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FREENOW launches new scheme to support grassroots venues
Taxi app FREENOW has announced a new scheme that will provide at least £200,000 in support for Music Venue Trust’s Pipeline Investment Fund…
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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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S Club postpone second night of reunion tour after venue fire
S Club were forced to postpone the second night of their reunion tour on Friday after a fire at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena knocked out the power supply to the venue…
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DEAG takes full ownership of I-Motion
DEAG has taken complete ownership of I-Motion, the festivals company behind events like Nature One, it having bought a 50.1% stake in the company back in 2019…
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Family of late Kiss guitar tech sue band over their COVID protocols during 2021 tour
The family of late guitar tech Francis Stueber have sued Kiss. He died of COVID while touring with the band in 2021 and the family say that was because there were inadequate safety measures in place as Kiss toured during the pandemic…
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Proposed new FTC rule would force all-in pricing on ticketing platforms in the US
The US Federal Trade Commission has proposed a new rule to ban ‘junk fees’, which, among other things, would force ticketing platforms to adopt all-in pricing, highlighting upfront the full cost of a ticket including booking fees…
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Ticketmaster to run one-month charity upsell scheme in support of the Music Venue Trust
Ticketmaster has announced a one month “charity upsell” scheme in support of the Music Venue Trust - ticket-buyers will be invited to donate to the organisation with the ticketing firm matching any donations…
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Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod announces partnership with Live Nation's Cuffe And Taylor
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod will partner with Live Nation’s Cuffe And Taylor on a series of concerts as part of its annual festival programme, including a co-headline show from Suede and Manic Street Preachers…
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Another class action lawsuit filed over this year's Electric Zoo
Another class action lawsuit has been filed in relation to last month’s Electric Zoo festival in New York, where the first day was cancelled at the last minute, and the following two days suffered from late starts, long queues and overcrowding…
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Music Venue Properties buys its first venue, Atherton's The Snug
Music Venue Properties - set up as part of the Music Venue Trust’s Own Our Venues initiative - has bought its first venue, The Snug in Atherton, Greater Manchester…
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BBC investigation says rogue companies are helping security staff to get licences without completing training
The UK Security Industry Authority has confirmed it is investigating allegations made in a new BBC programme that event security training companies are providing rule-breaking short-cuts for people applying for an SIA licence…
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Kilimanjaro Live opens new office in Wales
Kilimanjaro Live has announced plans to expand its operations in Wales, opening an office in the country headed up by Pablo Janczur…
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BOSS-SWIFT Act to regulate ticketing in the US introduced in Senate
The BOSS-SWIFT Act that proposes new regulation of the American ticketing business - introduced in the US House Of Representatives earlier this year - has now also been introduced in the Senate…