Goldenvoice has announced a new heavy metal festival that will launch in California later this year with icons Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden. Power Trip will be held over three days from October 6-8 at the Coachella’s home venue of Empire Polo Club in Indio. The new festival comes two years after …
Afrochella ends after five years
Afrochella will not return after five years of festivals celebrating Ghanaian music and culture, according to organisers. The festival, which took place December 28-29, featured performances from the likes of Burna Boy and Skepta. As per the BBC, co-founder Abdul Abdullah told attendees at the 7,000-capacity El-Wak Stadium in Accra, Ghana, that “this is the …
Coachella organiser Goldenvoice files lawsuit against Afrochella
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the organisers of Ghanaian Afrobeats music festival Afrochella, it has been reported. The lawsuit was filed last week at a California district court, and comes several years after Goldenvoice parent company AEG warned Afrochella over the use of the name. According to the Rolling Stone …
AEG and Live Nation settle New Year’s Eve Coachella event dispute
Entertainment giants AEG and Live Nation have settled a case over a New Year’s Eve event in the city of Coachella in California. AEG-owned Goldenvoice was unhappy with the event’s name which was originally called ‘Coachella Day One 22’, as it believed it implied a formal connection to the flagship Coachella Valley Music and Arts …
People on the move: Goldenvoice, ASM Global and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Professional American football minor league XFL has named Lisa Feigenbaum as senior vice-president of ticketing. Fiegenbaum will oversee the planning and development of XFL’s ticket sales, services and operations for the league and each of the eight teams. She will report to …
People on the move: ASM Global, Goldenvoice and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… ASM Global has announced that Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (BCEC) general manager Bob O’Keefe will combine his new position as chief executive of BCEC with the role of chief operating officer – venue operations for ASM Global (APAC). Kym Guesdon, who …
Goldenvoice set to launch Palomino Festival
Goldenvoice, the AEG Presents-owned promoter of flagship US festival Coachella, has announced a new summer music festival. The alternative country event, Palomino Festival, will be held for one day on July 9 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The festival line-up includes country artists such as Willie Nelson and Family, Kacey Musgraves …
‘Floatchella’ to be renamed following cease and desist letter
AEG Presents, which owns Coachella festival promoter Goldenvoice, has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to a small event called ‘Floatchella’ in Mystic, Connecticut. ‘Floatchella’ is an event that features local bands and DJs performing on a dock, while the audience watches from small boats, paddle boards or other paddle craft that float in …
Coachella NFT collection sells for $1.4m
Coachella’s recently dropped NFT (non-fungible token) collection, which included passes for lifetime entry, collectively sold for over $1.4m (£1m/€1.2m). According to marketplace FTX.US, a week-long bidding process ended on February 11, with the final total reaching $1.4m. The US festival is promoted by AEG-owned Goldenvoice and released the Coachella Key collection in early February, which …
New Year’s Eve festival goes ahead despite lawsuit
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice was unable to prevent New Year’s Eve festival ‘Coachella Day One 22’ from going ahead, despite being granted a temporary restraining order against Live Nation Entertainment to prevent the sale of tickets. The temporary restraining order called for Live Nation to stop selling tickets to the event on Ticketmaster under the ‘Coachella …