Festival tech startup Pollen went bankrupt in August, leaving hundreds of employees without a final paycheck. Now a breakdown of its debts owed reveals more than $83 million in unpaid bills. Bankruptcy administrator Kroll mapped out the corporate struc…
Category archives: Live Concert Industry
Fyre Festival Promoter Billy McFarland Is Out of Jail — And Promoting Something New
Fyre Festival promoter Billy McFarland is back from his four-year stint in jail to offer ‘something new.’ The infamous promoter shared a now-deleted TikTok in which he teases a new project. “It’s a little crazier but a whole lot…
Lollapalooza Cofounder Says Live Concerts Won’t Return Until 2022
Lollapalooza cofounder and former William Morris Endeavor Global Head of Music Marc Geiger stated in a recent podcast that he doesn’t believe concerts will return until late next year – or even early 2022. Marc Geiger disclosed his opinion of live musi…
Red Bull Is Slashing Music Programs
Red Bull is cutting back on its once-considerable involvement in the music community amid the COVID-19 pandemic and reports of internal disputes stemming from racial matters. The Fuschl, Austria-based energy-drink company recently revealed that it will…
15-Band ‘Herd Immunity’ Rock Festival Is Still Happening This Weekend
Last month, Digital Music News was first to report that the July Mini Fest, a 15-act music festival previously marketed as “Herd Immunity,” was scheduled to take place in Wisconsin. Despite criticism from some fans – and the loss of Florida-based…
Japan Becomes the Latest Country to Relax Concert Restrictions
Japan will begin relaxing concert restrictions in the country beginning on Friday, July 17. The decision was made at a meeting of a government expert panel on Monday. The government agreed to the relaxed concert restrictions based on more preventative …
Goldenvoice Employees Launch ‘GV Black’ to Increase Black Representation at Coachella
Goldenvoice employees are launching “GV Black,” a way to bring more representation to Coachella. The new organizational unit is a part of Goldenvoice, the producer of the Coachella-branded music festivals. The news announcement was posted p…
British Government Allows Outdoor Concerts, Theater Events to Resume
The British government has officially given outdoor concerts and theater performances the greenlight to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning tomorrow, July 11th, outdoor theater performances and outdoor concerts can recommence with socially dis…
Drive-In Concerts Are Growing: Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Trace Atkins Announce Latest ‘Gigs’
With most traditional concerts still on hold due to health concerns stemming from the novel coronavirus, a growing number of artists are booking drive-in performances to safely entertain fans. In May, shortly after drive-in concerts began to pick up st…
What’s Open? A Guide to COVID-19 Closures In Every U.S. State
With states continuing to rollback and retool their COVID-19 lockdown measures, some artists are returning to the road and performing live concerts for fans once again. To help these individuals chart their tours, comply with statewide requirements, an…