Touring

1. Taylor Swift Confirms Red Tour Will Play Stadiums Down Under

   May 09, 2013 1:54 AM EDT Taylor Swift is big in Australia. So big, she’s poised to become the first solo female artist to undertake a stadium tour in this country since Madonna’s “Girly Show” tour 20 years. Swift’s The Red Tour, dates for which were announced today, wil ...

2. DFA Label Documentary Short Celebrating 12th Anniversary Released (Watch)

   May 08, 2013 10:00 AM EDT DFA Records is now on a small screen near you (actually, below). Today, the Red Bull Music Academy released a 12-minute documentary short entitled “Too Old To Be New, Too New To Be Classic: 12 Years of DFA” that examines the history of NYC’s inf ...

3. Madonna to Be Honored as Top Touring Artist at Billboard Music Awards

   May 08, 2013 9:00 AM EDT Madonna will be honored with the Top Touring Artist award at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards, an achievement earned by the worldwide success of her MDNA tour. CLICK FOR COMPLETE LIST OF BBMA FINALISTS • J.Lo, Lil Wayne, Minaj Performing • Ta ...

4. Michael Jackson's Doctor Unqualified In Many Areas, Expert Says

   May 07, 2013 10:04 PM EDT Michael Jackson's doctor was not qualified to treat the singer for insomnia or drug addiction and botched resuscitation efforts, an expert cardiologist testifying for the singer's mother told a jury on Tuesday. Dr. Daniel Wohlgelernter ...

5. Justin Timberlake's Acting Agency, WME, Locks Down All of the Star's Future Business

   May 07, 2013 6:08 PM EDT Actor and singer Justin Timberlake is taking his music touring business to WME. Although previously signed with talent agency CAA, WME had been repping Timberlake as an actor since 2009. It will now inherit all of his future business, including ...

6. Live Nation Revenue Up 6% in First Quarter

   May 07, 2013 5:02 PM EDT Live Nation posted good first-quarter gains in its concerts division and is betting electronic dance music will help it have a strong 2013. Total first-quarter revenue grew 6.4% to $923.7 million and adjusted operating income rose 9.8% in the qu ...

7. George Jones' Final Concert Reimagined As Tribute: Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, More to Perform

   May 07, 2013 2:14 PM EDT Perhaps it’s only fitting that George Jones, once nicknamed “No Show Jones,” won’t be physically present at what was to be his final concert.   But thanks to a few of his friends and fellow artists, the show will go on. George Jones Funeral: Bra ...

8. Rolling Stones Concert Promoter On 'Flex Pricing' Ticket Strategy: ‘I Want the Brokers Pissed Off’

   May 07, 2013 8:59 AM EDT Price adjustments on Stones shows in L.A. and elsewhere reflect a “flex pricing” strategy and attempts by promoter AEG Live and the Stones to keep tickets out of the hands of brokers, according to John Meglen, co-president of AEG Live subsidiary ...

9. Shania Twain Extends Las Vegas Run with Fall Dates

   May 06, 2013 9:03 PM EDT After nearly a decade-long hiatus marred by burnout, a painful divorce and physical problems that affected her ability to sing, country superstar Shania Twain said she's finding her groove as a Las Vegas headliner. On Monday, Twain announce ...

10. Greg Quill, Australian-Born Musician and Toronto-Based Music Journalist, Dies Aged 66

    May 06, 2013 11:54 AM EDT Esteemed journalist and musician Greg Quill, one-time Toronto Star music critic and a '70s music icon in Australia, died Sunday afternoon in his sleep due to pneumonia and a recently diagnosed case of sleep apnea, his family said in a messa ...

11. Justin Timberlake Announces '20/20' World Tour

    May 06, 2013 11:20 AM EDT Justin Timberlake will follow-up his upcoming stadium trek with Jay-Z with his first solo world tour in six years, bringing his traveling experience to dozens of countries through 2014, it was announced on Monday. "The 20/20 Experience Worl ...

12. Exclusive: Danny Whittle, Ex Pacha, Launches Yucaipa-Backed IBZ Entertainment

    May 06, 2013 8:53 AM EDT After a bitter split from his longtime employer, former Pacha brand director Danny Whittle is striking out on his own with IBZ Entertainment, a new multi-faceted company backed by Y Entertainment Group, an arm of Ron Burkle’s powerful private eq ...

