It was already reported earlier this year that Madison Square Garden has begun using facial recognition technology for security reasons. Now, it appears that Ticketmaster and Live Nation may want to use the tech for ticketing too...
The "National Concerts Week" promotion is happening now with hundreds of $20, all-in tickets to Live Nation shows across the country.
Earlier this year, NYC venues Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge confirmed that they were parting ways with Bowery Presents (which was acquired by AEG), and we heard that Live Nation would be taking over the two Lower East Side venues. Today that news has been officially confirmed, as Bowery Ballroom/Mercury Lounge co-owner Michael Swier and Live Nation announced their new promotions and booking venture, Mercury East Presents.
Hundred of victims of the deadly mass shooting at Las Vegas music festival Route 91 Harvest Music Fest are suing the festival's promoter, Live Nation, as well as MGM Resorts.
Songkick “will bow to pressure from Live Nation and Ticketmaster and complete the shutdown of all ticketing operations,“ its founder said in a statement. Facebook is now also officially scanning Bandsintown for concert listings.
Bowery Presents/AEG confirms they are parting ways with the LES establishments.
Not only did Eventbrite buy Ticketfly from Pandora, SiriusXM has bought a $480 million stake in Pandora. This gives Sirius XM around 16% ownership of Pandora...
Music festivals are taking extra precautions after the suicide bombing outside Ariana Grande's concert in Manchester.
For a while, New York City was not really a destination for music festivals as we know them today. Now it's home to three major ones (and more).
Following the horrific terrorist attack in Manchester outside an Ariana Grande concert, the idea of going to big arena shows has become a scary thought for some...