Democratic Congressman Bill Pascrell has once again called for concert promoter and entertainment giant Live Nation to be broken up. Pascrell has said the reasoning behind this call includes Live Nation’s domination of the industry and how this helped the recent attack on comedian Dave Chappelle while he was performing and November’s Astroworld tragedy. Chappelle …
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 …
Ticketmaster moves into South African market
Ticketing company Ticketmaster is to enter the South African market for the first time after announcing its launch in Africa’s potentially most lucrative nation. Ticketmaster South Africa, to be headquartered in Cape Town, will provide ticketing technologies, solutions and services. The move follows Ticketmaster’s onsale for Justin Bieber’s Justice World Tour, which the company claims …
Ticketmaster introduces Attractions segment – TheTicketingBusiness News
Ticketmaster has launched Ticketmaster Attractions, a new business segment that will offer technology and services tailored specifically to the needs of immersive event producers, exhibit operators, promoters and agencies. The Live Nation-owned ticketing platform believes that attractions and exhibitions are one of the fastest growing live entertainment segments, which can be backed up by the …
People on the move: Tix Ticketing, Venue Nation and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Tix Ticketing has announced that Ragnar Skúlason (pictured left) has joined the ticketing, CRM and marketing software provider as head of engineering. Skúlason has entered the new role after working with the Icelandic Post – Iceland’s national postal service – where he worked in …
Consumer body joins call for Live Nation investigation
The National Consumers League (NCL), one of the US’s most established consumer champions, has joined calls for an investigation into Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s control of the nation’s live events marketplace. Sally Greenberg, the body’s executive director, has written to the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division to add its support for the investigation of anti-competitive …
Further demands from US Representatives for probe into Live Nation and Ticketmaster
US Republican Bill Pascrell Jr has written to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, to urge members to look at federal guidelines to make it easier to overturn bad mergers, using the Live Nation and Ticketmaster deal as an example. Pascrell wrote to FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan …
Live Nation and Verizon team up for 5G integration and ticket presale benefits
Wireless network operator Verizon has partnered with live entertainment company Live Nation to use 5G to build immersive artist and fan experiences, as well as offering customers first access to tickets. Venues throughout the US, including The Wiltern in Los Angeles and the Irving Plaza in New York which will also be renamed as the …
US Senators urge Department of Justice to investigate the state of competition in concert and live entertainment market
US Senators Richard Blumenthal (pictured left) and Amy Klobuchar (pictured right) have called on the Department of Justice to investigate competition in the live entertainment market, including Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s updated consent decree. In a release from Blumenthal’s office, the Senators for Connecticut and Minnesota said that Live Nation, through its ownership of Ticketmaster …
Live Nation launches 2022 ‘Lawn Pass’
Live entertainment company Live Nation has launched its ‘Lawn Pass’ which will allow patrons to attend multiple concerts and shows at their local amphitheatre music venue across the summer months. A ‘Lawn Pass’ will cost $199 (£149/€180) plus fees per venue, and will allow patrons to access shows all summer long. Passes have gone on …