Independent commission said Premier League football club arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals to disguise sources of funding

Oasis and Live Nation remind fans to avoid social media ticket scams and warn that tickets on the secondary market may be canceled.

28.09.2026: Creative Industries Minister Ian Murray promised a UK Music audience that the Government would speed through a long promised crackdown on ticket touts “quicker than we initially intended”.

Touts were selling tickets for next year’s Oasis shows at nearly £3000 a piece on Friday, even though the band say touted tickets are “liable to be cancelled”. The UK government has promised to ban fo...

Live Nation's longtime legal chief, Michael Rowles, will exit in November following the government's antitrust litigation vs. the company.

The US Federal Trade Commission and seven states can proceed with their consumer protection lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its Ticketmaster subsidiary over large-scale ticket resal...

A federal judge rules that the FTC can pursue litigation against Ticketmaster under the BOTS Act, enabling the case to move forward.

Ticketmaster must face the FTC's ticket resale lawsuit brought under the BOTS Act, a judge ruled on Monday (Sept. 28).

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1349, banning 'ghost ticket' sales for concerts and sports — but urged lawmakers to revisit carve-outs critics say favor StubHub.

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Owners should be free to spend their own money on football — as long as they’re fit and proper

Some Portsmouth traders have criticised the impact of Victorious Festival, held on Southsea Common.

People's turn to live music as the preferred form of offline entertainment has tangible payoffs for sponsors, finds a new Live Nation report

ATG Entertainment is poised to make approximately 80 jobs redundant across its workforce outside London, The Stage can reveal, as part of a restructure

Live Nation Entertainment Inc.‘s longtime top lawyer Michael Rowles will step down in November and transition to a senior legal advisory role, the live events and ticketing giant disclosed late Friday...

In April, a jury found Live Nation liable for monopolizing the concert industry. The basic story you’ve probably heard is that Live Nation built its monopoly by buying competitors and linking its venu...

A new Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator report finds 30 of Live Nation's 64 U.S. amphitheaters are government-owned, with $420M in subsidies.

Spotify's concert ticket feature "Reserved" now includes setlists, share cards and more for artists' most dedicated fans on the streaming platform.

Tickets for almost 300 events, including small independent venues, were found being touted on Viagogo.

Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales

Data reveals Australian concert ticket prices have hit an all-time high, and so have fans searching for cheaper tickets.

As large ticketers look towards AI integrations, Tixel says "discovery still runs through people more than platforms"

Tixel's latest report reveals how Fear Of Selling Out and soaring arena ticket prices are reshaping the Australian live music scene.

NME looks back on a summer of outdoor live music where everyone from Harry Styles to Primavera Sound festival navigated extreme weather

Music’s most consequential confrontation over Israel and Palestine has complicated the idea of the apolitical concert.

Ed Sheeran is due back on stage later today at the stadium owned by billionaire Robert Kraft, who forced the axing of Macklemore from the show. However, stormy weather might cause a cancellation, plus...

The three date run comes as a response to his removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour this month and will donate proceeds to charitable causes

​The attempt to punish Macklemore ultimately placed Robert Kraft, Ed Sheeran, and the entertainment establishment itself under unprecedented scrutiny. Far from silencing the message of Palestinian fre...

The US rapper, removed from Ed Sheeran’s US stadium tour after voicing support of Palestine, has convened a charity show that will visit Dublin, Paris and London, with a North American run to be annou...

Macklemore has announced he will embark on a Free Palestine Tour after he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.

Given much of the coverage of the Ed Sheeran-Macklemore debacle, you could be forgiven for thinking that Sheeran had...

Independent panel finds club guilty on 114 out of 115 charges after a lengthy investigation into financial rule breaches

IQ spoke with several legal and insurance experts about how tours can protect themselves in fallouts with venues over onstage speech

ATG Entertainment is set to undertake a restructure of its regional teams, with a small number of roles placed in consultation.

Unit1 wants to offer a "low-cost" live music alternative, with performances from both living and dead artists

Unit1 hopes to offer lower cost version of shows such as Abba Voyage, showcasing living and dead artists in any venue

Alphabet-owned platform and festival promoter Goldenvoice have renewed their exclusive livestream and content partnership…

A federal judge has officially confirmed and explained a prior ruling that sent a proposed StubHub class action into arbitration.

The Red Rocks show marks the rapper's first concert since he was dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour earlier this month.

The traditional method of selling tickets via the traditional 9am on-sale date is dead, writes Megatix's Co-Founder & Managing Director, Roshan Odhavji.

One in six Australians say they have been a victim of ticket fraud over the last 12 months according to Tixel’s Future of Ticketing Report: The Live Equation 2030.

A judge shut down a class action lawsuit against StubHub over the relationship between the company and a ticket fund operated by its CEO.

According to police officials, the man used automated macro programs and accounts belonging to relatives to purchase 8,967 tickets between September 2018 and early April this year. He would then resel...

South Korean police have arrested a ticket scalper who made more than KRW2.4bn by reselling nearly 9,000 music and sports tickets for up to 30 times their face value.