Live Concert Industry

About three months after furloughing more than 2,000 employees to stay afloat during the coronavirus crisis, Live Nation has laid off hundreds of additional team members. The leading concert promoter’s lates... Read More...

Photo Credit: Insomniac Tickets to the recently announced Day Trip music festival sold out just 90 minutes after becoming available for purchase, Insomniac Events has revealed. Insomniac Events revealed the ... Read More...

EDC Las Vegas 2017. Photo Credit: Insomniac Last month, Digital Music News was first to report that EDC Las Vegas 2021 tickets had sold out one day after becoming available for purchase. Now, the music festiv... Read More...

Photo Credit: Summerfest After massive losses, Summerfest 2021 is coming back more streamlined than ever. Milwaukee World Festival Inc., the organizer oft he Summerfest event, says it expects to lose $10.4 m... Read More...

Fans enjoy a show at Brighton, England's Concorde 2. Photo Credit: Joseph Pearson A number of United States music venues and live event professionals are rallying behind the #RedAlertRESTART campaign, which a... Read More...

Photo Credit: NBC News Oklahoma's three-day Weedstock music festival kicked off last week. Officials worry it could have spread the coronavirus. The annual Weedstock Festival is held every year in Stillwater... Read More...

Bremen, Germany-headquartered ticketing and live entertainment giant CTS Eventim suffered a more than 96 percent drop in second-quarter revenue as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. CTS Eventim revealed the ... Read More...

Manhattan, New York. Photo Credit: Oliver Niblett The New York State government has prohibited “licensed on-premises establishments” such as bars, restaurants, and clubs from hosting ticketed live music event... Read More...

Photo Credit: Vishnu R Nair Last month, Digital Music News was first to report on the British government’s plans to resume indoor concerts in August, following multiple successful “pilot” gigs. Now, on the he... Read More...

Photo Credit: NAMM The NAMM 2021 show scheduled in January at the Anaheim Convention Center is canceled. Instead, an online event will take place. NAMM organizers announced yesterday that the in-person event... Read More...