Live Nation Extends “No Service Fee” Promo
Live Nation is expanding its “No Service Fee” promotion to all tickets at it's amphitheaters for 24 hours this Wednesday, June 10th on LiveNation.com. Last week’s “No Service Fee Wednesday”. Continue reading
Live Nation Says Wednesday’s Sale Could “Send A Strong Message” Opposing High Ticket Fees
This Wednesday, Live Nation is dropping ticketing fees for 24 hours at major amphitheater concerts and will continue similar promotions throughout the summer. But are these promos designed to counter. Continue reading
Live Nation Drops All Ticket Charges During “No Service Fee Wednesday’s”
Live Nation is dropping service fees on more than five million lawn tickets at amphitheater shows ticketed by LiveNation.com for 24 hours beginning at 12:01 AM June 3rd. .. Continue reading
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