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UNBELIEVABLE: 6 - The Untold Story

The crisis facing Australian live music is older and bigger than just Live Nation

A recent Four Corners investigation into the entertainment behemoth was long overdue – but the industry has been bleeding out for decades

The Guardian - AU

Nick Cave producer says Ticketek fees are triple cost of local seller – making concerts more expensive than they should be

Music promoter Paul Sloan says ‘high fees charged by Ticketmaster and Ticketek are not representative of the services offered’

The Guardian - AU

Are market giants endangering Australia’s live music scene? Industry veterans and local artists are worried

Multinational concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment has come under fire, with an ABC Four Corners investigation saying its unprecedented market power is open to abuse.

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Calls for ACCC investigation into live music industry amid warnings artists may be getting ‘ripped off’

Multinational claims upcoming ABC report into it will likely be ‘inaccurate and unbalanced’ as experts say without intervention smaller venues will struggle to survive

The Guardian - AU

The Great Escape festival no longer sponsored by Barclays, after criticism of Israel links

Website for festival no longer names Barclays as a partner, following activist campaign against its sponsorship earlier this year

The Guardian - UK

FINNEAS Is Bringing His Solo For Cryin’ Out Loud Tour To Aussie Shores Next Year

What was I made for, you ask? THIS TOUR.

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Is Live Nation Entertainment Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?

Live Nation Entertainment has underperformed the Nasdaq over the past year, yet analysts remain strongly bullish about the stock’s prospects.

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What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue

When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue – a ritual that has been practised for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online.

The Conversation

Green Day presale tickets for Australia tour as high as $500 under Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing

Regulator says dynamic pricing is legal if consumers are not misled as fans considering giving the Saviors tour a miss

The Guardian - AU

Chase Atlantic Announce Huge Aussie & NZ Tour If You Want To Kick Summer Into Gear

The Aussie band are playing a bunch of venues this December.

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Green Day Just Announced Their First Aussie Tour Since 2017, So Happy Thursday To The Emos

Green Day have announced dates for a 2025 Australia tour, in which they will play American Idiot and Dookie in full.

Pedestrian.tv

The WA government wants to bring Oasis to Australia. Dynamic ticket pricing will probably come with them

Neither price gouging nor sudden increases are illegal, as long as consumers are not misled – but consumer and music industry advocates hope artists take a stand

The Guardian - AU

Ellen DeGeneres reveals when her final comedy special will land on Netflix – and vows to discuss show’s demise

Netflix special arrives two years after the ignominious cancellation of her eponymous talk show

The Independent UK

Oasis gigs during Edinburgh festival send room rental prices soaring

Concerts dates next August clash with festival fringe when city’s hotels and rented rooms are already stretched

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Bands urged to oppose dynamic pricing of concert tickets after Oasis ‘fiasco’

Fans who queued online for tickets to see Gallagher brothers’ shows found price had almost trebled

The Guardian - UK

Supersonic: where will the money be made on Oasis reunion tour?

Band’s shows next summer expected to be most popular tour in British history – and a solid gold financial hit

Evening Standard

OPINION - Oasis reunion: It was always going to be about the cash — and this deal is truly enormous

Promoters knew that if they kept putting moolah on the mahogany, they would eventually get their way

The Guardian - UK

Smaller UK music festivals struggle to be heard in crowded market

This year’s wet summer saw many events axed, but rising costs and competition are a worry whatever the weather

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The Independent UK

Beyond Glastonbury: The joy of smaller festivals

Louis Chilton speaks to artists and organisers about the wonders of the UK’s independent festival scene – and the precarious position it now finds itself in

Evening Standard

Lauryn Hill and Fugees fans fear for UK Miseducation Anniversary Tour after US dates mysteriously cancelled

It’s not the first time that the iconic hip hop trio have cancelled on fans

The Guardian - AU

Weather and a changing world — not large corporations — behind downturn in Australia’s live music scene, inquiry hears

Outgoing CEO of promoters’ body says inquiry has produced no evidence that companies have engaged in anticompetitive behaviour

Barchart

Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Live Nation Entertainment Stock Will Climb or Sink?

Although Live Nation Entertainment has underperformed the broader market in 2024, Wall Street analysts remain highly bullish about the stock's potential.

Metal Hammer

"I've got poop on me!" We took Kittie to a cat cafe (obviously) to ask them about their amazing comeback, the nu metal nostalgia train and surviving the music industry as a band of young women

What happened when we took Kittie to a cat cafe in LA to talk life, music and fur babies?

The Guardian - AU

‘Amazonification’ of Australian live music industry hurting artists and crew, inquiry told

Union tells inquiry consumer watchdog should investigate and accuses Live Nation and competitor TEG of anti-competitive behaviour

The Independent UK

Chris Brown sued for $50m over alleged assault on four concertgoers

Lawsuit is the latest legal issue for Brown, who has been accused of violent conduct repeatedly in the past

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