Lewis Capaldi delivers Scotland’s best selling indoor concert

Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi (pictured) has delivered Scotland’s highest-ever selling and largest-ever indoor show at Aberdeen’s P&J Live, with over 15,000 tickets sold.  The total has surpassed the previous record held by fellow Scotsman, Gerry Cinnamon, who performed at P&J Live on November 23, 2019. Louise Stewart, interim managing director at P&J Live, said: “Monday’s …

US lawmakers and stakeholders lambast Live Nation-Ticketmaster

Live Nation Entertainment president and chief financial officer Joe Berchtold was backed into a corner by sharp criticism of the concert promoter and its subsidiary Ticketmaster from all quarters during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC yesterday. Lawmakers and representatives of a rival operator, promoter, think tank and band lined up to pillory …

Sir Elton John’s farewell tour could break all-time touring record 

Sir Elton John could set an all-time touring record with his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour.  The lengthy tour first began more than four years ago – though a global pandemic got in the way – and is on track to beat Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ tour, which currently holds the all-time record. According to Pollstar, box-office grosses …

Ticketmaster to blame cyberattack, witnesses revealed for hearing 

Ticketmaster is set to blame a cyberattack in November for the problems encountered by fans attempting to purchase tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.  According to a report from Politico, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation – Ticketmaster’s parent company – Joe Berchtold will tell today’s antitrust hearing that the ticketing platform was …

Drake halts concert after person falls from balcony

Canadian rapper Drake (pictured) was forced to halt his concert for SiriusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater at the weekend, after a fan fell from the venue’s mezzanine balcony.  According to reports, the incident happened roughly 90 minutes into the show. A man had reportedly fallen from the second floor into the orchestra pit and affected …

2023 – the year Live Nation and Ticketmaster split up?

The Cowen Group, an investment bank, financial services and analysis company, has said that it believes the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation this year, with the goal of breaking the merger apart.  Media outlet More Perfect Union reported that The Cowen Group believes the chances of Ticketmaster and owner …

ESNS23 welcomes 40,000 festival-goers and 4,250 professionals

ESNS23 welcomed over 40,000 festival visitors and over 4,250 industry professionals across its sold-out festival and conference.  The 37th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), which took place between January 18 and 21, took place in Groningen for the first time in two years. The music line-up featured 315 emerging artists from 39 European countries, while …

Madonna sells 600,000 tickets for The Celebration Tour

Madonna has already sold out 36 shows of her recently announced Celebration Tour, with over 600,000 tickets snapped up by fans. Sold out shows are set for Toronto, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and more. Due to demand, an extra 23 dates were also added across North America and Europe. The tour will …

Senators reveal date for ticketing competition hearing

US Senators Amy Klobuchar and Mike Lee – Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights – have revealed that the hearing on the lack of competition within the ticketing industry will be held on January 24.  The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing will be titled ‘That’s The …