13. 'Boston Strong' Concert Organizer: 'This Town Can't Be Brought Down'

    May 03, 2013 8:52 PM EDT With the Boston Marathon bombings now firmly in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to look ahead to the future of the victims and the city itself -- reason enough for New Kids on the Block to organize and recruit acts for an all-star benefit concer ...

14. Slayer’s Jeff Hanneman Remembered at Somber But Celebratory Golden Gods Awards Ceremony

    May 03, 2013 4:46 PM EDT 1 60 14 0 0 The death of Slayer's Jeff Hanneman was announced just hours before Revolver Magazine's 2013 Golden Gods Awards, so it certainly cast a somber pall over the proceedings. But just as with the tragic deaths of "Dimebag" Darre ...

15. Rolling Stones Offer Last-Minute $85 Tickets to Tour Opener at Staples Center

    May 03, 2013 3:16 PM EDT Ahead of the opening night of its “50 and Counting” tour at Los Angeles’ Staples Center on May 3, the Rolling Stones announced that a new block of more than 1,000 seats priced at $85 would be available for last minute purchase, according to Ruet ...

16. André Rieu Tops Hot Tours Chart Followed by Michael Jackson, The Cure, Black Sabbath, Prince

    May 03, 2013 11:55 AM EDT Violinist and orchestra conductor André Rieu makes his second No. 1 appearance of the year at on the weekly Hot Tours ranking with box office grosses reported from tour dates during March and April.  Rieu, who also earned the top tour ranking on ...

17. Spice Girls' 'Viva Forever!' Musical To Close After Six Months

    May 03, 2013 2:59 AM EDT Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! will close in London at the end of June after a run of just six months. "Sadly, ‪#VivaForever‬ today posts closing notices at The Piccadilly Theatre," the Twitter feed for the stage production in Londo ...

18. Live Nation to Purchase 50% Stake in Insomniac Events (Report)

    May 02, 2013 10:03 PM EDT Live Nation is close to finalizing a deal to buy a 50% stake in EDM promoter Insomniac Events, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, which cited people familiar with the deal. This information, including the speculative numbers (whic ...

19. Michael Jackson Civil Trial: Jurors Hear Voicemail Saying Singer Was Sick

    May 02, 2013 7:51 PM EDT Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, Conrad Murray, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, according to a voicemail played Thursday in court. The message left by Frank ...

20. Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Miguel & More To Perform At 2013 Summer Jam

    May 02, 2013 6:39 PM EDT Hot 97 has announced the line-up for this year's Summer Jam event. Chris Brown, Wu-Tang Clan, Kendrick Lamar, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, A$AP Rocky, Wale, Miguel, Joe Budden and French Montana will all be performing. Summer Jam XX will take place ...

21. Jay-Z Joins Group Hoping to Renovate Nassau Coliseum

    May 02, 2013 3:37 PM EDT MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City. The rapper and music mogul attended a meeting Thursday on Long Island, where the media was briefed on four proposals to ren ...

22. 'Unprecedented' Demand Sees Splendour in the Grass Sell-Out Fast

    May 02, 2013 5:58 AM EDT Australia’s Splendour in the Grass festival did some serious business this morning, selling-out its entire allocation of tickets within an hour of going on sale. The mid-winter fest in Byron Bay shifted all its three-day, camping and single-day ...

23. Superstars, Industry Leaders Unite for Global Citizen Ticket Initiative

    May 02, 2013 12:15 AM EDT Some of the most powerful touring artists in the world -- Beyoncé, Black Sabbath, Dixie Chicks, Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Kings Of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, No Doubt, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Kanye West, Neil Young and dozens more -- will unite beh ...

24. Michael Jackson Doctor Had Huge Debts, Detective Says

    May 01, 2013 7:36 PM EDT The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show the physician's desperate financial situation drove him to extremes in his treatment o ...

25. How 20-Year Old Chance The Rapper Has Nearly Every Major Label Chasing Him

    May 01, 2013 1:40 PM EDT 393 448 1 0 In high school, Chance the Rapper was the kid with the backpack full of CDs, hustling in hallways, foisting his latest mixtape on unsuspecting classmates. Now he plays coy in meetings with major labels, biding his time while big numbers and ...

