Analysis Live Nation’s Michael Rapino lays out the argument for why concerts – not streaming – are the future of the music bizRapino spoke at length at Liberty Media's investor conference in New York last week, breaking down the economics of his company's field
News Fan engagement app Afterparty.AI secures $5m in new funding, bringing total raised to $12mAfterparty says the money will go towards developing its new AI-powered platform
News As live music bounces back after lockdown, Spotify dips a toe into concert ticket businessSpotify tests concert ticket sales direct to fans
News Touts who ran £11m ticket reselling scheme found guilty of fraud in the UKTickets were resold for events including Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift concerts
News Investigation launched into ‘potential unfair and deceptive practices’ in US ticketing marketLive Nation, AEG, StubHub, Vivid Seats, TicketNetwork, and Tickets.com sent letters by Energy And Commerce Committee
News EU Parliament votes to ban use of ticket-buying botsLandmark ruling is EU’s first action to regulate ticket resale
News Ticketmaster shuts down secondary sites in EuropeGET ME IN! and Seatwave to be replaced by face value or less fan-to-fan ticket exchange
News Tixserve partners with Ireland’s largest indie ticket provider tickets.ietickets.ie processes 2.7 million tickets annually for entertainment events across Ireland including sports, arts, music and theatre
News Vivendi expands ticketing operation in Europe and the US with LiveStyle dealTicketing and technology company Paylogic acquired
News Former Live Nation exec Tim Chambers joins Tixserve BoardThe new B2B digital ticket fulfilment solution recently landed €250,000 in Enterprise Ireland funding
News Ticketmaster now operating in 30 countries with the acquisition of TicketproAs a result of the deal, Ticketpro CEO Serge Grimaux will be stepping down
Analysis Blog Ticket touts made $3m from the last Mumford & Sons tour. $0 went back to the music industry.Everybody's Management founder Adam Tudhope pens pointed blog about secondary ticketing