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Kiss • 1 min read

Kiss preview new avatar show at final human performance

Kiss used the final show of their farewell tour in New York to unveil new avatar versions on themselves, which are set to do the tiring job of performing for them as they enjoy retirement…

Andy Malt • 04 Dec 2023

UK government pauses the blocking of the proposed London MSG Sphere - even though MSG has given up on the plan

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MSG Sphere • 2 min read

UK government pauses the blocking of the proposed London MSG Sphere - even though MSG has given up on the plan

The UK government has declared that a final decision should not be made just yet on whether to allow MSG to build one of its Sphere venues in East London, following last week’s decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to block the plan…

Chris Cooke • 01 Dec 2023

Live Nation increases minimum wages at club venues as part of On The Road Again programme

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Live Nation • 1 min read

Live Nation increases minimum wages at club venues as part of On The Road Again programme

Live Nation has announced that it is increasing minimum wages at its club venues in the US as part of its On The Road Again scheme…

Chris Cooke • 29 Nov 2023

Vision Nine's Boardmasters festival announces plans to boost capacity by 12,000

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Boardmasters • 1 min read

Vision Nine's Boardmasters festival announces plans to boost capacity by 12,000

The Boardmasters festival in Newquay has announced plans to boost its capacity - it needs formal permission from the local council, but local councillors have already publicly supported the proposal…

Chris Cooke • 28 Nov 2023

Live industry welcomes some measures in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, but says that more needs to be done to support the sector

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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 3 min read

Live industry welcomes some measures in Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, but says that more needs to be done to support the sector

Live music trade bodies have cautiously welcomed UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn budget statement, but have noted several omissions that they say are necessary to support the sector…

Andy Malt • 23 Nov 2023

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AEG • 1 min read

AEG planning new arena in Edinburgh

AEG has announced plans to open a “much needed” new 8500 capacity arena venue in Edinburgh, with the aim to start staging shows there in 2027…

Chris Cooke • 23 Nov 2023

Malaysian government will have ‘kill switch’ for Coldplay show tonight

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Coldplay • 1 min read

Malaysian government will have ‘kill switch’ for Coldplay show tonight

Coldplay’s performance in Kuala Lumpur tonight could be cut short by the Malaysian government’s new ‘kill switch’ for shows by foreign artists…

Andy Malt • 22 Nov 2023

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

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MSG Sphere • 2 min read

London mayor blocks MSG's grand plan to build a Sphere venue next to the Olympic Park

London mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked plans to build an MSG Sphere venue in Stratford concluding that the proposed entertainment complex - covered in an LED screen - “would result in an unacceptable negative impact on local residents”…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

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Live Nation • 2 min read

US Senate committee subpoenas Live Nation to access documents for its investigation into "abusive consumer practices"

A committee in the US Senate has accused Live Nation of “egregiously stonewalling” its investigation into "abusive consumer practices" and has sent a subpoena to the live giant demanding access to documentation about its ticketing business…

Chris Cooke • 21 Nov 2023

The average person needs to work 42.2 hours to buy two Glastonbury tickets. In 1989 it was just 12.4 hours.

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Glastonbury Festival • 3 min read

The average person needs to work 42.2 hours to buy two Glastonbury tickets. In 1989 it was just 12.4 hours.

You don’t need to be a millionaire to attend Glastonbury - but it definitely helps. CMU has run the numbers and we now know exactly how much beer you have to give up to pay for your ticket…

Sam Taylor • 20 Nov 2023

SeatGeek publishes poll in bid to show US consumers support break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster

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Ticketmaster • 2 min read

SeatGeek publishes poll in bid to show US consumers support break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster

A majority of Americans support a forced break up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster - according to Ticketmaster rival SeatGeek based on a poll of just over 1000 consumers…

Chris Cooke • 17 Nov 2023

MU welcomes call for cultural visa waiver by the domestic advisory groups put in place by post-Brexit agreement

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Brexit • 2 min read

MU welcomes call for cultural visa waiver by the domestic advisory groups put in place by post-Brexit agreement

The Musicians’ Union has welcomed a statement from the UK and EU post-Brexit ‘domestic advisory groups’ calling for the creation of a cultural visa waiver to help British artists touring Europe…

Chris Cooke • 16 Nov 2023