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Live Music Crisis

The Live Music Crisis: Challenges Facing the Industry

Is live music facing an unprecedented crisis? Discover the major challenges shaking the industry and what it means for the future of concerts and events for artist big and small.

Alana Bonilla on 10/09/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (2)
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American Music Tourism Act aims to help struggling venues and musicians

If you get past the top 5%, dominated by Live Nation and AEG, live music tours and venues in the US are treading water and, in many cases, struggling to survive. The bi-partisan American Music Tourism Act hopes to harness music tourism to change that…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/01/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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How to Sell Out More Shows at Independent Venues

Booking the gig is only half the journey… next you have to get people to the gig. Here are some tips that will help fill venues big and small…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/25/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Two plead guilty to $1.35M fake concert fraud scheme

A former rapper and his friend have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and aggravated identity theft for their involvement in promoting a fake music festival…

Bruce Houghton on 02/20/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Has the Music Festival Bubble Burst?

Live music will drive ‘Funflation’ as consumer spending slows says BoA analysis

There’s good news for musicians and the live music sector in a new report from Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich. According to the analysis, funflation – the post-pandemic. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/19/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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6 Questions with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James

For this latest edition of ‘6 Questions With…’ I caught up with soulful indie singer-songwriter Shawn James while he was prepping for his  27-date fall tour. Onstage, James can be wonderfully. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 08/24/2023 in Indie Music | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Live Nation

4 tickets for $80 to 2500 Shows: Jonas Brothers, Måneskin, Maroon 5 & more @ Live Nation’s Summer’s Live Sale

Live Nation’s Summer’s Live sale kicks off Wednesday, July 19 at 10 AM offering four tickets for $80, including all fees to over 2,500 shows by dozens of artists. Tickets. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 07/19/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Live Music Crisis

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

Bruce Houghton on 04/17/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Campaign to ban facial recognition at live events asks artists, venues & fans to pledge support

A coalition of musicians, fans, and human rights groups have convinced 40 of the world’s largest music festivals, including Bonnaroo, Bottle Rock, Bumpersoot, and Coachella, to pledge not to use. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/11/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Why are concert tickets so expensive?

With ticket prices, fees, scalping, and ticket resale under increased scrutiny and the subject of new state and federal legislation, it’s important to understand what role artists play in high. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 03/24/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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