Can Narcan Vending Machines At Festivals Save Lives? OpiSafe Thinks So
The nation’s opioid crisis is tragically still in full-swing, abetted in large measure by the rise of synthetic opioids like fentanyl. According to a March 2024 Center for Disease Control and Prevention Data Brief, “The age-adjusted rate of drug overdose…
Rolling Loud Heads Home To Miami For 10th Anniversary
Rolling Loud is celebrating the festival brand’s 10th anniversary, and it’s announced a return to Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Dec. 13-15. The Miami event will mark the culmination of Rolling Loud’s 10th anniversary celebrations, which already…
Q+A With Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke (Co-op Live)
When it comes to Manchester’s new Co-op Live, no matter who you talk to, from architects to sponsors to the general manager, they all point to the vision of Tim Leiweke, chairman & CEO of Oak View Group. Leiweke wanted nothing less than to create the best arena for music. Here, he discusses the state-of-the-art arena, the European market and why this could be “the beginning of a revolution.”
John Sinclair, Former MC5 Manager, Writer & Weed Activist, RIP
John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died…
Q+A With Stephen Collins (Co-op Live)
Oak View Group’s president of global venue development and special projects, Stephen Collins, talks Co-op Live, the 10th arena under his belt and first outside the U.S.
From Coachella To Lightning In A Bottle: Do LaB’s Busy Season Is Now
Brothers Josh and Jesse Flemming sit on the floor beside their build for Coachella’s Do LaB stage. The Flemming brothers, along with other brother Dede, are less than two weeks out from stepping foot onto the Coachella grounds to finish…
Jay Z’s Made In America Festival Canceled Again
For the second year running, Philadelphia’s Made In America festival has been canceled. The Labor Day Weekend event, produced by Jay Z’s Roc Nation in conjunction with Live Nation, announced its cancelation via social media Wednesday. “Made in America will…
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Hootie & The Blowfish Headlining Darius Rucker’s Riverfront Revival
Riverfront Revival, a music festival curated by Darius Rucker for his hometown of North Charleston, South Carolina, is back for a third year and boasts another strong lineup with Grammy Award-winning Tedeschi Trucks Band and Hootie & The Blowfish headlining…
Summer Camp Reinvigorates Itself With Solshine Reverie
There’s no secret that COVID-19 caused severe damage to the music industry. While now, four years out, the broader part of the music industry is in the midst of a new “Golden Age,” smaller festivals and tertiary markets continue to…
Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Fest: Guitarist Tells How He Brought Together Top Blues Men (And Women) For Summer Roadshow
No sooner had rock guitar virtuoso Slash nearly stolen actor Ryan Gosling’s thunder in a show-stopping Academy Awards rendition of “I’m Just Ken,” from the movie “Barbie,” the erstwhile Guns N’ Roses star announced a new solo album, Orgy of…
Lucchino, ballpark visionary, dies at 78
BOSTON’S FINEST: In this 2008 photo, Janet Marie Smith, bottom left, joins Larry Lucchino, center, and Tom Menino, Boston’s mayor at the time, on a tour of Fenway Park renovations. (AP Photo) Lucchino put his stamp on multiple MLB venues…
At Least 29 Dead In Istanbul, Turkey, Nightclub Fire
A fire engulfed an Istanbul nightclub Tuesday during renovations, trapping workers and employees inside and killing at least 29 people, officials and reports said. Several people, including managers of the club, were detained for questioning. One person was being treated…
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