it was shutting down its concert ticket sales division, many musicians and music marketers became concerned that Songkick’s popular concert app and artist focused Tourbox service was on the way out, as well. _____________________________________ "We’re not going anywhere!," the Songkick concert listing team wrote yesterday in…
Marilyn Manson Axes Twiggy Ramirez, Crystal Castles Singer Alleges Abuse As Music Confronts Its "Weinstein" Problem
[UPDATED] As a growing number of women out movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for decades of sexual abuse, the music industry is being forced to confront its own culture of harassment. This week rocker Marilyn Manson parted ways with longtime bassist Twiggy Ramirez after rape allegations surfaced; and Canadian electropop group…