• Songkick Sues Live Nation For Attempting To "Destroy Competition"

    Concert listing and ticketing company Songkick is suing live events and promotion behemoth Live Nation over what it alleges are attempts to "destroy competition." Though it may not be the size of global giant Live Nation, Songkick is no small fish. It has worked with the likes of Jackson Browne, Paul McCartney, Ellie Goulding, Adele and Ricky Martin on various tours.

  • Paris Attacks: Live Nation Concert Security Increases After Murders at Le Bataclan

    Live Nation has officially stated that they plan on increasing concert security following the brutal attacks on Paris that occurred this past Friday night (Nov. 13) at an Eagles of Death Metal concert. The shootings happened at Parisian venue Le Bataclan and a reported 118 concert-goers were slain in the savage shooting and what Bono of U2 called "The first direct hit on music that we have had in this so-called War on Terror."

  • Los Angeles House of Blues Closing 2 Years Earlier Than Expected

    The House of Blues on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles will close during the first week of August, ending a more than 20-year run in operation. The announcement is somewhat of a surprise, as previous reports suggested that the venue would remain in business until 2017. According to Billboard's report, no indication has been given as of yet why the demolition of the venue has been numbed up by nearly two years.

  • Live Nation & Uber Partner For EDC, Sasquatch!, Hard Summer and Voodoo

    Getting to and from concerts can be a nightmare. Nobody wants to drive and if they are far away, the time spent in traffic can be almost as long as the music itself. Uber has been teamed up with some local promoters and venues around the country to provide free or discounted rides to attendees to and from shows, but has not partnered with any major promoter on a wide scale. Today that changes as the most valuable private company in the world, Uber and Live Nation have partnered to provide rides for customers at 64 festivals and venues across the United States.

  • Live Nation Announces First Televised Music Awards Show Airing in October

    It seems like every Sunday night there is another awards show in music, film or gaming. This Sunday is the Billboard Music Awards, which will honor the artists who did the best in the Billboard charts. Now Live Nation is looking to congratulate itself and those who partake in its empire with an award show of its own, aptly titled the Live Nation Music Awards. Since Live Nation is focused on concerts, the award show will honor the best live music performances. It will air on both TNT and TBS on October 1.

  • Live Nation Buys "Controlling Interest" In Bonnaroo Festival

    With the recent string of consolidation taking place in the United States live event space over the past few years; the list of independent promoters has dwindled to a smaller and smaller number. Bonnaroo has remained one of the largest independent festivals in the United States for the past 14 years - until yesterday when it was announced that Live Nation had taken a "controlling interest" in the festival via a partnership with promoters Superfly and AC Entertainment.

  • Los Angeles Votes to Self-Operate The Greek Theatre, Denying Nederlander and Live Nation

    The city of Los Angeles and the debate over who should operate the iconic Greek Theatre took a surprise shift in direction after the Department of Recreation and Parks voted three-to-one for the city to self-manage the venue. Throughout the two years the attention has been focused on two competitors: Nederlander/AEG Live, the company who was contracted through 2015 to handle operations, and Live Nation, a newcomer.
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