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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
James Hanley | GigPig Partners w/ Google To Make Thousands Of UK Pub Gigs Searchable | MusicWeek www.musicweek.com/live/read/gi...
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GigPig partners with Google to make thousands of UK pub gigs searchable
Live performances across the UK’s Seed Music Venues network can now appear in Google Search, including AI Mode and AI Overviews...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
Ticketmaster Sport Appoints Former IMG Exec François Westcombe As EMEA MD | Access All Areas accessaa.co.uk/ticketmaster...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
TicketCo Announced As Elior Champ Rugby's Central #Ticketing Services Partner | #PR www.champrugby.com/follow/news-...
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TicketCo announced as Elior Champ Rugby’s central ticketing partner | Champ Rugby
Elior Champ Rugby is delighted to announce TicketCo as the league’s new central ticketing partner.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
@laurenalmeida.bsky.social: UK Events, Fairs And Conventions Firm Clarion Sold To Rival Informa For £2.24Bn | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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UK events firm that hosts arms fairs and comic shows sold to rival for £2bn
FTSE 100 firm Informa to buy Clarion from private equity group Blackstone
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
Christopher Barrett | Superstruct Entertainment Undergoing Transformative Year Following Increased Losses During 2025 | Access All Areas accessaa.co.uk/superstruct-...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
Dave Brooks | Michael Rapino's New Five-Year $60M Annual Contract + $20M Signing Grant | Decibel News decibel.news/p/michael-ra...
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Michael Rapino's $60M Contract: How It Works And Does He Deserve That Much Bread?
Rapino is the key man at the concert giant and took the company's stock to the stratosphere. But did his singular vision attract too many critics and jeopardize the company's future?
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 5h
@rachelscharf.bsky.social: Live Nation Discloses Recent Data Breach Affecting 'Small Number Of Individuals' | @billboard.com www.billboard.com/pro/live-nat...
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Live Nation Discloses Data Breach Affecting ‘Small Number of Individuals’
Live Nation was recently the target of a “limited” cybersecurity breach, the company has disclosed.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Jordan King | Gold Naked Statue Of Donald Trump Displayed at European Parliament | @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/gold-naked-s...
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Gold naked statue of Donald Trump displayed at European Parliament
The 2.6-meter gold statue by Danish artist Jens Galschiot is titled "The Orange Plague" and depicts President Donald Trump naked.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
♫ Christian Löffler – Mare (B-Sides) (2026) Kί-records / @bandcamp.com christianloffler.bandcamp.com/album/mare-b...
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Mare (B-Sides), by Christian Löffler
7 track album
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hanna Ellington | Chartmetric Data Reveals Anglo-American Superstar Artist Share Shrinks 30% In Five Years | @iqmagazine.com www.iqmagazine.com/2026/10/angl...
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Anglo-American superstar artist share shrinks 30% in five years, finds new report
Digital interconnectivity is accelerating the global growth of artists from India, Nigeria, Mexico, Japan, and Brazil, per Chartmetric data
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@chrisunlimited.bsky.social: London Olympia Cancels First Concerts In Grand Hall After Revamp Due To 'Problems w/ Planning Application' | @cmuhq.bsky.social completemusicupdate.com/london-olymp...
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London Olympia cancels first concerts in Grand Hall after revamp due to “problems with planning application”
The revamped Olympia complex in West London was due to present a Winter Music Series of concerts in its Grand Hall in December, the first music shows in there since 2022. However, the concerts, featur...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Natasha Chen | Disney Increases Premium Product Pricing Whilst Entry-Level #Tickets Remain Stable | @cnn.com edition.cnn.com/2026/10/06/b...
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Disney increases park prices every year. Here’s how it avoids pricing out families | CNN Business
Disney raised prices on many of its theme park offerings today, coinciding with the start of the company’s new fiscal year. But consumers aren’t pushing back the way they did a few years ago.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
KKR-Owned Superstruct Entertainment Losses Widen To €111M As Debt Rises www.vip-booking.com/news/ReadNew...
