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Live Nation freaks out about upcoming Aussie TV exposé, issues statement calling investigation “inaccurate and unbalanced”

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Live Nation • 3 min read

Live Nation freaks out about upcoming Aussie TV exposé, issues statement calling investigation “inaccurate and unbalanced”

Australian TV show ‘Four Corners’ will air a programme next week about the impact of Live Nation on the country’s live music industry. The live giant has already responded to the show, which it says will present an “inaccurate and unbalanced” view of the sector and its role in it…

Chris Cooke • 11 Oct 2024

Judge rejects appeal against The Leadmill’s landlord getting a premises licence

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The Leadmill • 2 min read

Judge rejects appeal against The Leadmill’s landlord getting a premises licence

The legal battle between Phil Mills, operator of Sheffield venue The Leadmill, and his landlord The Electric Group continues. Sheffield council granted The Electric Group its own licence for the venue for if and when it evicts Mills. He appealed that decision, but his appeal has now been rejected…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

Live Nation boss Michael Rapino says he’d “love” regulation of secondary ticketing including 20% price cap

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Live Nation • 5 min read

Live Nation boss Michael Rapino says he’d “love” regulation of secondary ticketing including 20% price cap

Following controversies around the speculative selling of tickets for Oasis shows in North America, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino spoke about the ticketing business at a Bloomberg conference yesterday. Among other things, he announced he now supports a 20% price cap on ticket resale…

Chris Cooke • 10 Oct 2024

StubHub and Ticketmaster bicker over Oasis tickets being touted prior to the official pre-sale

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Ticketmaster • 4 min read

StubHub and Ticketmaster bicker over Oasis tickets being touted prior to the official pre-sale

Last week’s controversy over the sale of tickets to the US Oasis reunion shows has sparked a war of words between StubHub and Ticketmaster. Tickets appeared on StubHub before they were on sale on Ticketmaster, which seemed like speculative listings from touts. But StubHub says that’s not the case…

Chris Cooke • 07 Oct 2024

CAA accuses Range Media of stealing confidential information and masquerading as a management company to avoid talent agency regulations

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Range Media Partners • 2 min read

CAA accuses Range Media of stealing confidential information and masquerading as a management company to avoid talent agency regulations

In 2020, five former CAA agents set up Range Media Partners. CAA has now sued the company accusing its founders of stealing confidential information about the talent agency before launching Range. They also say Range is basically a talent agency, but pretends it isn’t to avoid regulation…

Chris Cooke • 03 Oct 2024

Disappearing tickets not the result of Ticketmaster hack, says Ticketmaster

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Ticketmaster • 2 min read

Disappearing tickets not the result of Ticketmaster hack, says Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster customers have reported tickets disappearing from their accounts as they are transferred to other people without permission. Some speculated this might be linked to the big Ticketmaster hack, but the ticketing company says the hacking of customers’ email accounts is behind the problem…

Chris Cooke • 03 Oct 2024

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

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Lyte • 3 min read

More festivals impacted by collapse of ticketing company Lyte

The fallout from the collapse of ticketing company Lyte continues. Two Aussie festivals have been impacted, with one down AUS$30,000 and another putting ongoing sales on hold. Meanwhile the two US festivals suing Lyte have clarified how they used the company’s secondary ticketing marketplace…

Chris Cooke • 30 Sep 2024

Ticketing company Lyte implodes after “stupidest deal ever done”

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Lyte • 2 min read

Ticketing company Lyte implodes after “stupidest deal ever done”

The board of ticketing company Lyte are trying to find a buyer for the business after it ceased operations last week following the departure of founder and CEO Ant Taylor. Insiders say that the firm’s 2022 acquisition of UK ticketing outfit Festicket contributed to its problems…

Chris Cooke • 18 Sep 2024

Storm Lilian is causing chaos across the UK with Leeds, Creamfields and New Order already affected

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Live industry news including ticketing, venues, festivals and more • 2 min read

Storm Lilian is causing chaos across the UK with Leeds, Creamfields and New Order already affected

Stormy weather across the UK has impacted on this week’s outdoor live music events. New Order were forced to cancel a show in Wales, Creamfields experienced some minor delays, and the Leeds Festival had to delay its opening, with three stages remaining closed all day today…

Chris Cooke • 23 Aug 2024

Rachel Chinouriri cancels US support shows, putting the spotlight back on the ‘cost of touring crisis’

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Rachel Chinouriri • 5 min read

Rachel Chinouriri cancels US support shows, putting the spotlight back on the ‘cost of touring crisis’

Rachel Chinouriri was due to support Remi Wolf on her US tour later this year, but she has pulled out because the economics of the shows just don't work. Touring is a challenge for many artists, with increases in US visa fees not helping what is already a precarious situation for many…

Chris Cooke & Sam Taylor • 21 Aug 2024

Ten more states join US government’s Live Nation lawsuit, which now seeks treble damages

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Live Nation • 2 min read

Ten more states join US government’s Live Nation lawsuit, which now seeks treble damages

The US government has filed an amended version of its lawsuit against Live Nation, which accuses the company of anticompetitive conduct. Attorneys General from ten more states have joined the litigation, which has been amended to say that states can claim ‘treble damages’ on behalf of their citizens…

Chris Cooke • 20 Aug 2024

Cornwall Council launches Boardmasters investigation

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Boardmasters • 3 min read

Cornwall Council launches Boardmasters investigation

Following the crowd surge that occurred at the Boardmasters festival on Friday evening, Cornwall Council has launched a public protection investigation. Promoter Vision Nine has played down the scale of the incident, but nevertheless says learnings from the investigation will inform planning in 2025…

Chris Cooke • 14 Aug 2024