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Night & Day noise battle is a “declaration of war” on Manchester’s night time industry

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Night & Day • 2 min read

Night & Day noise battle is a “declaration of war” on Manchester’s night time industry

Manchester City Council and music venue the Night & Day Café returned to court this week in their continuing battle over a noise abatement notice handed down in 2021. The venue’s lawyer said that it was an “unjustified” attack that could negatively affect the city’s entire night time economy…

Andy Malt • 01 Feb 2024

Misogyny remains “endemic” in “boys’ club” music industry says UK parliamentary report

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Misogyny remains “endemic” in “boys’ club” music industry says UK parliamentary report

UK Parliament’s Women And Equalities Committee has published a damning report on misogyny in the music industry. It found that harassment and abuse frequently go unreported, with some companies actively suppressing such claims, and makes numerous proposals for new legislation to tackle the issue…

Andy Malt • 30 Jan 2024

Coldplay partners with MIT to study the live music industry’s carbon footprint

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Coldplay partners with MIT to study the live music industry’s carbon footprint

Academics at MIT have announced a study into the environmental impact of the live music industry backed by Coldplay alongside their label Warner Music and promoter Live Nation - it follows Coldplay’s bid to reduce the carbon emissions of their tours by 50%…

Chris Cooke • 30 Jan 2024

East London residents hit out at increase in number of Victoria Park festivals

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East London residents hit out at increase in number of Victoria Park festivals

Tower Hamlets Council last year approved a plan to allow more major events to be staged in East London’s Victoria Park - currently home to AEG’s All Points East festival - but last week local residents hit out at the plan, presenting a petition to the local authority…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jan 2024

StubHub accused of consistently underestimating its own fees in new lawsuit

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StubHub accused of consistently underestimating its own fees in new lawsuit

Secondary ticketing website StubHub has been accused of misleading customers by consistently underestimating its own fees on its US website. That allegation has been made in a lawsuit that seeks to hold the resale site liable for fraud and unjust enrichment…

Chris Cooke • 29 Jan 2024

Latest plea for government support as another festival cancels in 2024

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Barn On The Farm • 2 min read

Latest plea for government support as another festival cancels in 2024

Barn On The Farm has become the latest UK festival to cancel its 2024 edition due to increasing costs and the threat of financial losses. The Association Of Independent Festivals has once again reiterated its plea to government to reduce VAT on ticket sales to aid the sector’s post-COVID recovery…

Andy Malt • 26 Jan 2024

Precedent-setting Night & Day dispute back in court next week, with Manchester's music city credentials on the line

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Night & Day • 3 min read

Precedent-setting Night & Day dispute back in court next week, with Manchester's music city credentials on the line

Supporters of the Night & Day venue in Manchester say they hope a court hearing next week will finally resolve a legal dispute with the city’s council over a noise abatement order, with the Music Venue Trust stating that the case is “precedent-setting”…

Chris Cooke • 26 Jan 2024

Nottingham's Splendour festival cancelled because of delays in council tendering process

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Splendour Festival • 2 min read

Nottingham's Splendour festival cancelled because of delays in council tendering process

Nottingham’s Splendour festival will not go ahead this year. Not because of the cost of living crisis or COVID losses, but because the local council made organisers go through a “hugely frustrating” tendering process that took so long there’s now not enough time to organise the event…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jan 2024

Two grassroots venues close down every week, according to new report from Music Venue Trust

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Music Venue Trust • 2 min read

Two grassroots venues close down every week, according to new report from Music Venue Trust

The Music Venue Trust has published its annual report, finding that in 2023 UK grassroots venues generated £500 million in revenues but just £2.5 million profit. MVT has again called for a levy on the top end of the live industry to provide financial support for small venues and promoters…

Chris Cooke • 24 Jan 2024

DEAG to re-list shares on Frankfurt exchange and raise €50 million for live industry shopping spree

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DEAG • 2 min read

DEAG to re-list shares on Frankfurt exchange and raise €50 million for live industry shopping spree

DEAG - having gone private during COVID - is set to re-list its shares as a public company on the Frankfurt stock exchange to raise money for “five to eight” acquisitions a year…

Sam Taylor • 22 Jan 2024

Time really does go by so slowly: Madonna sued over slack time-keeping on ‘Celebration’ tour

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Time really does go by so slowly: Madonna sued over slack time-keeping on ‘Celebration’ tour

Madonna - and some other folk - are being sued because some of her shows started really really late. Two fans have gone legal arguing that the late start was a breach of contract.…

Chris Cooke • 19 Jan 2024

Ticket touts on trial over £6.5 million "dishonest enterprise"

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Ticket touts on trial over £6.5 million "dishonest enterprise"

Two people have gone on trial in Leeds over their involvement in a £6.5 million ticket resale operation set up to "simply rinse consumers for as much profit as they are willing to pay". Two other defendants last week pleaded guilty as proceedings began…

Chris Cooke • 18 Jan 2024

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