LA Theatre Week will enable theatre fans to watch more than 75 productions for as little as $20 (£17/€19). From yesterday (Monday) theatre-goers can now snap up tickets for LA Theatre Week, which will take place from March 13-26, at an accessible price point. According to a recent survey from ticketing provider Goldstar, only 25% …
Paramore opts for Ticketmaster to limit pricy resales and scalping
Rock band Paramore will utilise Ticketmaster’s ‘Face Value Ticket Exchange’ for their upcoming tour to prevent expensive resales. Paramore is set to begin a concert series in the US with stops in California, Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas and Florida as well as Toronto in Canada and Mexico City in Mexico. Those looking to attend …
Kamp Global and Eventim Live Asia introduce Kamp LA 2022
South Korea-based immersive entertainment company Kamp Global and Eventim Live Asia have introduced a K-pop event in Los Angeles. Kamp LA 2022 will take place at Rose Bowl Stadium (pictured) on October 15 and 16. Confirmed acts for the event include Monsta X, Kai – who is part of Exo and Super M – and …
Daft Punk-inspired VR event introduced in LA
A Daft Punk-inspired virtual reality (VR) event featuring music from the electronic duo’s album ‘Random Access Memories’ was launched in Los Angles yesterday (Thursday). The VR event features a number of DJs performing tracks from the album alongside 360-degree visuals powered by a VR dome and live circus performers. The show takes place at the …
StubHub announces closure of San Francisco and Shanghai offices
StubHub has announced that it will be winding up its San Fransisco and Shanghai offices and will be laying off the majority of the employees based in these locations. The ticket resale platform said that it would be focusing on building its new offices in new York and Los Angeles, and using these locations as …
KCON releases ticket info and initial line-up
K-pop festival KCON has released ticketing information for this year’s event and has made its first line-up announcement. Tickets for the convention went on sale June 13 (Monday) while the concert pre-sale will go live on June 23. The concert general sale will begin on June 27 and the artist engagement packages will be available …
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 …
VR concert platform closes $15m funding round
Los Angeles-headquartered virtual reality (VR) concert platform AmazeVR has closed a $15m (£10.9m/€13m) round of funding, to support the roll-out of VR live music performances. Investors in the company, which also has offices in Seoul, include Partners Investment, Smilegate Investment, Quantum Ventures Korea, ABC Partners, Everrich Group, and GS Futures, the corporate venture capital arm …
LA’s Staples Center renamed Crypto.com Arena in $700m deal
Los Angeles’ famous Staples Center has been renamed Crypto.com Arena through a new 20-year naming rights deal. The long-term agreement between venue owner AEG and the Singapore-based cryptocurrency platform is reportedly worth $700m. Crypto.com becomes the official cryptocurrency platform partner of the venue’s tenants, the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers and NH’s LA Kings. The 20,000-seat …