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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more

News coverage of the live side of the music industry, including live music and ticketing companies, venues, festivals, innovation and legal reform
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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more
Bob Vylan says they did not “celebrate” Charlie Kirk’s death, as Coldplay’s Chris Martin says fans should “send love” to activist’s family public
Bob Vylan • 4 min read

Bob Vylan says they did not “celebrate” Charlie Kirk’s death, as Coldplay’s Chris Martin says fans should “send love” to activist’s family

Bob Vylan have caused more controversy with on-stage comments calling Charlie Kirk “a piece of shit” just days after the activist was shot dead at an event in Utah. Meanwhile some Coldplay fans were left bewildered after Chris Martin encouraged his audience to “send love” to Kirk’s family…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Cornwall Council will hold meeting about ‘safety risks’ of Bob Vylan’s August Boardmasters performance - even through there weren’t any public
Bob Vylan • 3 min read

Cornwall Council will hold meeting about ‘safety risks’ of Bob Vylan’s August Boardmasters performance - even through there weren’t any

After Bob Vylan’s controversial Glasto set, political activists in Cornwall said the duo’s booking to play Boardmasters in August raised safety concerns. A Cornwall Council committee will discuss those concerns next week, even though the duo’s Boardmasters performance went ahead without any dramas…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
StubHub pushes ahead with $9.2 billion IPO public
StubHub • 2 min read

StubHub pushes ahead with $9.2 billion IPO

StubHub is proceeding with its Initial Public Offering on the NYSE, after various previous delays, seeking a valuation of up to $9.2 billion. That’s significantly down on previous valuations. Live music is booming, but StubHub is facing increased regulation of ticket touting in key markets…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
Outgoing Leadmill team left building “vandalised” and in a “wrecked state”, says landlord, who still hopes to reopen in February public
The Leadmill • 3 min read

Outgoing Leadmill team left building “vandalised” and in a “wrecked state”, says landlord, who still hopes to reopen in February

The team who ran Sheffield’s The Leadmill venue have vacated the building after being evicted by their landlord, The Electric Group, which will now run the space. The outgoing team pledged to gut the building before they left, which they have. The results are “devastating” according to the landlord…
Chris Cooke
Chris Cooke •
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