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BTS Is Hitting the Road in 2026 — Here’s a Brief History of Past Tours

K-pop megagroup BTS announced a new album due out March 20, and a world tour to follow. Here’s a brief history of their past tours.

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Rio Kosta on LA Venues, Dancing, & Europe Touring : A Handstamp Interview

From Handstamp, an interview with Kosta Galanopoulos and Mike Del Rio of the band Rio Kosta, on Florida beachside music, Greek dancing, seeing ageing rockers, and more.

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Why Did So Many Music Festivals Cancel in 2025?

The 2025 festival season saw out some of live music and DJ culture’s most beloved festivals due to surges in costs, an exodus of sponsorship, and a “saturation of sameness.” Let’s talk about it.

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What Is Tickets For Good?

In a live-music industry constantly battling rising ticket costs, empty seats, and fan disengagement, Tickets For Good is shifting the narrative. Here’s an introduction to their work.

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What was it like for Jewish Rapper to perform on Hanukkah in 2025? [Kosha Dillz]

Indie rapper and filmmaker Kosha Dillz writes about how much has changed since October 7th and the Bondi Beach attack, and the enduring power of music during the toughest times.

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How an Athletic Mindset Can Help Artists With Performance Anxiety

Dr. Noa Kageyama, PhD takes a look at research into how athletes deal with performance anxiety to extract a framework for musicians struggling with stage fright.

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The Top 10 Live Music Controversies of 2025

From Kneecap to Bob Vylan to Primal Scream, this has been a year of politics, incidents, and artistic expression clashing, with the live music environment often acting as a tinderbox. Let’s explore.

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4 Major Performance Spaces Undergoing Years-Long Renovations

London’s Barbican Centre announced its plans to undergo renovations beginning in 2028. Here are the other major performance venues closing for significant amounts of time.

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MIT Report Reveals Live Music’s Carbon Footprint: How Artists, Venues, and Fans Can Cut Emissions

The concert and touring industry has long talked about sustainability. Thanks to an extensive MIT study there is now real data on live music’s carbon footprint and where artists, venues and fans can cut emissions.

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Independent Venue Marketing Lessons From Across the U.S.

Hypebot’s ‘In The Trenches’ interview series highlights the on-the-ground realities of concert marketing – from tiny independent rooms to multi-venue regional operators. Across these venues one thing is clear: effective live-music marketing is more strategic, data-driven, and community-rooted than ever. Learn standout independent venue marketing lessons from the people battling to fill their rooms.

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Exposing the Normalized Harm and Safety Issues for Youth in the Live Music Industry

Read about the Youth Music’s new report exposing harmful practices affecting young musicians and audiences in live music culture in the UK.

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