Wireless Festival will take place on the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Campus this year, with international stars and homegrown UK talent to perform at the festival. Promoted by Festival Republic, which is part of live entertainment giant Live Nation, the three-day Birmingham event will welcome over 135,000 attendees. The festival will not use the indoor …
Stadium tour featuring Def Leppard sells one million tickets, adds new dates
Over one million tickets have been sold for a major rock concert series featuring iconic artists such as Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett & The Blackhearts. The Live Nation-produced tour is taking place in stadiums across the US and Canada, starting with Suntrust Park in Atlanta. Due to demand for tickets to …
C3 Presents and Live Nation acquire intimate Stubb’s venue
Stubb’s, a 2,500-capacity venue in Austin, Texas, has been acquired by concert promoter C3 Presents and its parent company, Live Nation. The new owners plan to renovate the outdoor music venue, which also incorporates a BBQ restaurant. C3 Presents and Live Nation completed the deal at the end of last year, and not only includes …
Factory Mutual fail to clip Live Nation suit
A Los Angeles federal judge has ruled that the insurance company of Live Nation may need to pay for the losses incurred by the live entertainment giant, due to mass cancellations caused by COVID-19. Live Nation sued Factory Mutual Insurance Co. last year following the insurance company’s refusal to cover the promoter’s losses during the …
F7 Entertainment Group launches in Canada
Canada has a new music promotion company, F7 Entertainment Group. The full-service promotion firm was founded by Sarath Samarasekera, Emmanuel Patterson, Nhaelan McMillan, Timur Inceoglu and Ryan Penner. The group has previous experience of working within the sector at other major promotion and live entertainment companies, including Live Nation and Union Events. Upcoming events from …
Live Nation given more time to provide Astroworld answers
Live entertainment company Live Nation has been granted more time to provide information for a congressional oversight committee in the US, which had asked for written answers relating to November’s Astroworld Festival tragedy. Last year, 10 people died during a crowd surge at Astroworld in Houston, Texas, while rappers Travis Scott and Drake performed on …
Ticket sales surge for jam-packed year at new Austin venue
Moody Center in Austin, Texas, which is set to open in April, has already surpassed $15m (£11m/€13m) in ticket sales for upcoming concerts and live events. The 15,000-seat arena is currently under construction on The University of Texas campus and has already unveiled a packed line-up of acts for 2022. Before the arena celebrates its …
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 …
2021 in review – January
The New Year kicked off with news of mergers, acquisitions and regulatory headwinds as vaccination roll-outs accelerated in key markets… Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG), which owns MyTicket, revealed in January that it planned to delist from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange after securing support of the entertainment firm’s largest single shareholder. Formula 1 owner Liberty Media, …
2021 in review – July
July was a momentous month for those in the UK as all restrictions relating to the pandemic were removed, and Europe also enjoyed relative freedom, although the coronavirus still hung like a cloud over some of the live entertainment industry’s biggest events. More than one in 20 ticket-holders at a Dutch music festival that welcomed …