live music

Spotify is introducing a new feature that will allow users to better discover nearby events and concerts. The streaming service today announced it’s replacing its in-app Concert Hub with a new L

It’s been an exceedingly difficult couple of years for live performers. And with live events drawing to a close comes a good deal of collateral damage for all of the many facets of the industry such

The COVID-19 pandemic pushed the music industry to experiment seriously with virtual concerts. Historically, musicians and their managers have been careful about challenging the traditional concert mo

Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to big service fees, scalpers galore and exclusive contracts that some people argue exploit venues and artists. The approval of venue operator and artist managem

Tired of noisy music venues where you can hardly see the stage? Sofar Sounds puts on concerts in people’s living rooms where fans pay $15 to $30 to sit silently on the floor and truly listen. Ne

MyMusicTaste, a Seoul-headquartered service that lets fans campaign to bring their favorite artists to their city, plans to double the concerts it organizes next year after raising an $11 million Seri

London-based ticketing startup Dice, which sells mobile tickets without booking fees and with a current focus on millennials wanting to discover new bands to go see live, has closed a $6 million Serie

SF startup atVenu today announced a $1.1 million seed funding round, led by Montreal’s Real Ventures and including private investors located in both the U.S. and Canada. AtVenu’s goal is t

Back in February, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/06/with-2-3m-from-vint-cerf-more-tech-pioneer-judy-estrin-unveils-evntlive-the-webs-new-interactive-concert-hall/">we introduced you to EvntLi

You may not be familiar with her name, but <a target="_blank" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Estrin">Judy Estrin</a> has quietly become one of Silicon Valley's most successful serial entrep

Lots of people today already use <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ebay.com">eBay</a> and its ticketing site <a target="_blank" href="http://www.stubhub.com">StubHub</a> for ticket event purchases a

Uber is still growing its business as a disruptive (sometimes <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/01/11/uberalles/">controversial</a>) car service app, but in the meantime it continues to push the en