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Electronic Livestream Mainstay Boiler Room Acquired by Ticketing Platform Dice
The company plans to work with Boiler Room on enhancing its programming and creating additional revenue for artists, rights holders, collectives, festivals and clubs. U.K.-based ticketing platform Dice has acquired the long-running electronic livestream series Boiler Room. According to a statement from Dice, the company plans to work with Boiler Room on enhancing its programming and creating additional revenue for artists, rights holders, collectives, festivals and clubs. The news comes just a week after Dice announced that it would use its newly-acquired $122 million in Series C funding to grow its team, reach new artists and venues and expand its livestream offerings. Founded in 2014, Dice is a discovery and events app that works with over 3,600 venues, festivals and promoters ...
Bob Dylan’s ‘World Wide Tour’ Set to Run Through 2024
He plans to return to live performing Nov. 2 in Milwaukee, Wis. Dylan has 21 concerts scheduled through Dec. 2, hitting cities like Chicago, New York, Boston and Washington, as well as Moon Township, Pa., and Knoxville, Tenn. Dylan turned 80 on May 24. The No. 2 debut of Rough and Rowdy Ways on the Billboard 200 albums chart in June 2020 made Dylan the first act to have achieved at least one new top 40-charting album in every decade from the 1960s through the 2020s. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet rev...
SXSW Releases Statement Decrying ‘Discriminatory Laws’ in Texas
Both laws were met with widespread outrage and condemnation by artists as well as the general public, as well as calls for boycotts of the state. In its statement released today, SXSW said it would not abandon Austin, saying that leaving “would economically damage the city much more than it would the state. Much of the economic impact derived from our event benefits the city’s small business and creative communities. Austin is part of SXSW’s DNA, and we are committed to staying and fighting alongside the people who have made us who we are. We will continue to use our platform to further the progression of human rights at home and across the globe.” The statement was also released ahead of this weekend’s National Women’s March in support of reproductive rights, set to take place...
Live Nation Expands Artist Discovery Platform ‘Ones to Watch’ Into Australia
Ones to Watch Australia launches proper on Oct. 8 with a live showcase at Adelaide’s Lion Arts Factory, featuring performances from local acts Colourblind, East AV3 and Teenage Joans and three of South Australia’s 2021 Robert Stigwood Fellowship Recipients. The invite-only launch-night is a collaboration with the government of South Australia’s Music Development Office, and Music SA, and it takes place as part of the trade body’s annual industry showcase event, Scouted. According to a statement issued Thursday (March 30) from LN, Ones to Watch Australia will “showcase rising new talent” from across the country, including musicians, bands, and producers, who’ll be provided with “professional support to help kickstart their careers by leveraging Live Nation’s global network.” One...
Citizen Cope Announces 2022 Winter Tour
Alice Smith will perform with Citizen Cope on select dates. The full list of tour stops can be found below. Tickets go on sale starting Friday (Oct 1) at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets and packages can be purchased at CitizenCope.com. Below are the tour dates for Citizen Cope’s 2022 Winter Tour Jan 7 – Savannah, GA @ Victory NorthJan 8 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music HallJan 9 – Columbia, SC @ The SenateJan 11 – Asheville,NC @ Grey EagleJan 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead TheatreJan 13 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn BowlJan 14 – Knoxville, TN @ Bijou TheatreJan 15 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood TheatreJan 16 – Durham, NC @ Carolina Theatre / Fletcher HallJan 18 – Richmond, VA @ The BroadberryJan 19 – Pittsburgh, PA @ By...
Judas Priest Postpone U.S. Tour Due to Richie Faulkner’s Heart Condition
Judas Priest has postponed the remainder of their U.S. tour after lead guitarist Richie Faulkner was hospitalized due to his “major medical heart condition.” “It is with deep regret that we have to postpone the rest of our U.S. tour. Richie Faulkner has major medical heart condition issues which have landed him in the hospital where he is being treated,” read a statement from the band sent to Billboard. “In the meantime, we are all sending love to our Falcon to wish him a speedy recovery… As soon as we have any updates from the doctors on when we can reschedule the dates, we will of course announce them – Tickets will be valid.” According to their official website, the English heavy metal band’s next show was scheduled fo...
