Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK is working with the live music industry this summer and beyond to keep fans safe, and are also asking for attendees to play their part. UK Music, which acts as a collective voice for the music industry, promoters Festival Republic and venue The O2 are among those supporting Counter …
Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over Astroworld tragedy
Rapper Travis Scott and some organisers of the Astroworld festival will not face criminal charges in relation to the deaths of 10 people that were killed as the result of a crowd crush in October 2021. According to the Houston Chronicle, a grand Jury made the ruling yesterday (Thursday). Some 50,000 fans attended the show …
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour European stint grosses $154.4m and sells one million tickets
Beyoncé’s European leg of her Renaissance World Tour grossed $154.4m (£122m/€142m) and sold one million tickets across 21 performances. According to the figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, this is the biggest gross and attendance figures of any of the singer’s previous European legs. During 2016’s The Formation World Tour and 2018’s On the Run II …
Long-running Danish festival Langelandsfestival goes bankrupt
Langelandsfestival, one of Denmark’s longest-running festivals, has filed for bankruptcy. The annual event was first launched in 1991 and typically took place over four days in late July on Langeland island, in southern Denmark. Some 35,000 people traditionally attended the festival. In December last year, the festival announced that it would not be happening this …
Madonna’s Celebration tour postponed after ‘serious bacterial infection’
Madonna has been forced to postpone her upcoming ‘Celebration’ tour after the singer was hospitalised with a “serious bacterial infection”. The singer’s long-time manager Guy Oseary revealed on his Instagram that Madonna had recently developed “a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU”. He added: “Her health is improving, however …
Dice adds Groups feature to ticketing platform
Ticketing and live event discovery platform Dice has announced the launch of a new fan feature in the form of ‘Groups’. Developed by Dice’s product team, Groups will help fans to connect with their friends and coordinate going out to events. Fans using Dice will have the option to create a Group from their profile …
Over four million attempt to purchase tickets for Taylor Swift Australia shows
A record-breaking four million people across Sydney and Melbourne attempted to secure tickets to see Taylor Swift during the Frontier Touring member pre-sale. A spokesperson from Ticketek Australia said that prior to the onsale this morning, over 800,000 fans were in the lounge waiting to secure tickets for the singer’s Eras Tour, which is another …
Surreal report reveals entertainment offerings important to Brits
Surreal, a Melbourne-headquartered provider of live entertainment management software, has revealed that an entertainment offering positively affects where Brits choose to go out. According to its latest report ‘Understanding Consumer Sentiment Towards Live Entertainment’, 61% said entertainment offerings are key to choosing a destination. Some 98% of the respondents also said that they would pay …
Wireless Festival to call Finsbury Park home for next five years
Wireless Festival is set to take place in Finsbury Park for the next five years, after promoter Festival Republic signed a deal with Haringey Council. The rap and urban music festival will now take place in the north London park until 2027, despite opposition from locals and the Friends of Finsbury Park group. According to …
‘Taylor Swift law’ introduced in Brazil to tackle ticket scalping
A Brazilian lawmaker has introduced a new law to tackle ticket scalping, after Taylor Swift announced shows in the country as part of the singer’s Eras Tour. Six shows will take place across Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and a new ‘Taylor Swift law’ would see penalties including up to four years in prison …