by Zach Shaw | Jan 3, 2011 | Ticketing, Touring, You Give Concert Sales A Bad Name
Right before the end of the year, Pollstar revealed their lists for the top 50 grossing concert tours of 2010. First, the good news: rock is dominating concert’s worldwide sales. Topping both the worldwide and North American tour lists is Bon Jovi, who grossed $201.1...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 8, 2010 | Ticketing, Touring
Need more proof that concerts took a big hit this past summer? Well here you go: DigitalMusicNews.com is reporting that Live Nation’s income has experienced a drop of 25.7% to $51.4 million, while revenue experienced a 14% drop to $2.14 billion. This accounts for the...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 23, 2010 | Ticketing
With Live/NationTicketmaster CEO Irving Azoff joining Twitter, layers of PR have been peeled away and it’s almost like talking to the man himself. So when he breathlessly unveiled “New TM full disclosure” on Saturday, it was reason to be excited. So...
by Metal Insider | Jun 18, 2010 | Touring
What do you get when you combine a less-than stellar music market and a floundering monolith called Ticketmaster? Why, the “worst summer touring market since the early 1990s” of course! In a story taken from Yahoo, it is being reported that a number of...
by Bram Teitelman | Jun 1, 2010 | News Ticker
Live Nation is dropping service fees at all of its 50 amphitheaters in June. To see the shows and artists eligible for “No Service Fee June,” go here. You’re still welcome to buy $400 seats, though.