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Live Nation Still Profitable After Drop in Concert Attendance
As Hypebot reported, Live Nation announced their third-quarter results last week, and they’re making more money, but nearly a million fewer people went to concerts than in 2010. read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsConspiracies Abound Regarding LCD Soundsystem Ticket Issues
After the tickets for LCD Soundsystem’s finale in New York City’s Madison Square Garden disappeared from Ticketmaster within seconds, only to reappear on resale site TicketsNow, James Murphy got very, very angry. But maybe he was mistaken. Then again, maybe he wasn’t.... read more
Found in: Industry, NewsThe Sex Pistols to Launch Perfume
If you’ve ever wanted to smell like Johnny Rotton, you’re in luck: the NME reports that The Sex Pistols are launching a line of their own perfume.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLive Nation Kills Service Fees for June
Nothing sucks the fun out of buying concert tickets (Like, for, say, the upcoming Arcade Fire tour, mayhaps?) quite like sneaky service charges.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLive Nation May Raise Price of Concert Tickets
Nobody likes paying $7, $8, sometimes $12, in concert ticket service charges, so the possibility that Live Nation will decrease those fees sounds like a good thing. But, as reported by the Los Angeles Times, as service fees go down, the base price of concert tickets is likely to go up.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsLive Nation Launching in Australia
After they merged with Ticketmaster, Live Nation took over America as they largest concert promoting and ticketing company in the U.S. And now, Live Nation is setting their sights on the rest of the world. According to the A.P., Live Nation is launching in Australia, though Ticketmaster has already been operating in Australia for about 20 years. The new venture will be based in Melbourne.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsBruce Springsteen Fans Best Ticketmaster
While the corporate Hydra that is Ticketmaster may have just added another head in the form of a merger with Live Nation, the result of the monstrosity’s tug of war with Bruce Springsteen fans over refunds for scalped tickets shows the vendor isn’t completely invincible.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsU.S. Dept. of Justice Okays Ticketmaster/Live Nation Merger
Mega companies Ticketmaster and Live Nation are all set for their impending merger— at least, as far as the U.S. Dept. of Justice is concerned. Business Insider reports (via The Daily Swarm) that the department gave the merger the long-awaited go-ahead earlier today.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFollowing Shareholder Approval, Live Nation/Ticketmaster Merger Awaits Word From U.S. Justice Dept.
The merger of two of the music industry’s most powerful juggernauts—Live Nation and Ticketmaster—has been in the works for nearly a year, but it wasn’t until late last week that the concert promoter and ticketing giant received their shareholders’ approval to merge. Still holding up the merger is the U.S. Justice Dept.’s negotiations with the two companies over possible violations of U.S. antitrust laws.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLive Nation Drops Service Fees on Lawn Tickets Every Wednesday This Summer
To ease those recession blues just a little, Live Nation announced that it will ditch service fees on Wednesdays this summer on lawn tickets with an initiative called "No Service Fee Wednesdays."... read more
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