Live Nation, AEG, StubHub, Vivid Seats, TicketNetwork, and Tickets.com sent letters by Energy And Commerce Committee
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Bandsintown Launches First-Ever Predictive Touring Charts For Established and Emerging Artists
Bandsintown has launched 24 Worldwide, US and City Live Music Charts that will be published on Bandsintown, Bandsintown for Artists, and Hypebot starting today. The concert discovery platform has also partnered with Billboard to exclusively publish the Billboard + Bandsintown Tour Index, four weekly charts launching later this month. These…
REWIND: The New Music Industry’s Week In Review
As we look back in on another busy week of music industry events, we review TIDAL’s executive staffing changes, the return of ‘vintage sound’ in music and why it’s happening, pop’s continued industry supremacy, and much more! TIDAL Ups Tony Gervino, Elliott Wilson To Executive Roles 11 Favorite Blogs For…
Tegan and Sara Tell Fans: ‘Pay What You Can For Tickets’
Tegan And Sarah took a swipe at ticket scalpers when they offered a “substantial” number of seats for their Tuesday night concert in San Francisco at a “pay what you can” price. The duo announced the change in ticketing in a press release ahead of the show at the Sydney…
All Ticketfly Events Move To Eventbrite
Ticketfly, the independent ticket company that Eventbrite acquired for $200 million from Pandora in 2017, has now been absorbed within the Eventbrite platform. The main Ticketfly.com URL now redirects to Eventbrite.com. "You can still purchase tickets to all of the best upcoming shows at your favorite venues on Eventbrite.com or…
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. and Indie Music
This week, we backed up the advice truck and unloaded a whole host of valuable tips and tricks for indie artists on how to crowdfund concerts, the best strategy for dropping a single in 2019, how to get your fans completely obsessed with your music, and much more! Concert Crowdfunding…
How To Sell More Tickets Without Having To Spend More Cash
Some things money can’t buy, and while you can spend all you want on self-promotion and advertising, some of the most important marketing that can take place isn’t actually done by you, but can nonetheless generates more ticket sales than anything else. ____________________________________ Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix…
Festicket Acquires Event Genius, Ticket Arena
Festicket has acquired UK ticketing and cashless POS platform Event Genius and its consumer-facing brand, Ticket Arena. A new offering, Event Genius by Festicket, will create an end-to-end platform that includes ticketing, accommodations, travel, marketing, analytics, access control, POS, cashless payment services and fan engagement tools. To date, Festicket, Event…
5 Top Ways to Promote Your Event Via Eventbrite
Once you’ve poured the necessary blood, sweat, and tears into your event required to ensure your attendees will have a good time, how do you guarantee anyone will actually show up? Here we look at five key ways in which you can boost your next event to encourage maximum turnout….
Sell More Tickets In A Single Month: Your Week 4 Plan
In this fourth segment of a four part series, we explore how to audit your event marketing in order to identify what’s working and what isn’t, and then double down on the aspects of your ticket selling strategy that are yielding results while jettisoning the tactics that aren’t. ________________________ Guest…