Live Concert Industry

That is, $28,479,535, according to 2012 compensation details just released by Live Nation.  The figure covers Michael Rapino's base salary, options, incentive-based payouts, and bonuses, and it's more than doub... Read More...

Ticketmaster defends charging its customers a service fee (also called a booking fee) by saying it covers the company's costs.  It's understandable that Ticketmaster needs to pay staff and cover credit card pro... Read More...

A housewife in Long Island will pay $300 for a Madonna ticket, months in advance.  But that's not reality: according to a just-released study from ReverbNation, a vast majority of concert tickets are now happen... Read More...

The question — for investors, employees, and competitors — is whether Live Nation is getting looted before our very eyes.  Which brings us to a very sizeable options handout to a small group of top Live Nation ... Read More...

What else is the concert industry supposed to do?  Fans have concert alerts blasting at them from every angle and app, their inboxes are stuffed with touring bands they love! Which means in 2013, fans not on... Read More...

Last year, Live Nation Entertainment lost $163.2 million, according to just-released financial details.  Costly missteps involving Irving Azoff and Artist Nation were to blame, all part of a broader story that ... Read More...

Guess the money really is in touring. Just moments after getting a raise and contract extension, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino has purchased this $14.75 million mansion compound in the Brentwood section of Los... Read More...

So when do the Rolling Stones go on? Here's the official lineup, disclosed early this morning... ... Read More...

Talk to street performers, and they'll tell you that donation levels vary greatly depending on the time of day, time of year, the weather, and location (think Venice Beach, Central Park, and other places crowde... Read More...