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 …
Imagine Dragons to headline inaugural Lollapalooza India
Imagine Dragons and The Strokes are among the acts that have been confirmed for the inaugural Lollapalooza India in 2023. The two-day event will become the eighth destination and first Asian staging of the international, multi-city festival when it is held from January 28-29 at Mahalaxmi Race Course in Mumbai. Lollapalooza India, which will be …
Backstage: Blink-182 and more… – TheTicketingBusiness News
A round-up of the latest live music news… American rock band Blink-182 is set to return with Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker (all pictured) for the first time in almost 10 years. The worldwide tour will be produced by Live Nation and will include the band’s first ever performances in Latin America. There …
J-Hope becomes first South Korean artist to headline Lollapalooza
Artist J-Hope, who is also a member of the K-pop band BTS, has become the first South Korean performer to headline at Lollapalooza. The festival, which took place in Chicago’s Grant Park, was closed out last night (Sunday) by J-Hope on the Bud Light Seltzer stage. Adjacent stages also hosted performances from band Green Day …
Rolling Stone and Vivid Seats announce partnership
Media brand Rolling Stone and ticketing marketplace Vivid Seats have announced a multi-faceted partnership. Vivid Seats will act as Rolling Stone’s official ticketing partner, and will be integrated across all of the iconic media brand’s digital platforms. Through its loyalty program Vivid Seats Rewards, loyalty members will also be invited to exclusive after-parties hosted by …
Lollapalooza enters Asian market with India edition
Lollapalooza has announced that it will be expanding into Asia with the addition of Lollapalooza India. The two-day festival will take place January 28-29 in Mumbai, with a line-up and ticketing details yet to be announced. The introduction of Lollapalooza India means that the festival brand has now grown to eight countries on four different …
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 …
Vivid Seats data reveals festival trend changes
Fans are willing to travel further to attend music festivals in the US to see their favourite acts, according to data from online ticketing marketplace Vivid Seats. The data has revealed that the average distance a fan travelled between 2021 and 2022 was 433 miles. This year, Vivid Seats claimed that festival attendees will travel …