Interviews The UK’s live music venue crisis is reaching a boiling point – and it could spread to the US A new report has found that more than a third of small live music venues in the UK are losing money, and they're shutting down at a rate of two per week
News Over 75,000 artists in 20+ countries can now sell concert tickets directly within the TikTok app TikTok expands ticketing partnership with Live Nation-owned Ticketmaster
Interviews News The Taylor Swift ticket sale crash was a bit like a Prada store break-in… and 4 other things we learned from Michael Rapino’s new podcast interview Rapino was interviewed on the latest Bob Lefsetz podcast last week
News UK live music industry sues British government 'Without immediate government intervention, the festival industry is on the brink of collapse.'
Interviews ‘There is an urgent need for more people to take diversity and representation seriously.’ TBA founding partner Amy Davidman discusses working during the pandemic and lessons learned across her career
News 82% of festival-goers ‘feel confident’ to return to live events after COVID-19 lockdown is lifted (report) 110,000 festival-goers from countries such as the UK, France, Germany and the Netherlands were surveyed
News Touts who ran £11m ticket reselling scheme found guilty of fraud in the UK Tickets were resold for events including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift concerts
News AEG expands into Southeast Asia, two new Bangkok arenas to open in Q4 2022 AEG partners with The Mall Group to open and operate two new arenas in Bangkok
News AEG Presents promotes Simon Jones to Senior Vice President Live Music International Newly created role further builds on AEG Presents' global presence
News Ticketmaster shuts down secondary sites in Europe GET ME IN! and Seatwave to be replaced by face value or less fan-to-fan ticket exchange
News Vivendi in talks to buy Garorock Festival – report Negotiations with event owner are reportedly ongoing
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in Red Mountain Entertainment Deal grows Live Nation’s presence in the Southeastern United States
News Spotify launches another live music event: Hot Country Live Inaugural event to be headlined by Carrie Underwood
Interviews ‘There’s never been a better time to be a part of the music business.’ Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke gives us his take on some of the music industry’s most pressing issues of the day
News Live Nation launches investment fund for female-led live businesses Fund aims to help underrepresented female entrepreneurs in the global concert promotions, events and festival spaces