Pollstar Live! 2026 Hub
Pollstar Live!, the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals, is underway at Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles through April 16. The three-day conference kicked off April 14 with Production Live! and panels about the live industry’s next generation of leaders, tour logistics, AI, KISS and more. The three-day conference is Pollstar‘s flagship event, featuring the most cutting-edge and insightful live industry content across myriad keynotes, panels and roundtables, along with the Pollstar Awards, celebrating the best and brightest in the business, as well as networking opportunities to engage in insightful discussions with the most knowledgeable people in the business.
See below for recaps of panels and keynote speakers, and click here for Pollstar Live! schedules, and register here for Pollstar Live!
KISS To Rock And Roll All Nite, Party Every Day Forever! Gods Of Thunder Find Eternal Life With Pophouse (Cover Story)
Opening Salvo: Welcome TO PSL!
Panels and Keynotes Recaps:
KISS Forever at Pollstar Live! 2026: How Pophouse Defines The Next Era Of KISS In Vegas
Oasis, CAA, Metallica, Olivia Dean, Eagles, Bad Bunny Among 2026 Pollstar Award Winners
Production Live! 2026: Tour Logistics – The Fine Art Of Being In The Right Place At The Right Time
Production Live! 2026: Might Have to Scale This Back (Production Budgeting 101)
Production Live! 2026: Venue/Tour Relations – Beyond The Rider
Production Live! 2026: Transportation – Trucks, Buses, Planes in ‘26
Pollstar Live! 2026 Kicks Off With Optimism And A Look To The Future Of Live Industry Leaders
Pollstar Live! 2026: Marketing To Today’s Live Music Fans
Pollstar Live! 2026: Putting AI To (Good) Use In A Live Environment
Pollstar Live! 2026: The Evolution Of Live Event Partnerships
Pollstar Live! 2026: International Networking Session Highlights
Pollstar Live! 2026: State Of Independents
Pollstar Live! 2026: Reconfiguring the Global Touring Equation
Pollstar Live 2026: Where Music Meets Mission, Featuring Adam Gardner
Pollstar Live! 2026: O Canada – Live Music in the Great White North
Panels and Keynotes Previews:
Production Live! Panel Preview: I Need To Call The Home Office – Decision Making, Accountability and the Need-To-Know Basis
Production Live! Panel Preview: Venue/Tour Relations – Beyond The Rider
Pollstar Live! Keynote Preview: ‘The Kids Are Alright’ Featuring Peter Shapiro
Pollstar Live! Keynote Preview: From Big Tech To Box Office – AI’s Next Chapter In Live
Production Live! Panel Preview: I Need To Call The Home Office – Decision Making, Accountability and the Need-To-Know Basis
Production Live! Panel Preview: Five Years On: Live’s NexGen Leadership
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: International – Reconfiguring The Global Touring Equation
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Social Responsibility And Live Music – Repping The Artist’s Values On The Road
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Breaking New Artists – The First Tour Cycle
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Marketing To Today’s Live Music Fans
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Power Players – When Flat Is Down, Up Is Awesome
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Women Are Driving Live – How Female Artists, Fans & Data Are Defining The Business of Touring
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: So 2026 Is Booked – What Does ’27(!) Look Like?
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: Marketing To Today’s Live Music Fans
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: From Headliners To Fine Print – Putting The Festival Puzzle Together
Pollstar Live! Panel Preview: The State Of Independents
Pollstar Live! Keynote Preview: From Big Tech To Box Office – AI’s Next Chapter In Live
Sustainability On Stage At Pollstar Live! & Music Sustainability Summit
Nominations Announced For 37th Annual Pollstar Awards
iHeartRadio & Pollstar Announce Nominees For Fan Favorite Live Performer of the Year Award
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