
Border Blasters: The Past, Present And Future Of Country Music And Its Latin Fans And Artists
From Imperial Beach, California, to the mouth of the Rio Grande the border between the United States and Mexico shoots and meanders and follows river courses some 1,954 miles. It’s a utopian exaggeration to call a border “just a line…

Ticketmaster Expands Business In Africa Through Quicket Acquisition
Ticketmaster announced the acquisition of Quicket, “a major player in Africa’s General Admission event and festival ticketing,” according to the announcement. Ticketmaster launched in South Africa in 2022, and has been serving some of the market’s leading festivals, sports, music,…

Bankrupt World Club Dome Promoter Finds New Investor
BigCityBeats GmbH, promoter of Germany’s mega EDM event World Club Dome and its offshoots, filed for insolvency earlier this month, which first got reported by local news outlet hessenschau.de. Now, a new investor has been found. BigCityBeats was founded and…

In Tribute: From Page To Promoter Legend, Larry Vallon Made L.A. A Locus of Live
Concert security and access to performers has tightened up substantially since 1973, when a 14-year-old Cameron Crowe was left off Black Sabbath’s guest list for a show at the San Diego Sports Arena and desperately trying to get backstage for…
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Kehlani Unveils North American Dates For ‘Crash World Tour’
A month after dropping her fourth studio album, Crash, R&B singer-songwriter Kehlani announced she’s hitting the road later this year with British girl group Flo and Atlanta rapper Anycia as special guests. The 31-date “Crash World Tour,” promoted by Live…

Eclectic Desert Daze Fest Returns With Jack White, The Mars Volta, Liz Phair And More
Desert Daze returns with a bang to the shores of Lake Perris, on the edge of the Southern California desert, Oct. 10-13 after taking a year off, led by Jack White, Cigarettes After Sex, Alex G and the reunited The…

Ukraine’s Largest Music Festival Returns With A Break From The Inescapable Reality Of War
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This year, Ukraine’s largest music festival struck a different chord. Gone were the international headliners, the massive performance halls and the hundreds of thousands of visitors. Instead, beloved local artists graced the stage this past weekend…

OVG signs landmark deal with Penn State
OVG Hospitality has signed a landmark 10-year deal with Penn State to provide food service at multiple venues on campus, most notably Beaver Stadium, the Big Ten school's 106,572-seat facility and the second biggest in college football behind Michigan Stadium.

Live Attracted 19 Million Music Tourists In 2023, UK Music Finds
Trade body UK Music has published findings showing that live music events, concerts and festivals, attracted some 19.2 million music fans, who traveled from within the country as well as overseas to see shows in the UK in 2023. According…

MVT UK Sets Date For 10th Venues Day
The tenth annual Venues Day, organized by the team of the UK’s Music Venue Trust, will go down Oct. 8 at Woolwich Works in London, England. MVT represents over 850 grassroots music venues (GMV) in the UK, and has held…

Running Hot and Cold in Cincy
WARM OR COOL: DreamSeat has an order to install 12,000 heating and cooling seats at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, site of the Western and Southern Open, pictured here in 2023. (Getty Images) DreamSeat Has Big Order…

Warren Haynes Adds ‘Million Voices Whisper’ Fall Tour To Busy Itinerary
The Warren Haynes Band continues its road warrior ways with the “Million Voices Whisper Tour” in the fall, launching Sept. 19 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and wrapping Oct. 12 in Boston. The announcement comes on the heels of a leg…
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