Wall St. Hears Live Nation Strategy & Numbers
Late yesterday concert giant Live Nation reported it’s 2006 numbers to Wall St. The company reported 2006 revenues of $3,691.6 million an increase of $754.7 million or 25.7% over 2005.. Continue reading
The Leaked Bonnaroo Line-Up
Courtesy of our friend Justin at the always cool Live Music Blog: "I had a feeling that Superfly wouldn’t be able to keep the lid on the Bonnaroo 2007 lineup,. Continue reading
News From This Week’s Pollstar Concert Industry Consortium
Trade magazine Pollstar’s Concert Industry Consortium is the annual gathering of the tribe for the North American live music industry. The big announcement thus far was from Ozzfest who told. Continue reading
Ticketmaster To Sell Downloads Alongside Tickets
UPDATED: Ticketmaster head Sean Moriarty’s keynote at Pollstar’s CIC convention this week in LA included an announcement that the company has made a deal with iTunes to sell music alongside. Continue reading
Ozzfest Free To All Fans In ’07
Just announced at Pollstar’s Concert Industry Consortium industry trade group in LA This year’s OZZFEST tour will be FREE to the fans. All bands including a confirmed Alice In Chains. Continue reading
Live Nation Creates MySpace For Venues
Concert giant Live Nation wants to make its web site a one-stop for live music fans and its going so far as to invite competing venues and promoters to post. Continue reading
In Ticketing Adds Event Ticket Insurance
Innovative ticketing service In Ticketing has begun offering Event Ticket Protector insurance which provides a full refund if the ticket holder cannot go to an event personal, medical or travel. Continue reading
Does New Year’s Eve Still Rock?
What New Year’s Eve 2006 meant…and didn’t mean to performers and revelers around the globe. "In the entertainment industry, there’s a sense that Americans soured on the New Year’s experience. Continue reading
Ticketmaster Expands Dominance With StopTicketScammers
They don’t want to lower their own ticketing fees to something fair, but they do want to stop other people from scamming you. Ticketmaster has launched Stop Ticket Scammers where. Continue reading
Live Nation CEO & CFO Live On Web Today
Live Nation’s CEO Michael Rapino and CFO Alan Ridgeway will be live on the web at 1:30 EST today from the 34th Annual Global Media & Communications Conference in New. Continue reading
