Bring More Beer Money: Live Nation Looks To Ticketholders For Increased Revenues
When CEO Michael Rapino joined Live Nation a few years ago, he promised to improve the concert customer experience. Lately fans have been giving the concert giant failing grades over. Continue reading
Live Nation Attendance Drops 22%. Is Live Music In Trouble Too?
Conventional wisdom says that live music is exempt from recessions. Even when times are tough – perhaps particularly when times are tough – people want to party. But that didn"t. Continue reading
Daily DIY: How To Advance A Show
In the fourth of five excerpts from the book Reality Check – A Common Sense Guide to Breaking into the Music Industry, author Matthew Walt, a booking agent who has. Continue reading
SXSW Wednesday Night: Already A Bit Blurry
If you've ever been to SXSW, you know how the sheer volume of music and people takes it toll quickly. Two highlights from Wednesday night were packed houses at The. Continue reading
Trent Reznor On Scalping And The Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger
"be suspect of artists singing the praises of the… merger" "I assure you nobody in the NIN camp supplies or supports the practice of supplying tickets to these re-sellers because. Continue reading
Op-Ed: Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger Is Too Good To Be True
David Balto is an antitrust attorney who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Ticketmaster-Live Nation merger. Previously, he was the Policy Director for the Bureau of Competition of. Continue reading
Major Artists Lobby For Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger But Don’t Disclose Azoff Connection
Unlike Bruce Springsteen and the many musicians who oppose the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, at least four high profile artists have written letters to Congress expressing their strong. Continue reading
Pumpkin Corgan Actually Thinks Live Nation Ticketmaster Merger Is A Good Idea
UPDATE: Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins are managed by Frontline headed by Irving Azoff who also just happens to be the CEO of Ticketmaster and is slated for a top. Continue reading
Online Concert Site Fabchannel Shuts Down
International online concert channel Fabchannel.com is shutting down after nine years citing "bad economic prospects within the music and online advertising market". Content including 1000 live shows will be available. Continue reading
2 Dirty Little Secrets Of The Ticketing Biz
As the Live Nation Ticketmaster merger winds its way through the approval process both in the U.S. and Europe, two very dirty little secrets are coming to light that music. Continue reading