26. Rihanna Reschedules Texas Tour Dates

    May 01, 2013 2:41 AM EDT Rihanna will return to Dallas and Houston to make up for shows lost earlier this month due to illness. The pop singer’s Diamonds World Tour now has the two new Texas dates added to the back-end of the itinerary. As it now stands , the Live Natio ...

27. Exclusive: Bud Light Teams With Live Nation, MySpace, Universal For 50 Concerts in 50 States

    May 01, 2013 12:00 AM EDT Bud Light is prepping 50 concerts in all 50 States on the same day (Aug. 1) for an event dubbed 50/50/1 that will kick off a new marketing platform, Bud Light Music First. The events will be created in partnership with Live Nation, Myspace and U ...

28. Paramedic is First Witness in Michael Jackson Civil Case

    April 30, 2013 9:41 PM EDT Jurors in the civil case between Michael Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live got another glimpse of the singer's private life on Tuesday through the eyes of a paramedic who described the singer's bedroom and the frantic ef ...

29. Hakkasan Opens in Las Vegas With J. Lo, Deadmau5, Calvin Harris and More

    April 30, 2013 5:55 PM EDT Hakkasan Las Vegas celebrated its official opening at the MGM Grand Las Vegas April 26-28 with a star-studded weekend, both on the guest list and behind the decks. The 80,000-square-foot nightclub/restaurant has been under development for over t ...

30. Backbeat: The Lumineers Play Yahoo's Digital NewFront, Preview 'On The Road' Concert Series in NYC

    April 30, 2013 3:18 PM EDT In the first verse of their Billboard multi-chart number one hit “Ho Hey,” Lumineers bandleader Wesley Schultz stopped his group and apologized to the crowd. “I want this to be good for you,” he said, and turned his back to the audience to tune ...

31. 'Kinky Boots,' Scored by Cyndi Lauper, Leads Tony Award Noms

    April 30, 2013 11:15 AM EDT NEW YORK -- The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. Tom Hanks, making his Broadway debut, earned a nod as lead ...

32. Michael Jackson's Struggle With Drugs Detailed on Opening Day of Civil Trial

    April 29, 2013 10:00 PM EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Michael Jackson's struggle against drug addiction was put on display Monday during opening statements at his mother's wrongful death case against concert promoter AEG Live. Competing portraits of Jackson emerged dur ...

33. Neutral Milk Hotel Reunites, Announces Tour Dates

    April 29, 2013 7:38 PM EDT Neutral Milk Hotel, the beloved indie rock band that has been on hiatus for a decade and a half, is finally getting back together for a brief tour later this year. The reunited group -- featuring Jeff Mangum, Scott Spillane, Julian Koster and Je ...

34. Amos Lee, At Farm Aid Benefit, Says He'’s Finished With Followup To Chart-Topping “'Mission Bell'

    April 29, 2013 2:43 PM EDT "“This is something I believe in,”" singer/songwriter Amos Lee said, relaxing offstage moments after playing a intimate benefit concert in Manhattan April 24 for Farm Aid , the music-industry-backed group that supports American farmers ...

35. Pioneering Promoter Barry Fey Dead At 73

    April 29, 2013 1:30 PM EDT Barry Fey, one of the pioneering promoters in the U.S., and highly influential in building Denver into one of the most robust live concert markets in the country, died at his home yesterday, with some Denver media reporting an apparent suicide. ...

36. Justin Timberlake Teams With MasterCard For Two-Year Partnership, NYC Show May 5

    April 29, 2013 12:00 PM EDT 43 33 59 3 0 Justin Timberlake announced a new long-term partnership with MasterCard on Monday that will kick off Sunday, May 5, with an exclusive cardmember concert at New York’s Roseland Ballroom. Tickets for the show will be available through MasterCar ...

37. Civil Suit Between Michael Jackson's Mother and AEG Live Could Cost Billions

    April 29, 2013 11:03 AM EDT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Millions, and possibly billions, of dollars are at stake in a civil trial starting Monday over allegations from Michael Jackson's mother that the company promoting his comeback failed to properly investigate the doctor c ...