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Superstruct losses widen to €111m as debt rises | VIP-News
Superstruct Entertainment`s pre-tax losses increased to €111.3 million in 2025, up from €77.6 million a year earlier, despite the European festival group`s r...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Live Nation Entertainment To Offer New $840M + €500M In Debt Notes | #PR news.livenationentertainment.com/news/live-na...
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Live Nation Entertainment Announces Launch of Private Senior Notes Offering
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
J.R. Lind | Live Nation Extends CEO Michael Rapino's Contract Through 2031 w/ $60M Target Pay Package | Pollstar news.pollstar.com/2026/10/05/l...
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Live Nation Extends Rapino Through 2031 With $60M Target Pay Package - Pollstar News
Live Nation has extended CEO Michael Rapino with a contract that keeps him in place through the end of 2031 with a $60 million target pay package, more than
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Trial For Ticketmaster Ireland's 'Misleading Commercial Practice' Over Oasis #Ticket Prices Delayed Until 2027 | @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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Ticketmaster trial over prices for 2025 Oasis Croke Park concerts delayed
Case now set to be heard in new year as company is obtaining an expert report
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Ashley King | Ticketmaster Outages And Stranded Concertgoers Lead To Calls For Market Regulation | Digital Music News www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/10/05/t...
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Ticketmaster Outage Shows the Risk of Single-Platform Ticketing
Fans across the US couldn't access or transfer tickets due to a systemwide Ticketmaster outage. Some were stuck outside venues as a result.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
♫ @immersionhq.bsky.social (@swimhq.bsky.social +@malkaspigel.bsky.social) – What is Lost Will Return (2026) swim ~ / @bandcamp.com swimhq.bandcamp.com/album/what-i...
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What Is Lost Will Return, by Immersion
8 track album
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Genevieve Spurway | Malmö Arena Appoints AXS As #Ticketing Services Partner | Ticketing Business News www.theticketingbusiness.com/2026/10/malm...
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Malmö Arena signs AXS as ticketing partner
Malmö Arena has named AXS as its official ticketing partner, with the ticketing technology company assuming the role from January 1.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SeatGeek Launches TourIQ, Bringing Predictive Pricing Intelligence To Live Entertainment | #PR www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Live Nation Backs New Creator Nation Company w/ Capital To Acquire Creator-Management Firms And Adjacent Businesses | #PR news.livenationentertainment.com/news/live-na...
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Live Nation Backs Creator Nation To Build The Next Generation of Creator-Led Business
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@alexweprin.bsky.social: Live Nation Backing New Creator Economy Startup Creator Nation | @thr.com www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Live Nation Backing New Creator Economy Startup Creator Nation (Exclusive)
Creator Nation will be led by Scott and Alexis Fisher, and seek to acquire and grow creator management firms and adjacent businesses.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mae Davage + @natashabooty.bsky.social: Glastonbury 2027 #Tickets Sell Out In 42 Minutes | BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Glastonbury Festival 2027 tickets sell out in 42 minutes
Thousands of people joined the queue in the hope of securing tickets to Worthy Farm.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Roisin O'Connor | Glastonbury Festival Changes #Ticketing T&Cs Removing Purchase Via 'Syndicates' | @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
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The unexpected change fans spotted while trying to buy Glastonbury 2027 tickets
Change means that groups of hopeful Glastonbury-goers can seemingly no longer join forces to better their chances of getting tickets
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Dave Brooks | Live Nation Pushes Back On U.S. States Attempt To Reveal How The DOJ Settlement Got Made | Decibel News (SubReq) decibel.news/p/live-natio...
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Live Nation Pushes Back on States Attempt to Reveal How the DOJ Settlement Got Made
In dueling letters, a coalition of 20 states and D.C. asks Judge Subramanian to compel more discovery into the DOJ deal. Live Nation says it has offered plenty and the rest is "merits-like" overreach.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Mandy Dalugdug | Michael Rowles Steps Back As Live Nation General Counsel After 20 Years | Music Business Worldwide www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/michael-rowl...
