Live Concert Industry

Photo Credit: Polo G Twitter Rapper Polo G is now charging $150,000 as a performance fee – up from $85,000 last year. The rapper's most recent album, Hall of Fame, dropped in June and debuted at the top of t... Read More...

EDC Las Vegas 2017. Photo Credit: Insomniac As one of the largest EDM festivals worldwide, Insomniac's Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) Las Vegas will celebrate its 25th anniversary next week. Over 200 artists a... Read More...

Photo Credit: David Lee / CC by 2.0 The Austin City Limits Music Festival has apologized for cutting Phoebe Bridgers sound during her set. Her set was scheduled to end around 5:20 pm with Bridgers singing "I... Read More...

Photo Credit: Vale Arellano The Rolling Stones aren't playing "Brown Sugar" on their 2021 tour. Why? The answer depends on which member you ask. The chart-topping track appears on Sticky Fingers and deals wi... Read More...

Photo Credit: Los Angeles SoFi Stadium / CC by 2.0 Ticketmaster invoked the ire of the BTS Army after fans had trouble getting tickets for the Los Angeles SoFi Stadium BTS concert. Fans took to social media ... Read More...

An aerial shot of London, England, which has seen its nighttime live entertainment space part with a substantial number of jobs since 2020's start, according to a study from the Night Time Industries Associati... Read More...

Photo Credit: Andrew Bossi / CC 2.5 The 'final' Genesis tour dates in the UK are postponed due to positive COVID tests within the band. The band was forced to halt their final four UK dates of the Last Domin... Read More...

Austin, Texas, home of SXSW. Photo Credit: Carlos Alfonso Back in April of 2020, following the last-minute cancellation of SXSW amid the domestic onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, passholders named the Austin-b... Read More...

Photo Credit: Tyler Clemmensen A new ordinance approved by the LA City Council now requires proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter indoor venues. The vote on the new ordinance was 11-2, with Councilman John ... Read More...

Following a firmly worded lawsuit from Coachella and Goldenvoice, DJ Envy has officially ceased billing “car-themed” live-music events as “Carchella.” Goldenvoice and Coachella submitted the complaint to a ... Read More...

Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society plays to a crowded house in Ventura, CA on October 2nd (photo: Digital Music News) As cancellations and postponements continue worldwide, frustrated fans are understandably w... Read More...

Photo Credit: Tore Sætre A little over two weeks ago, Post Malone announced plans for Posty Fest 2021, which was slated to take place in Arlington, Texas, on October 30th and 31st. Now, the outdoor festival h... Read More...