Live Concert Industry

  Live Nation has successfully completed its $1.2 billion bond offering. The leading concert promoter announced the significant fundraising benchmark in a press release, which was shared with Digital... Read More...

Auckland, New Zealand. Photo Credit: Dan Freeman Starting next week, leading concert promoter Live Nation will bring socially-distanced concerts and stand-up comedy shows to Auckland, New Zealand. Dubbed “To... Read More...

Guests receive temperature checks outside TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 18th. Musicians Travis McCready and Lauren Brown get an 'A' for Effort in staging America's first socially-distanced concert i... Read More...

German electronic music group Moderat performing at a small venue. (photo: Yannis Papanastasopoulos) Through its #saveourvenues initiative, The Music Venue Trust (MVT) has raised over $1.8 million for British... Read More...

Since April, following the domestic onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, Live Nation has furloughed 20 percent of its team – approximately 2,100 employees – to cut costs and weather the pandemic’s unpr... Read More...

After initially refusing to return its $2 million Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan, LiveXLive appears to be reconsidering its next moves. Just yesterday, SEC filings revealed that LiveXLive — a publicl... Read More...

(photo: Haidan) Beginning on June 4th, the Texas Rangers will welcome fans to socially distanced concerts in the parking lot of their newly built Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers announced the drive-in co... Read More...

Photo Credit: Claire P Arkansas authorities seized the liquor license of the venue set to host America's first socially distanced concert. The event in Fort Smith, Arkansas, was supposed to happen tonight at... Read More...

Earlier this week, Digital Music News was first to report that Live Nation intended to issue $800 million in senior secured notes for “general corporate purposes.” Now, the leading concert promoter has upped ... Read More...

Should the U.S. Government have issued a $2 million emergency 'small business' Paycheck Protection Loan to LiveXLive, a publicly-traded company with a market cap of approximately $200 million? That's a quest... Read More...

Houseparty is launching a new feature for co-watching live events with friends. 'In the House' will feature 40+ artists performing. Houseparty is a video chat app that has seen an enormous growth spurt since... Read More...