Adele, Bieber, The Boss Top StubHub 2016 Top Tours List
Ticket reseller StubHub has revealed its annual list of the top touring artists of 2016, with Adele, Justin Bieber and Bruce Springsteen topping the list. Hot on their heels were Beyoncé,. Continue reading
Concord Bicycle Music Invests In AEG Events Firm Bounce
With income from recorded music sales declining, record labels are expanding their reach in other areas of the business. Merchandise, management and most recently, the industry's healthiest sector, live music,. Continue reading
How Live Music Can Save Itself From Disruption [Cortney Harding]
While the live music market is strong and getting stronger, it may soon struggle, as increasing numbers of potential concert goers opt for a night in. It's time that the music industry take. Continue reading
Live Nation Posts Double Digit Growth As Losses Narrow
Live Nation reported narrowing quarterly losses yesterday along with a double digit gain in revenue. And while it is disconcerting to see the biggest player in live music in the. Continue reading
20 New Artists Poised To Be The Summer’s Hottest Live Acts
Ticketfly dug deep into its data across a wide range of genres to pick what it believes will be the hottest new live artists this year. Tor Miller, for example,. Continue reading
The Physical Network Acquires We Represent For $3.5M To Form New Social Ticketer StreetTeam
Peer-to-peer ticketer The Physical Network has acquired competitor We Represent and renamed the combined company StreetTeam, in a deal valued at $3.5 million.The new company counts more than a hundred festivals. Continue reading
Bandsintown Adds Free Direct To Fan Messaging, Passes 23M Users
New Bandsintown stats tout 23 million users. That's up 8 million from last year in a competitive sector that includes Songkick, BandPage, ReverbNation and others helping to spread concert dates. Continue reading
Live Nation Reports Record Revenue But Losses Continue
Concert and ticketing giant Live Nation is reporting record revenue, but losses continue – $46.8 million in the last quarter alone. Live Nation produced almost 3,000 more concerts in 2015 than. Continue reading
Inside The Secret World Of Concert Ticketing
While touring is one of the biggest sources of revenue in the music industry at the moment, ticket bots are creating issues for artists and fans alike, listing absurdly priced tickets for. Continue reading
Live Nation Sold 29 Million Concert Tickets In 2015, No One Else Was Even Close
I remember when Robert Sillerman (yes, the same guy who behind troubled EDM promoter SFX) began buying old school concert promoters like Cellar Door, Bill Graham and Don Law to roll. Continue reading
MyMusicTaste Raises $10M For Concert Crowdfunding Platform
From Songkick to ReverbNation and BandsInTown to BandPage, startups are working to eliminate the distance between artists and fans. No where has that proven more difficult that in live concerts.. Continue reading
