
The Weeknd Is Taking His Record-Breaking ‘After Hours Til’ Dawn’ Tour To Asia
The Weeknd’s record-breaking “After Hours Til’ Dawn” stadium tour will close out later this year in Asia with 11 shows announced from September to November. The diamond-certified megastar will kick off the final leg of the Live Nation-promoted tour Sept.…

Brad Paisley Releases New Tour Dates And Music
Grammy winner Brad Paisley is releasing new music today as part of an ongoing project titled Tacklebox. A portion of this new music comes from his extensive catalog of unreleased and unrecorded songs, dating back to the launch of his…

Live Nation Antitrust Penalties Expected In 2027
The states that won an antitrust verdict against Live Nation and Ticketmaster will submit their proposed remedies to a federal judge May 21, formally kicking off the trial’s penalty phase, which is likely to stretch into 2027. Though the jury…

Sports Illustrated ‘Beyond The Pitch’ To Bring Chainsmokers, Nelly, 50 Cent, Diplo To FIFA World Cup Cities During Tournament
Sports Illustrated, along with Medium Rare and Authentic Live, are launching the four-city “SI Beyond The Pitch” FIFA World Cup kickoff concerts, bringing headline talent to Los Angeles, Dallas, Miami and New York. The events kick off with a concert…

Making Grassroots Work: UNLOCKED Shoreditch Has Found The Formula
Independently run venues, especially if they’re below a certain capacity, have never been harder to operate. Always a low- to no-margin business, the grassroots sector is particularly struggling in the current economy, where inflated prices, artists who need to make…

Pollstar Live! Announces 2026 Poster Contest Winners
The votes are in for Pollstar Live!’s 37th annual Poster Contest and first place goes to Rachael Trask’s design for Blink-182’s “Missionary Impossible Tour” stop on Sept. 22 at The Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, Alabama. The show, which also featured…

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Unraveled’ Stretches To 86 Dates
Olivia Rodrigo’s massive “Unraveled Tour” is now even bigger, with added dates bringing the total to 86 shows. The tour has added a second date in Paris (April 24), a third show to Boston (Oct. 18), two more dates each…

Bruce Allen Given Lifetime Achievement Award At Departure Honours In Toronto
One of the world’s most successful artist managers, Vancouver-based Bruce Allen, received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Departure Honours, Thursday night (May 7) at Toronto’s Koerner Hall, inside Royal Conservatory of Music, part of the second Departure Festival and…

Madison Square Garden And Kalshi Predictive Market Announce Multi-Year Partnership
In today’s world, where betting has become normalized and odds on virtually anything can be calculated and wagered upon—including government policies, every possible permutation of sporting events and even an artist’s set-list—it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of…

Weezer Performs Special NBA Playoffs Edition Of Amazon Music Presents: In the Paint On May 11
Amazon Music announced that Weezer will headline a special NBA Playoffs edition of “Amazon Music presents: In the Paint.” The performance airs on May 11 following Prime Video’s exclusive coverage of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs the Los Angeles Lakers…

Blackberry Smoke Announce Lineup For High Tide Getaway In Mexico Dec. 4-8
Celebrating their 25th anniversary this year, Blackberry Smoke in partnership with Cloud 9 Adventures announced the second edition of “High Tide Getaway” – a four-night destination concert vacation from December 4-8 at the all-inclusive Dreams Sapphire Resort & Spa in…

Steelhead Bridges Venue Gap In Portland, Oregon
Steelhead, a new 3,500-capacity live entertainment venue currently in development in Portland’s Central Eastside, is poised to fill a gap in the market offering additional capacity for national touring acts while supporting local artists, promoters and community programming. After early…
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