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Live Music Crisis

Live Nation & Goldman Sachs are bullish on live music. Others are concerned.

Two reports paint a very positive picture of the live music in 2024 and beyond. But the new Goldman Sachs ‘Music In The Air’ study and the most recent Live Nation report to investors only address the top of the market…..

Bruce Houghton on 05/08/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (1)
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TOP POSTS: Last week’s most-read posts on Hypebot

Catch up on what everybody has been talking about over the last week with Hypebot’s most-read posts. We’ve got topics ranging from big names merging, to marketing lessons from K-Pop stars, and more…..

Alana Bonilla on 04/22/2024 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation faces DoJ antitrust suit as indie festivals, venues struggle

A U.S. Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation ( (LYV.N) and its Ticketmaster subsidy is just weeks away, sources tell the Wall Street Journal…..

Bruce Houghton on 04/16/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation to continue $1500 per show On The Road subsidies in 2024

Live Nation will continue its On The Road Again tour subsidies well into 2024, multiple sources tell Hypebot…..

Bruce Houghton on 03/04/2024 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation reports soaring concert attendance as small shows struggle

Live Nation reported record growth last year and predicted continued growth in live music for the next decade. But Live Nation and Ticketmaster’s soaring numbers come even as many small to mid-level music venues struggle…

Bruce Houghton on 02/23/2024 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation responds to Sen. Klobuchar’s all-in ticket pricing concerns

Last week, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar wrote to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino over concerns that the concert giant and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster were not moving fast enough to. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 10/31/2023 in Live & Touring | Permalink | Comments (0)
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NIVA calls out Live Nation for its ‘calculated attempt’ to divert artists from independent venues

[UPDATED] NIVA (National Association of Independent Venues) is pushing back against Live Nation’s announcement that its clubs will give $1,500 in cash gas and travel stipends to each headliner and support. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2023 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)
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List of Live Nation venues with No Merch Fees & $ 1500 artist stipends

Live Nation has announced that owned and operated clubs will drop all merch fees and give $1,500 in gas and travel cash at the show’s end to both the headliner. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/27/2023 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Live Nation clubs drop merch fees, add $1500 cash in On The Road Again initiative

Live Nation today launched “On The Road Again,” a Willie Nelson-inspired intiative designed to help developing artists with the increasingly high cost of touring. All Live Nation-owned and operated clubs. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 09/26/2023 in D.I.Y. | 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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