Free Gig Trade Site WeWantShows Launches
D.I.Y. touring artists have a new tool to find, trade and book shows. We Want Shows, just launched and the listings are still a bit spars. But the simple, free. Continue reading
Who Needs Ticketmaster? Eventbrite Just Sold Its 100 Millionth Ticket, $1.5B In Sales
Self-service online event ticketing platform Eventbrite, today announced that it has sold 100 million tickets and process $1.5 billion in gross ticket sales since the founding of the company in. Continue reading
SFX Domination Of EDM Accelerates With ID&T, Sensation, Mysteryland Purchase
SFX Entertainment is continuing it's promised roll-up of major EDM properties with the acquisition of ID&T, the Amsterdam based event producers of Sensation an indoor house music festival held in. Continue reading
AEG Sale Off, CEO Leiweke To Exit
Billionaire owner Philip Anschutz has announced that he is retaining ownership of AEG and terminating the sales process for the company immediately. "From the very beginning of the sales process,. Continue reading
Concert &Ticketing Giant Live Nation Names Greg Maffei As Chairman
The Board of Directors of concert, event and ticketing giant Live Nation Entertainment has appointed Greg Maffei as the non-executive Chairman of the Board. Maffei is President and Chief Executive. Continue reading
Learning To Be A Better Performer From Cirque du Soleil, Lemolo And Justin Timberlake
By Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). The craft of stage performance is a critical part of every performing artist’s success. This weekend, I watched three excellent performances: Cirque. Continue reading
How To Enjoy SXSW Music Even If You’re Not There
If you're not attending SXSW Music this year you may find the media coverage a bit off-putting at times with its assumption that you're on the scene. But there are. Continue reading
955 Dreams Returns With Applauze App For Finding Events & Purchasing Tickets
By Aarti Kelapure of Evolver.fm. 955 Dreams, the music app hitmakers behind Apple favorite Band of the Day, are back with an event-finding and ticket purchaser, Applauze (free; iOS). Considering. Continue reading
Festicket Raises $680K For Festival Booking Platform
Founded after experiencing of trying to book a trip from the UK to Coechella in 2011, festival booking platform Festicket has just raised $680,000 in new funding. Investors include France's. Continue reading
