Video: The Band vs. The Promoter
As someone who has spent most of his time in the industry working in the live music sector running booking agency Skyline Music, I know first hand that the relationship. Continue reading
Creed Offers $10 & $20 All-In Tickets On “20-10 Tour”
(UPDATED) With a thumb in the eye to overpriced tickets, Creed is offering all of the seats on its "20-10 Tour" for $10 – $20/ The first 2,010 reserved seats. Continue reading
Apple Planning Concert Ticket + Platform
A recent patent application for Concert Ticket + by Apple lays out in details the company's plans for a new ticketing platform that would further extend iTune's reach in the. Continue reading
Bandsintown Partners With EMI, Shazam And ReverbNation
Ticket aggregator and event notification platform Bandsintown has added music discovery app Shazam, EMI and ReverbNation to its partner network. The company has also added former Warner Music Group EVP. Continue reading
Free Tour Marketing Handbook From Artist Farm
Music marketer and manager Ben Coe of wonderfully named Artist Farm has released a free tour marketing handbook that really is a must read for any artist or music industry. Continue reading
Motel 6 Extends Free Rooms Contest
Motel 6 and music publishers Primary Wave are continuing their "Rock Yourself To Sleep" campaign. which supports touring bands with free lodging while they are on the road. Four of. Continue reading
Ticketmaster & Federal Trade Commission To Announce Settlement In Springsteen Case
Ticketmaster, now a unit of Live Nation Entertainment and the Federal Trade Commission are set to announce a settlement today over complaints about concert tickets that turned out to not. Continue reading
Live Nation & Wal-Mart Sign Ticketing Deal
The newly combined Live Nation and Ticketmaster have entered in a partnership with Wal-Mart that will see select stores selling tickets in their entertainment department, reports Billboard's Ray Waddell. Approximately. Continue reading
Live Nation May Sell Venues To AEG
Live Nation has signaled that they may be willing to sell a portion of their venues at favorable terms to their chief rival, AEG Live in a bid to get. Continue reading
U.S. Justice Dept. Seeking Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Concessions
(Via Encore) After a week of conflicting stories about the readiness of The U.S. Justice Department to approve the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger, the federal regulator appears to be waiting for. Continue reading
