Swedish House Mafia announce first tour in 10 years with 44 dates confirmed
The time has come. As promised earlier this year, the Swedish House Mafia have officially announced their world tour, "Paradise Again," for 2022. With their last run coming a decade ago, fans will soon once again have the opportunity to be fully immersed in the captivating sounds of the Swedish kings. The timing for the announcement this week seemed inevitable. With
Live Nation behind new arena in São Paulo, set to open in 2024
São Paulo, the world's fourth largest city, will soon be home to a brand-new, multipurpose, 20,000-capacity arena, with Live Nation, Oak View Group and GL Events partnering to see the project come to life. With construction set to begin in the back half of 2022 for a 2024 opening, the next-generation arena will host live events such as concerts, sporting events and
Live Nation strives to get Canada back on the touring map
For the first time in 18 months, Canada is opening their doors to US-based artists to begin performing on the countries stages. Since March 18th, 2020, Canada has closed off its borders for Americans and permanent residents but is ready to begin welcoming them back if they are vaccinated. This is especially great news for touring American acts, as they will
Live Nation to require vaccination or negative test for entry into all events
With many festivals in the United States currently announcing that they will soon require a vaccine or negative test to enter their event, Live Nation has revealed they will now do the same. After just over a week of announcing that the decision to require proof will belong to the artists and their teams, Live Nation has decided to make
Live Nation allowing artists to require Covid-19 vaccine proof or negative test for U.S. events
With many promoters trying to navigate their way through safely hosting events during the Covid-19 pandemic, the biggest one, Live Nation, has introduced a big decision that will impact the U.S. concert circuit. The decision is that Live Nation will now allow artists and their managers to decide if proof of a vaccine or a negative test will be required
Live Nation reports a major increase in revenue in Q2 2021
Defying all expectations, concert giant Live Nation has seen a big increase in earnings in Q2 2021, according to a report detailing its performance specifics for that period. Looking at April, May, and June, the data shows that Live Nation saw an increase of more than $500 million compared to the same period in 2020. In a recently published SEC
Danish promoters join forces for an epic first post-covid event
Danish promoters have joined forces to present what surely is going to be one unforgettable comeback post-covid event. After the government decided to impose Covid-19 restrictions for the summer, Live Nation has presented 'Back To Live', which will celebrate the re-opening of live events in the country once the restrictions are lifted. For that, the giant promoter has teamed up with some
Live Nation poised for strong 2022 and beyond with booked events and tours
Despite losses and nearly non-existent revenues, Live Nation is prepared to bounce back and welcome a stronger year in 2022 as the music industry recovers. With the event and touring space set to return to its customary buzz by the end of the year, it's been reported that the concert giant has booked twice as many shows and tour dates in the year
Live Nation CEO foresees a bright 2022 and a massive return of live music
Michael Rapino, the Live Nation CEO is excited about the future and based on the strong demand for tickets and solid vaccination programmes, he is predicting a huge 2022 for the live music industry. Last week Live Nation's share price hit an all-time high of over $90, reaching even higher values than those marked in the months before the pandemic. This encouraging
Live Nation announces bold post-Covid plans for 2021
It doesn't take a genius to work out that 2020 has been a bit of a rough-ride for the live events industry, as it has for the world as a whole. But on the back of news that functioning vaccines are now just around the corner, the industry is also full of hope. Leading the charge is Live Nation, who
Live Nation suffers 95% revenue loss in third quarter of 2020
As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the entertainment industry with cancelled or postponed shows, widespread job reductions, severe revenue losses, leaving music fans and employees in emotional distress. One of the most seriously affected is global entertainment giant, Live Nation, that recently unveiled the company's 95% revenue loss, almost $320 million, only in the third quarter of 2020. The company
Live Nation’s CEO shares optimism ahead of 2021 festival season
The COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc across every industry, but perhaps one of the most affected has been the events circuit. With cancellation upon cancellation flooding in across the year, many events have faced the struggle of a completely empty season. However, there has been a great deal of optimism shown regarding 2021, with the events calendar quickly filling
Live Nation forced to cancel drive-in events due to Coronavirus
Coronavirus pandemic has definitely changed the whole world and our perception of it. We were all forced to adapt to the new normal and the event industry is no exception at it. Taking a really bad punch, with all of the events and festivals being cancelled in the past couple of months, promoters and organisers were trying to find new
Carnage announces North America’s first drive-in music festival ‘Road Rave’
As festival organizers across the globe continue to innovate amidst the COVID019 pandemic, Guatemalan-American producer Carnage has taken festival announcements into his own hands. By becoming recognized not only for his festival trap signature, but his world-wide festivals such as his RARE Fest in locations such as New York and even Bangkok. Carnage also continues to make trap and bass history through
Live Nation reveals next steps to overcome COVID-19 Crisis
Live Nation, the largest events promoter company in the world, is analysing alternative scenarios in facing the impossibility of organizing concerts in traditional models the audience is used to due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of this in the first four months of 2020, the company experienced a 21% revenue drop. The shares of Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster,