Ticketmaster is facing more scrutiny from politicians after its chaotic presales for tickets to Taylor Swift’s tour. Tennessee attorney general Jonathan Skrmetti said he is looking into whether Tick
Picture the aftermath of a festival: A sea of fans depart, leaving behind any number of empty water bottles, disposable cups, wristbands, lost IDs and maybe even some used-up whipped cream chargers. F
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Tinder today is launching a new feature called Festival Mode designed to help users connect ahead of their plans to attend concerts or larger music festivals, like The Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Stagec
Liquid Death, a water brand that began life in 2018 with a funny video to first test the concept, has grown deadly serious about its growth prospects. The LA-based outfit, which sells canned mountain
COVID-19 really put the kibosh on live events in the last 18 months, but in the world of tech, it also meant that live event startups that found a way to survive and grow throughout the period got a l
NTWRK, a video shopping app that has helped to popularize the idea of livestreamed commerce in the U.S., announced today it has closed on $50 million in new funding led by Goldman Sachs Asset Manageme
Liquid Death, a four-year-old, LA-based canned mountain water startup that has steadily garnered market share and press coverage by promising, amusingly, to “murder your thirst,” just ra
FaZe Clan, the esports mega-franchise worth more than $240 million, is still planning on moving forward with its international expansion this year on the heels of a multi-million-dollar funding round
Looking for fellow travelers to join in on its mission to transform the beverage business, the Los Angeles-based startup Bev has taken on fresh capital from a slew of strategic investors. The compa
NTWRK, is a fascinating experiment in live video shopping for the iPhone set. It’s been described as a blend of QVC and Twitter and Twitch and they just got a new slice of money from investors l
Twitter might have killed off its Music app but now it's working with the world's top concert promoter. Today at the NewFronts conference in New York, Twitter announced it is partnering with Live Nati
Live music giant <a target="_blank" href="http://www.livenation.com">Live Nation</a> is announcing today that it has acquired <a target="_blank" href="http://www.meexo.com">Meexo</a>, a startup that <
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.ticketfly.com/">Ticketfly</a> is not content playing second fiddle to Ticketmaster, so it just raised a $22 million Series C with each investor chosen for a strengt
You know what doesn't rock? Missing a concert by your favorite band. So today <a href="http://www.livenation.com/">Live Nation</a> is publicly launching its <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/concer
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Local deals juggernaut <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/groupon">Groupon</a> and <a href="http://
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In case you were wondering (I'm looking at you <a href="http://twitter.com/daniel_levine/status/22727913540
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This could be good news for the music industry, which suffers from steadily declining record
If I had a Zune and felt the need to attend one of the 28 Live Nation concerts this summer then I, too, could join the Social. The Zune will have a major presence at the shows with Zune Spots that wil