24 Year-Old Overdoses on Ecstasy at EDC. Is That Insomniac’s Fault?

People take drugs at festivals.  A ton of them.  And they OD on them if they’re not careful.  But is that the fault of festival promoters like Insomniac and Live Nation? I was actually at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas in 2015.  And I saw someone getting frantically stretchered out while he was convulsing. […]

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Got $800? Now There’s a Single Pass for 90+ Music Festivals [Full List]

For those with massive amounts of time (and no job), Live Nation has the perfect pass for you.  It’s an all-you-can-eat, $800 ticket to more than 90 music festivals worldwide. Once upon a time, there were a few great music festivals.  Now, there are hundreds of them, large and small, worldwide.  And most of them […]

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With Revenue Slowing, Twitter Teams With Live Nation to Stream Concerts

Along with 13 other media partners, Twitter has teamed up with Live Nation to stream concerts live. However, has the social network stretched itself too thin? Are Twitter’s plans too ambitious? Twitter surprised investors at last week’s earnings call. The social network posted better-than-expected earnings following several quarters of less-than-exciting results. The company also reported […]

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Live Nation’s CEO Addresses the Impact of Trump’s Immigration Policies

Is Trump putting the kibosh on global tours?  We asked Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino to assess the impact. It was a hot Texas mess prepared just for SXSW.  In the wake of Trump’s high profile executive orders on immigration, SXSW artists started freaking out over possible deportations.  Or, flat-out imprisonment at the hands of […]

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‘The music business used to be major vs. indie. Now it’s the quick vs. the slow.’

Pascal Negre talks major labels, his new management venture – and his departure from Universal Music Group

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Global hires Live Nation’s Debbie Ward after aggressive UK festival acquisition run

Ward named Commercial Director of a team that will develop strategic campaigns for brands

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Live Nation is on one: It’s made 13 acquisitions in the past 13 months

Isle Of Wight deal takes 2017 tally to six buys in less than three months

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