Goldenvoice has extended its partnership with the 4,500-capacity Santa Barbara Bowl until 2032. Goldenvoice, which is a subsidiary of AEG Presents, has been the exclusive event promotion company of the Santa Barbara Bowl since 2016. The venue is managed by the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation. The Santa Barbara Bowl was built in 1936 and …
Latin music revenues exceed $1bn in US in 2022
Latin music revenues exceeded $1bn (£800m/€900m) in the US last year, according to The Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) end-of-year Latin music report for 2022. Revenues improved from $881m in 2021 to $1.1bn in 2022, with Latin music’s overall share of the music market growing from 5.9% to 6.9%. The success of Bad Bunny …
The Cure’s Robert Smith says 7,000 scalped tickets for tour dates have been cancelled
The Cure’s Robert Smith has said that 7,000 scalped tickets have been cancelled since they went on sale last month for the band’s ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ US tour dates. Smith said in a tweet: “Approximately 7,000 tickets across approximately 2,200 orders have been cancelled. These are tickets acquired with fake accounts/listed on secondary …
Rage Against The Machine guitarist calls dynamic pricing an ‘awful idea’
Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello has described dynamic pricing as an “awful idea” after discussing ticket prices for the band’s recent reunion tour. In an interview with Rolling Stone, guitarist Morello asked to talk about ticketing for last year’s tour, which eventually saw the UK and European leg cancelled due to an injury to …
Queen + Adam Lambert attempt to tackle scalpers with restricted resale
Queen + Adam Lambert have attempted to limit ticket scalping ahead of their North America tour later this year. Tickets for the latest stops on the Rhapsody Tour are set to go on sale today (Monday) via Ticketmaster. The Rhapsody Tour was launched just under four years ago in July 2019, with dates in the …
Neil Young says concert tours no longer fun due to high ticket prices
Neil Young (pictured) has said that concert tours “are no longer fun” due to extortionate ticket prices and high fees from Ticketmaster. The Canadian-American artist wrote on his website: “It’s over. The old days are gone. I get letters blaming me for $3,000.00 tickets for a benefit I am doing. That money does not go …
Eventim, Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring create joint venture
Ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim, along with US promoters Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring, have created a joint venture. Eventim, Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring hope the partnership will strengthen their positions within the global touring market, and help with signing major acts for US and global tours. Mammoth was founded by Jeff …
Ticketmaster to offer partial refund to The Cure ticket-holders over ‘unduly high’ fees
Ticketmaster will offer ticket-buyers for The Cure’s US tour dates with partial refunds, following complaints over “unduly high” ticket fees. Yesterday (Thursday) frontman Robert Smith said that Ticketmaster’s high fees “sickened” him and went looking for answers from the ticketing company. One fan purchased four tickets at $20 (£17/€19) each, but incurred fees such as …
The 1975 sells out Singapore dates
The 1975 have sold out two dates in Singapore in July after adding a second date due to tickets for the first show selling out within minutes. The British band are set to perform two shows at The Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Level B2, Hall E & F at Marina Bay Sands on July …
The Cure aim to protect fans against scalpers and high prices
The Cure have revealed that most tickets for the English band’s upcoming US tour dates will not be transferrable to help protect against scalpers. When announcing their ‘Shows of the Lost World’ tour last week, The Cure also said that sales will not feature ‘Platinum’ rates or dynamic pricing in order to keep tickets at …