Spotify’s overall popularity has made the streaming service a go-to for engaging active music fans, and now Spotify’s discovery algorithm has enabled artists to promote shows and festivals to their fans directly through the streaming service, at no additional cost. _______________________________ Guest post by Dana Tom of Eventbrite If you’re…
Category archives: Live & Touring
Coping Strategies For Dealing With Performance Anxiety And Stage Fright
Whether a sold out stadium or an open mic night, stage fright can affect many in the performance industry, and is something artists are, more often than not, likely to have to deal with. Here we look at some effective coping strategies musicians can implement in order to deal with…
4 Important Concert Tips
Attending live shows can provide some of the most rewarding experiences of your life, provided you plan for them appropriately. Here we look at four tips for maximizing your enjoyment and minimizing misery. ___________________________ In this recent post to MusicThinkTank, Kara Masterson outlines four key elements for making sure your…
Spotify Expands Concert Listings,Ticketing with Eventbrite, AXS Deals
Spotify has strengthened it link to live music, adding concert listings and tickets from AEG’s AXS and leading DIY ticketer Eventbrite. Presumably tickets from Ticketfly, which Eventbrite just aquired from Pandora, will soon be added, as well. To date, Spotify has featured over 150,000 artists with concert dates in more…
Spotify Expands Concert Listings,Ticketing with Eventbrite, AXS Deals
Spotify has strengthened it link to live music, adding concert listings and tickets from AEG’s AXS and leading DIY ticketer Eventbrite. Presumably tickets from Ticketfly, which Eventbrite just aquired from Pandora, will soon be added, as well. To date, Spotify has featured over 150,000 artists with concert dates in more…
Streaming Revenue Could Surpass Live Income For Many Artists, says Mark Mulligan
"Do not assume that we have arrived at your destination," writes music industry analyst Mark Mulligan, referring to live music rather than recordings as the primary income driver for most musicians and the industry. "Add together all the pieces and you start to create an environment in which artists can…
Vet Tix Distributes 3 Millionth Event Ticket to Military Community With Help From Live Nation
The Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) has surpassed 3 million event tickets distributed to serving military, veterans and their families through the non-profit’s Tickets for Troops program. ___________________________________ Since its founding in 2008, non-profit Vet Tix has provided free tickets to more than 550,000 in the military community. Live Nation…
CMA Music & Fan Fest 2017 Reports Record Attendance
Despite stiff competition from rivals, the Country Music Association reported record attendance for the 46th annual CMA Music Festival. The festival drew capacity crowds to Ascend Amphitheater and other venues around the city including 11 stages, 7 of which are free of charge to the public, and 167 hours of…
Techstars Music Graduate Hurdl Raises $2.5 Million For Concert, Live Event Data Collection
Live event data startup Hurdl has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The experiential marketing company has built an analytics platform for collecting and analyzing data from concert and other live event attendees. _____________________________________ Event analytics startup Hurdl’s new $2.5 million seed funding round came from current and previous athletes…
Pandora Sells Ticketfly To Eventbrite For $200M, A $250M Loss
[UPDATED] In addition to a $480 million investment from SiriusXM, Pandora today announced it will sell its Ticketfly ticketing arm to Eventbrite for $200 million. _________________________________________ In addition to today’s $200 million sale by Pandora of Ticketfly to self-service ticketer Eventbrite, the two companies say they are close to a…