37% of fans shut out by festival ticket prices, 19% will do more drugs, says survey

Festival ticket prices have hit new highs on both sides of the Atlantic, and a new EU survey reveals some surprising consequences. 37% percent of young festival-goers say they will. Continue reading

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Two Big Music Festivals Sue Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Coronavirus Restrictions

Organizers for two large Ohio music festivals have filed a lawsuit against state and local health officials over restrictions on large gatherings, claiming that they violate the organizers’ liberty and. Continue reading

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92% Of Independent Festivals Face Closure says Association

In a statement that resonates in the US and globally, the Association of Independent Festivals has sounded the alarm, warning of a UK “independent festival wasteland” in 2021 and beyond. Continue reading

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Lykke Li Announces All-Female Music Festival

Lykke Li has announced a festival featuring females and female-identifying acts in conjunction with her YOLA mezcal brand. YOLA Fest will be held at Los Angeles’ Historic Park June 6th. Continue reading

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Sign Petition To End Sexual Harassment At Music Fests

A new petition, hosted by Care2, is aiming to change the overall culture of music festivals by eradicating sexual assault and harassment.

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LiveXLive To Live Stream Major AEG Festivals

LiveXLive has expanded its partnership with concert promoter AEG to add two music festivals to its slate of live music programming – Global Dance Festival, July 20-21 in Denver and Decadence NYE. Continue reading

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Curated Playlists’ Rise To Power

In this article Brian Reitz maps out the rise of the curated playlist to a dominant form of music consumption,  how creators now compete with curators, and what the curated. Continue reading

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3 New Statistics About Millennials’ Live Music Tastes

A new slew of research is out on millennials' live music preferences, showing that they both are attending festivals more often and for a broader variety of reasons, including the. Continue reading

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Join The World’s First Live Facebook Festival – A Call To Artists and Fans

In this latest post to MusicThinkTank, we look at Right Chord Music's creation of a new type of music festival, that harnesses the power of Facebook Live, inviting bands and. Continue reading

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Getting Your Band Booked At Festivals

While the prospect of playing to a seething crowd of eager listener that many music festivals provide is certainly enticing to most musicians, landing these types of gigs is easier. Continue reading

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