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Michael Rowles steps back as Live Nation General Counsel after 20 years, with Chewy’s Da-Wai Hu taking the role - Music Business Worldwide
For 14 months, Live Nation has two Executive Vice Presidents, General Counsel and Secretary on paper: Rowles until 2028, Hu from November 2.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
J.R. Lind | Judge Rules BOTS Act Applies To Ticketmaster Allowing Prosecution To Continue | Pollstar news.pollstar.com/2026/10/01/b...
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BOTS Act Applies To Ticketmaster, Judge Rules, Allowing Prosecution To Continue - Pollstar News
The Federal Trade Commission's prosecution of Live Nation and Ticketmaster for violation of the BOTS Act can move forward, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Genevieve Spurway | Federal Judge Rules Ticketmaster Must Face FTC #Ticket Resale Lawsuit | Ticketing Business News www.theticketingbusiness.com/2026/09/judg...
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Judge rules Ticketmaster must face FTC ticket resale lawsuit
A judge has ruled that Ticketmaster can be sued by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for allegedly enabling ticket reselling on its secondary market on a mass scale.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@joshnoble.bsky.social: Premier League Commission Finds Manchester City Artificially Boosted Finances By More Than £900M Over Nine-Years | @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/8d7f...
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Man City found to have artificially boosted finances by more than £900mn
Independent commission said Premier League football club arranged ‘sham’ commercial deals to disguise sources of funding
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ashley King | Live Nation Threaten To Cancel Oasis #Tickets Found On Secondary Platforms After 2027 Tour Completely Sells Out | Digital Music News www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/27/o...
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Oasis, Live Nation Might Cancel Tickets on Secondary Markets
Oasis and Live Nation remind fans to avoid social media ticket scams and warn that tickets on the secondary market may be canceled.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Creative Industries Minister Pledges Speedy Crackdown On #Ticket Touts At UK Music Labour Conference Panel | #Blog www.ukmusic.org/news/creativ...
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Creative Industries Minister Talks Devolution and Pledges Speedy Crackdown on Ticket Touts at UK Music Labour Conference Panel
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”.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@chrisunlimited.bsky.social: The UK Government Has Long Promised To Ban For-Profit #Ticket Touting - But What Is The Timeline? | @cmuhq.bsky.social completemusicupdate.com/as-touts-lis...
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As touts list Oasis tickets for £3000, will the UK government finally set a timeline for banning for-profit ticket touting?
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...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ashley King | Live Nation Replaces Its Top Lawyer Michael Rowles Amid Intensifying State Antitrust Battles | Digital Music News www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/28/l...
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Live Nation Replaces Top Lawyer Amid Antitrust Fight
Live Nation's longtime legal chief, Michael Rowles, will exit in November following the government's antitrust litigation vs. the company.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Martina Barash | Federal Judge States Live Nation-Ticketmaster Are Stuck w/ FTC #Ticket Resale Suit | @bloomberglaw.com (SubReq) news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/t...
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Ticketmaster, Live Nation Are Stuck With FTC Ticket Resale Suit
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...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ashley King | Federal Judge Rules The BOTS Act Can Apply To Ticketmaster And Major #Ticketing Platforms | Digital Music News www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/28/b...
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Yes, the BOTS Act Can Apply to Ticketmaster, Judge Rules
A federal judge rules that the FTC can pursue litigation against Ticketmaster under the BOTS Act, enabling the case to move forward.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@rachelscharf.bsky.social: Ticketmaster Must Face FTC #Ticket Resale Lawsuit As Judge Says BOTS Act Applies | @billboard.com www.billboard.com/pro/ticketma...
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Ticketmaster Must Face FTC Ticket Resale Lawsuit as Judge Says BOTS Act Applies
Ticketmaster must face the FTC's ticket resale lawsuit brought under the BOTS Act, a judge ruled on Monday (Sept. 28).
