A round-up of the latest live music news… Adele (pictured) has announced that her postponed Las Vegas residency will begin in November, 11 months after it was originally set to begin. The singer wrote on Instagram: “Words can’t explain how ecstatic I am to finally be able to announce these rescheduled shows. I truly was …
Assomusica and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies sign Memorandum of Understanding
Assomusica, the Italian association of live music show producers and organisers, and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum aims to protect young artists and music fans, raise awareness and aid prevention when it comes to negative aspects of the music scene, such as drug-use. The Minister for Youth …
SeatGeek adds payment options for fans with Affirm partnership
SeatGeek and payment network Affirm have agreed a new partnership to provide fans with more ways to pay when purchasing tickets for live music and entertainment. Music fans will be able to choose a payment option that suits them when selecting Affirm at checkout. Patrons can select options ranging from monthly payments to four interest-free …
Tickets for Good celebrates landmark figure
Tickets for Good has reached a landmark figure, with over 100,000 NHS staff and frontline workers having registered to the service, receiving savings of over £2m (€2.4m/$2.38m) in face-value tickets. The feel-good ticketing company has so far registered thousands of key workers including those in the charity sector, teachers and carers, as well as the …
Victorian venues benefit from government grants
The Victorian Government has awarded grants to 131 live music venues across the Australian state to support the return of live entertainment. A number of venues have been awarded grants from the Victoria Live Music Venues Support Program, which took submissions between February and March. Grants of up to A$65,000 (£37,000/$47,000/€44,000) have been awarded to …
Live Nation introduces paid internships
Live Nation’s Concerts team has introduced a paid internship scheme with the aim of boosting equitable opportunities and building a more diverse team. There is a demand to work in live music, as shown by the 15,000 applications for 50 openings received for the college internship program. The entertainment giant revealed that a mixture of …
Study finds music fans more likely to care about the environment
A University of Glasgow-led study has found that music fans are more likely to care about climate change than non-music fans. The new report, called Turn Up the Volume, expands on YouGov UK polling of 2,184 adults from across the UK. The study also found that music fans expect the music industry to do more …
Victoria Government to provide training grant for live music industry
Live music industry body CrewCare will receive a A$190,000 (£108,000/€126,000) grant from the Victoria Government to train and deliver more job-ready music crew. As Australian music fans return to gigs, concerts and festivals, the Andrews Labor Government is looking to invest in the behind-the-scenes workers that keep the live music industry running smoothly. The funding …
Live Nation partners with Snapchat to bring AR to live music
Social media platform Snapchat has partnered with live entertainment giant Live Nation to bring augmented reality (AR) to concerts. Live music fans will be able to open the Snapchat camera at select concerts for AR experiences, bringing artists closer to the audience. Attendees will be able to use AR to try on merchandise, find friends …
Wasserman Music acquires Paradigm’s UK live music business
Artist booking agency Wasserman Music has acquired talent agency Paradigm Talent Agency’s UK live music representation business. As part of the move, long-time UK partners Dave Hallybone (middle left), Alex Hardee (middle right), Tom Schroeder (right) and James Whitting (left) have joined the Wasserman music managing executive team. The London-based partners founded CODA Agency in …