Live Concert Industry

Photo Credit: Samuel Regan-Asante Live Nation is bringing $20 all-in tickets to nearly 1,000 shows across 40 venues next week. The promotion sees the events company going all-in on the return of live music. ... Read More...

Eric Clapton playing Royal Albert Hall (photo: Raph_PH CC by 2.0) Eric Clapton is flatly refusing to play gigs that require a COVID vaccination for entry. "I reserve the right to cancel the show," Clapton sta... Read More...

An evening shot of Glastonbury 2011. Photo Credit: jaswooduk Six months after Glastonbury was canceled for the second consecutive year, organizers have announced that their previously planned single-day event... Read More...

Photo Credit: Oak View Group Oak View Group has signed a long-term partnership with Ticketmaster for ticketing at six upcoming venues. The six new arenas will feature a ticketing concierge box owned by Ticke... Read More...

Is the music festival comeback already in trouble? Earlier this month, we covered the comeback of one of America's biggest music festivals — Day Trip Festival in San Bernadino, CA. In a post-vaccinated South... Read More...

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Photo Credit: Kgbo Organizers have officially canceled Bigsound 2021, which had been scheduled to take place in September. Bigsound higher-ups just recently announced the unf... Read More...

Photo credit: National Football League (NFL) The National Football League (NFL) will now incorporate the Black National Anthem into upcoming 2021-22 season games to further highlight social and racial justice... Read More...

The Foo Fighters. Photo Credit: Raph_PH The Foo Fighters – who last month performed the first full-capacity show in New York since the implementation of lockdown measures – have called off their Los Angeles c... Read More...

Rap legend Kurtis Blow performing live in Germany. Photo Credit: Francelada Rap legend Kurtis Blow is officially set to embark on a 31-city national tour of The Hip Hop Nutcracker following his December of 20... Read More...

Photo Credit: NRK P3 / CC by 3.0 The HYBE-backed livestream platform VenewLive is hosting a virtual hip-hop festival headlined by Snoop Dogg. The upcoming show is powered by Kiswe, a video streaming technolo... Read More...

Photo Credit: Shannon McGee / CC by 2.0 Lana Del Rey, Janelle Monáe and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have abruptly pulled out of Bonnaroo 2021, which is slated to kick off on September 2nd. Bonnaroo... Read More...

Photo Credit: YoTuT / CC by 3.0 PETA plans to protest two concerts at SeaWorld in San Antonio featuring Vanilla Ice and Jesse McCartney. SeaWorld San Antonio is celebrating its re-opening with a series of op... Read More...