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Cerys Davies | Governor Gavin Newsom Signs ‘Ghost #Ticket’ Ban But Says Its Carve-Outs Need More Work | @latimes.com www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Newsom signs 'ghost ticket' ban but says its carve-outs need more work
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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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
♫ Sankt Otten - Wunden Gibt Es Immer Wieder (2007) Hidden Shoal Recordings / @bandcamp.com sankt-otten.bandcamp.com/album/wunden...
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WUNDEN GIBT ES IMMER WIEDER, by SANKT OTTEN
11 track album
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@simonkuper.bsky.social Op-Ed: The Real Lesson From The Man City Affair | @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/b158...
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The real lesson from the Man City affair
Owners should be free to spend their own money on football — as long as they’re fit and proper
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Toby Paine | Portsmouth Businesses Blame Victorious Music Festival For Revenue Losses Of Up To £1M Over The Last Decade | BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Southsea traders blame Victorious Festival for revenue losses
Some Portsmouth traders have criticised the impact of Victorious Festival, held on Southsea Common.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hanna Ellington | Live Nation Reports ‘Live Music Creates Meaning That Virtual Interactions Cannot’ | @iqmagazine.com www.iqmagazine.com/2026/09/live...
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'Live music creates meaning that virtual interactions cannot'
People's turn to live music as the preferred form of offline entertainment has tangible payoffs for sponsors, finds a new Live Nation report
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@katiechambers87.bsky.social: Scope Of ATG Entertainment UK Regional Redundancies Revealed As BECTU Raises ‘Formal Dispute’ | @thestage.co.uk (SubReq) www.thestage.co.uk/news/scope-o...
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Scope of ATG regional redundancies revealed as BECTU raises ‘formal dispute’
ATG Entertainment is poised to make approximately 80 jobs redundant across its workforce outside London, The Stage can reveal, as part of a restructure
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Brian Baxter | Live Nation Legal Chief Michael Rowles To Step Down After Twenty Years And Become Company Advisor | @bloomberglaw.com news.bloomberglaw.com/in-house-cou...
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Live Nation Replaces Legal Chief After Ticketmaster Litigation
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...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Brian Shearer + Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator | Live Nation Receives Approx. $420M Of US State And Local Government Support | #Blog vanderbiltpolicyaccelerator.substack.com/p/evict-live...
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Evict Live Nation
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...
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ashley King | Vanderbilt University Study Reveals Nearly Half Of Live Nation’s Amphitheaters And Stadiums Are Owned By Municipalities And Funded By Taxpayers | Digital Music News www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/09/24/l...
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Nearly Half of Live Nation's Amphitheaters Are Government-Owned
A new Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator report finds 30 of Live Nation's 64 U.S. amphitheaters are government-owned, with $420M in subsidies.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@chriseggertsen.bsky.social: Spotify’s ‘Reserved’ Concert #Ticket Feature Now Includes Setlists, Share Cards And More | @billboard.com www.billboard.com/pro/spotify-...
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Spotify’s ‘Reserved’ Concert Ticket Feature Now Includes Setlists, Share Cards & More
Spotify's concert ticket feature "Reserved" now includes setlists, share cards and more for artists' most dedicated fans on the streaming platform.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@fanfairalliance.bsky.social Reveals Touts In US, Latvia And Germany Are Selling Manchester Concert #Tickets | BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Touts in US, Latvia and Germany selling Manchester gig tickets
Tickets for almost 300 events, including small independent venues, were found being touted on Viagogo.
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@byrobdavies.bsky.social: Sources Claim DCMS Assembling Team To Draft Anti-Tout Bill | @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Work intensifying on UK laws to stamp out concert ticket touts, say sources
Artists including Tinie Tempah and the Smiths’ drummer Mike Joyce ramp up pressure on government to keep its pledge to outlaw for-profit resales
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@TJChambers @tjchambers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Tyler Jenke | How Rising Concert Ticket Prices Are Affecting Australian Live Music Fans | @themusiccomau.bsky.social themusic.com.au/industry/ris...
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How Rising Concert Ticket Prices Are Affecting Live Music Fans
Data reveals Australian concert ticket prices have hit an all-time high, and so have fans searching for cheaper tickets.
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