Live Concert Industry

In what comes as a surprise to no one, today marks the release of yet another music app. Today, FanFlex announces the launch of their beta app that lets the average smartphone-wielding citizen request bands to... Read More...

The New South Wales government in Australia thinks the online ticket reselling marketplace is a dire situation and wants to intervene.  They have proposed legislation that would fine ticket reselling sites up t... Read More...

  Because sometimes, things just destroy themselves.  Like the Gathering of the Juggalos, the often violent circus of a festival surrounding band/movement Insane Clown Posse.  This is a rally attended... Read More...

  The latest in our long-running series...   Here are the many and various ways Live Nation-owned SFX Financial Advisory Management Enterprises screwed Mike Tyson, according to legal document... Read More...

Electronic music culture involves lots of drugs, not only by the core EDM community but also recreational users who use MDMA and other 'enhancers' to better enjoy the music.  The question is whether an ongoing ... Read More...

Is there any 'there there' in concert streaming?  Here's what I told USA Today on the topic.   "Streaming concerts are suddenly everywhere, in all shapes and sizes," says Paul Resnikoff, the founder ... Read More...

The recording industry finally figured out how to starve file-swapping.  So has Ticketmaster finally figured out a way to starve scalping? Ahead of the weekend, the Live Nation-owned company expanded its "TM... Read More...

This wouldn't seem so strange if the CEO hadn't just dumped 40 percent of his shares.  But over the past few days, Live Nation's EVP and Chief Financial Officer — ie, the one closest to the books — has started ... Read More...