BTS Announce Four LA Concerts at SoFi Stadium
BTS are returning to Los Angeles for a mini-residency at the brand-new SoFi Stadium. The international pop stars will bring the BTS Permission to Dance on Stage – LA show to Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 27 and 28 and Dec. 1 and 2. The in-person concert will mark the first time BTS have been able to be face-to-face with fans since the 2019 BTS World Tour. The news also arrives on the heels of their recent announcement of the livestream concert BTS Permission to Dance On Stage, which will be held Oct. 24. The October livestream follows the group’s “BTS Map of the Soul On:e” event from October 2020. According to the release, that show was viewed in 191 countries/regions and used AR and XR tech that allowed the septet to interact with their followe...
‘Here’s to You, Charlie’: Rolling Stones Start Up First Tour Without Charlie Watts
A visual tribute to Watts on the stage’s four massive video walls kicked off the night before the band ripped right into on-point versions of “Street Fighting Man” and “It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It),” followed by what could be described as a heart-to-heart between the group’s longest-serving members and the audience, some of whom may have been caught unawares. “It’s great to be back playin’ a big stage, I tell ya,” said Mick Jagger, flanked by co-founder Keith Richards and longtime member Ronnie Wood. “This is the first show of our tour. It was really quite emotional seeing those pictures of Charlie up on the screen. This is the first tour that we’ve ever done without him so I think all the reacti...
14 Things That Changed (or Didn’t) at Farm Aid 2021
Here are 14 things that changed — or didn’t — at Farm Aid 2021. Neil Young bowed out Citing his concerns with “the COVID pandemic surging,” Neil Young announced Aug. 18 that he would not join his fellow Farm Aid board members — Nelson, John Mellencamp, Dave Matthews and Margo Price — at this year’s show, after playing every Farm Aid since it launched in 1985. “I don’t want to let anybody down, but still can’t shake the feeling that it might not be safe for everyone,” Young said in a statement. “While I respect Willie, John and Dave’s decisions to stick with it and play, I am not of the same mind. It is a tough call.” He added: “We will be back. There is much work to do together.” Proof of vaccination or COVID tests were required Farm Aid in mid-August announced...
Steve Strange, Co-Founder of X-ray Touring, Dies at 53
The talent agency added: “A universally known, hugely respected and loved character — if you hadn’t already seen him at a gig or festival, you’d most certainly hear his infectious and infamous laugh. Steve had the best ears in the agency business, signing and developing the careers of countless world class Artists from small club venues to vast international multi-stadium tours. He will always be remembered with love by his friends & colleagues at X-ray and the world over.” Over the years, Strange’s client roster at X-ray included such artists as Coldplay, Eminem, Snow Patrol, Chance the Rapper, Queens of the Stone Age, and many others. He also operated Strange World Management, overseeing acts like Lightning Seeds, Last in Line Wayward Sons, FM, Equador and Swe...
CTS Eventim Planning North American Expansion, Starting With Big Apple Circus
“North America is the most attractive market in the world for live entertainment and ticketing,” Schulerberg said in a statement. “The platform eventim.com puts us in an ideal position to benefit from the restart there. The sale of tickets for Big Apple Circus is a first step on this journey. We are already in discussions with potential partners and customers about making our cutting-edge ticketing systems available to them soon.” The Big Apple Circus is being co-produced by veteran entertainment executive Michael Cohl, a longtime promoter of bands like The Rolling Stones who briefly served as chairman of Live Nation in 2008. For much of the last decade he’s been producing touring shows through his company S2BN and a recent $10 million payout from the Small Business Administration as part ...
Neumos in Seattle, in a Pandemic: Shows Are Still Canceling
How are things going for you since we last talked? We had our third break in at (my restaurant) Life on Mars. I now have an alarm. The funny thing about me not having an alarm, is that when I moved to Washington in 1991, I sold burglar alarms for three years. I know how shitty they can be with false alarms and everything, so I was like ‘I don’t want an alarm.’ But this time we had a pro job. They came in through the back door, got into the office, took our portable P.O.S. devices and multiple laptops. The other times people broke in, they didn’t get much. This time they got us bad. We’ve got insurance and all that but there is still a deductible. It’s not cheap. It is a pain the ass and I am still dealing w...
