K-pop group Aespa have announced their first global tour ‘Synk: Hyper Line’, produced by live entertainment company Live Nation. There will be stops in the US, Latin America and Europe, with the tour kicking off on August 13 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Further stops in the US include Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Washington DC, Chicago, …
Busan and Live Nation announce arena and entertainment complex
Entertainment giant Live Nation and Korea’s Busan Metropolitan City have revealed plans to develop an arena and multi-cultural entertainment complex in Busan. The city is South Korea’s second most populous city after capital Seoul and the new entertainment destination will include a 20,000-capacity arena, an exhibition centre, hotels and an educational facility. There are three …
Live Nation launches its annual $25 Concert Week campaign
Janet Jackson, Snoop Dogg and Shania Twain are among the artists featured in this year’s $25 Concert Week promotion from Live Nation. The affordable tickets for more than 3,800 shows featuring 300 artists across North America go on general sale between May 10-16. A pre-sale for Verizon and Rakuten customers takes place today (May 9). …
Live Nation attracts record 19.5m attendees during bumper Q1
Live Nation saw a record 19.5 million attend its events and revenues up by more than 70% during a strong start to 2023. In a trading update for the three months to March 31, 2023, Ticketmaster’s owner said revenue hit $3.1bn, which was up 73% year-on-year. Central to that growth was an 89% uptick in …
Aerosmith announce ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour
Rock icons Aerosmith have announced their farewell ‘Peace Out’ tour, with performances set for venues across the US and Canada. The band will be accompanied on their final tour by fellow rock band, The Black Crowes. Aerosmith said in a joint statement: “It’s not goodbye, it’s peace out! Get ready and walk this way, you’re …
Live Nation to acquire Portuguese promoter Ritmos e Blues
Live entertainment giant Live Nation is seeking acquire a majority stake in Portuguese promoter, Ritmos e Blues and Arena Atlântico, the operator of Lisbon’s Altice Arena. Live Nation has reportedly filed notice about the deal with Portugal’s competition regulator. The deal was first reported by Portuguese newspaper Público, with Live Nation set to acquire an …
US Senators introduce legislation to improve competition in the ticketing markets
US Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, have introduced legislation to improve competition within the live event ticketing markets. A press release stated: “Today’s primary ticketing market is dominated by one company that by some estimates has locked up 70 to …
U2 reveal dates for ‘UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ residency
U2’s ‘UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ is set to arrive on September 29 at new venue, Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The rock band are opening the new cutting edge venue from Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) with five dates: September 29, September 30, October 5, October 7, October 8, 2023. It …
Live Nation launches music-led destination experience company Vibee
Live Nation has launched a new music-led destination experience company, Vibee, which will build trips for music fans to travel across the globe. Vibee has partnerships in place with live event and festival producers such as Insomniac, C3 Presents and Country Nation, as well as other Live Nation festival properties. The company is aiming to …
Snapchat boosts AR presence at festivals through partnership
Snapchat, an instant message and social media app, is set to enhance live music with augmented reality (AR) at a further 16 festivals, as part its multi-year partnership with Live Nation. The partnership with Live Nation was announced early last year, and featured AR experiences at events including Lollapalooza in Chicago, Wireless Festival in London …