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24 Year-Old Overdoses on Ecstasy at EDC. Is That Insomniac’s Fault?

June 21, 2017

photo: Ian T. McFarland (CC 2.0) People take drugs at festivals. A ton of them. And they OD on them if they're not careful. But is that the fault of festival promoters like Insomniac and Live Nation? I wa... Read More...

Got $800? Now There’s a Single Pass for 90+ Music Festivals [Full List]

Paul Resnikoff

May 20, 2017

Image: Festival CulturaDigital.Br (CC by 2.0) For those with massive amounts of time (and no job), Live Nation has the perfect pass for you. It's an all-you-can-eat, $800 ticket to more than 90 music festiva... Read More...

With Revenue Slowing, Twitter Teams With Live Nation to Stream Concerts

Daniel Sanchez

May 2, 2017

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey (JD Lasica - CC by 2.0) Along with 13 other media partners, Twitter has teamed up with Live Nation to stream concerts live. But has the social network stretched itself too thin? Are ... Read More...

Live Nation’s CEO Addresses the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Policies

Paul Resnikoff

April 24, 2017

The long, narrow arrival corridor at Los Angeles International Airport (photo: Ralph Hockens CC by 2.0) Is Trump putting the kibosh on global tours? We asked Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino to assess the impa... Read More...

How To Hack Your Competitors, By Live Nation and Ticketmaster

How To Ruthlessly Hack Your Competition, by Live Nation and Ticketmaster

Daniel Sanchez

February 16, 2017

Alper Cugun (CC by 2.0) Live Nation and Ticketmaster once again pave the way for the digital ticket revolution, this time with unapologetic free trade secrets hacking for all. It’s no secret that Live Nation... Read More...

Live Nation Accused of Destroying Antitrust Documents

Live Nation, Ticketmaster Accused of Destroying Mountains of Evidence

Daniel Sanchez

October 10, 2016

'Software shredders on aisle 17' by Paul L Dineen (CC by 2.0) Live Nation and Ticketmaster destroying documents in an anti-trust suit? That was easy. Back in December, Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketma... Read More...

Ticketmaster Overcharges the Wrong Guy…

Daniel Sanchez

October 6, 2016

Tickets image by Bev Sykes, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC by 2.0) Because hidden fees should not be so hidden. A New York man has filed lawsuit against top ticket seller Live Na... Read More...

Tired of Long Lines at Concerts? Say Hello To Live Nation’s TSA PreCheck

Daniel Sanchez

August 17, 2016

TSA PreCheck: It's not for security, Live Nation says. Update, 1:30 pm PT: Live Nation has demanded that we remove this article. More details on that below, the original story follows: Very, very long li... Read More...

Thank You for Diversifying: Pandora Acquires Ticketfly for $450 Million…

Paul Resnikoff

October 7, 2015

Theoretically, companies can't go on forever without turning a profit, though perhaps Pandora's problem is diversification. Or, lack thereof: as ad-supported online music proves to be one of the worst busi... Read More...

Executive Shuffle: Live Nation, Fender, Black Box, Capitol, Yahoo, Massey Hall, Canadian Music Week, Downtown, ole, ASCAP

Paul Resnikoff

September 11, 2015

Summertime is over; let the executive shuffling begin! The first notable move this week comes from longtime Live Nation UK chief operating officer John Probyn, who has now exited for a similar COO position a... Read More...

A Drunken Fan Plunges to His Death at a Baseball Game. So Why Aren’t We Canceling Baseball Games?

Paul Resnikoff

August 31, 2015

August 29th, 2015. A drunken fan plunges to his death at an Atlanta Braves game (vs. the New York Yankees). The fan, Greg Murrey, fell from the upper deck while wildly screaming at Alex Rodriguez, who was... Read More...

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