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Hammerstein Ballroom upgraded & can now be booked by anyone (Odd Future played there, Tenacious D on sale)
As you may have noticed when Bowery Presents announced an Odd Future show at Hammerstein Ballroom, the big NYC venue is no longer exclusive to Live Nation…
Black Star cancel shows (possibly due to 'irreconcilable differences with Live Nation'), playing Colbert though
Mos Def at House of Blues Chicago w/ Black Star on 9/23 (more by Zach Pollack)
Back on 9/28, just five days after Black Star played two shows in Chicago, Talib Kweli tweeted that “Due to irreconcilable differences with Live Nation, Black Star will not be performing in Atlanta tonight…
Bowery Presents suing Live Nation
a musician playing Mercury Lounge (more by Chris La Putt)”The owners of famed New York City nightspot Mercury Lounge on Monday hit concert promotion giant Live Nation Entertainment Inc…
Bowery Philly coming, Merc buyer goes to Live Nation, Skippy goes to Austin, Paramount opening in LI, Wetlands reuniting
Lots of interesting stuff to report in the world of live concert promotions…
NYC concert promoter Bowery Presents, who already has expanded to NJ, Boston, Maine, and Canandaigua, NY (not to mention MSG, Jones Beach, the Meadowlands, Radio City, etc), is opening a new music venue in Philadelphia this month…
"Scalping Battle Putting 'Fans' in the Middle"
“This week a new nonprofit group, the Fans First Coalition, announced itself with a mission of protecting ordinary consumers from predatory ticket scalpers…
Live Nation $10 ticket deal extended, includes Lilith Fair, STP
PNC BANK ARTS CENTER AND NIKON AT JONES BEACH THEATER EXTENDS
$10 TICKET PRICING ON SELECT SHOWS.
SPECIAL $10 TICKET OFFERS AVAILABLE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JULY 28…
"Irving Plaza" is back
Irving Plaza – June 23, 2010 (EV Grieve)
Previously: Irving Plaza is getting its name back
Irving Plaza is getting its name back
“…the new name never caught on with fans, and now, bending to what it says has been unrelenting demand, Live Nation is restoring the old name and installing a replica of the old marquee…
"Wiseguys Tickets charged with hacking into Ticketmaster, LiveNation to illegally grab best seats"
“It’s disgraceful that this situation went on for as long as it did, depriving fans of seeing performers whom they support,” said Camille DeSantis, a New Yorker still steaming she was shut out of an online sale of Ringo Starr tickets at Radio City Music Hall…
Ticketmaster has to pay refunds to Bruce Springsteen fans, loses Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion to Ticketfly
The Boss @ Izod Center in May (more by Tim Griffin)The Federal Trade Commission has settled with Ticketmaster over complaints that Ticketmaster used deceptive tactics to steer Bruce Springsteen fans to expensive scalped tickets last year…
