Industry comes together to offer collective COVID-19 vaccination infrastructure and staff AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), the National…
Company wants to connect even more artists and fans through music globally Live Nation, the world’s leading live entertainment company, has announced it has acquired a majority stake in Veeps, a ticketed live stream platform custom-built for artists, by artists.…
Outdoor shows are expected at full capacity Live Nation’s president expects live shows to fully return outdoors by summer of 2021. Joe Berchtold shared the expectations with CNBC News on Thursday (Dec 10th), saying a lot of progress towards fighting…
Company also promotes voting engagement among fans and employees Live Nation has announced several initiatives to encourage civic engagement and support access to voting in the 2020 elections. These initiatives include using Live Nation-owned concert venues as polling places, providing…
Concert promoter releases second quarter earnings Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, couldn’t be more ready to get live concerts going again as it has lost 98 percent of its revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The company detailed the…
These are your Weekend Notes for June 27, 2020 The Dixie Chicks are the latest band to move away from their southern heritage. The band released their new social-justice-focused music “March March” video as simply “The Chicks” and have also…
These are your Weekend Notes for June 20, 2020. An internal memo reveals Live Nation is demanding some major changes for artists it promotes in 2021 and beyond. The memo claims the pandemic has “changed the dynamics of the music…
Memo puts burden on artists and not promoter Rolling Stone has obtained an internal memo from Live Nation that demands some major changes for artists it promotes in 2021 and beyond. The memo outlines the changes to concerts and festivals…
Concert promoter is hoping to launch fully again in 2021 Last week, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino discussed reopening the concert industry during an earnings quarterly call. Variety reports that the concert giant is planning to test different ideas throughout…
Crew Nation helps the members of its touring staff Live Nation has announced the launch of its Crew Nation Global Relief Fund to support the crew members of its concert industry who have been out of work due to COVID-19.…
Events have either been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak The world’s leading forces in live entertainment have come together to form a global task force to drive strategic support and unified direction ensuring precautionary efforts and ongoing…
Tours are hoping to restart in May or June Live Nation is reportedly hitting the pause button for all of their tours through the end of March. Billboard reports that the company is instructing tours to return home in the…