38. Country Music Marathon, First Big U.S. Race Since Boston, Brings Tens of Thousands (and Millions) to Nashville

    April 29, 2013 10:54 AM EDT While “Boston Strong” was everywhere for Saturday’s St. Jude Country Music Marathon in Nashville -- the first major race in the U.S. since the Boston Marathon was curtailed following the bombing -- there’s nothing like American flags and lots of ...

39. Brad Paisley, Mel Tillis and Other Grand Ole Opry Stars Honor George Jones

    April 28, 2013 1:47 AM EDT 1 20 21 3 0 Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones, who died April 26 at the age of 81, last played the Grand Ole Opry in 2011, but he was fondly remembered by stars of the venerable institution on the night of his death. Opry ...

40. Business Matters: California Ticketing Legislation Favors Live Nation

    April 26, 2013 8:51 PM EDT 1 0 13 0 0 Live Nation got a boost on Tuesday when the California Assembly upheld language in a bill that allows for paperless ticketing technology and creates a penalty for people who use software -- called bots -- to circumvent security measures placed ...

41. Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson Tour Tops Hot Tours

    April 26, 2013 6:03 PM EDT Michael Jackson The Immortal World Tour soars to No. 1 on the weekly Hot Tours tally with ticket sales revenue reported from arenas in eight European cities. Combined grosses from 31 performances of the Cirque du Soleil touring production totale ...

42. Former AEG Head Tim Leiweke to Run Top Canadian Sports Group

    April 26, 2013 4:02 PM EDT VANCOUVER – Former Anschutz Entertainment Group topper Tim Leiweke is headed to Canada to run Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Raptors pro sport teams. Like AEG, which runs the Los Angeles Kin ...

43. Backbeat: Billboard/Samsung Galaxy Thought-Leadership Breakfast at Latin Music Conference

    April 26, 2013 2:38 PM EDT 4 0 0 On Thursday morning during Billboard's Latin Conference, Billboard editorial director Bill Werde and executive director of Latin content Leila Cobo hosted a thought-leadership breakfast, presented by Samsung Galaxy. The group of 20 guests e ...

44. Frank Barsalona Remembered By Paul McGuinness, Rob Light, Jon Landau, More at Memorial

    April 26, 2013 1:49 PM EDT 82 7 0 0 An impressive group of some of the most influential players in the history of the touring industry filled New York City's Irving Plaza last night to pay tribute to pioneering agent Frank Barsalona , who died last year. “Remembering Frank” ...

45. Backbeat: Plan B, Grupo Treo, mun2 and UMPG Execs Hit Billboard Bash at Latin Music Conference

    April 25, 2013 11:49 AM EDT It's rare to see a tuba or an accordion onstage at a trendy South Beach nightclub, but such was the beauty of Wednesday night's Billboard Bash , a pre-party the night before the Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami. Held at the sprawl ...

46. Neil Diamond To Donate 'Sweet Caroline' Royalties to Boston Charity

    April 25, 2013 1:05 AM EDT Neil Diamond will donate royalties from "Sweet Caroline," a top-5 hit that has been played at every Boston Red Sox home game for more than a decade, to the charity supporting victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The veteran crooner ...

47. Gloria Estefan Talks Career, Internet, Advice for Young Musicians at Billboard Latin Music Conference

    April 24, 2013 6:50 PM EDT It takes a lot of hard work to keep the crown as queen of all Latina musical artists. But Gloria Estefan makes it look easy. Latin music's premier female artist -- with seven Latin Grammys and more than 100 million albums sold -- has a new ...

48. Los Angeles’ Iconic Gibson Amphitheatre to Close in September

    April 24, 2013 3:57 PM EDT Live Nation has confirmed that the iconic Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., will shutter in September as a result of the building’s lease agreement coming to an end. The company says the last concerts at the 6,000-capacity venue wil ...

49. Jenni Rivera Remembered: 1969-2012

    April 24, 2013 2:35 PM EDT Jenni Rivera: 1969-2012 Jenni Rivera On the Charts: 7 Top Ten Latin Albums, 8 Top Ten Regional Mexican Singles, More Jenni Rivera's Legacy: From Her Music Empire to her Upcoming Film Debut in 'Filly Brown' Jenni Rivera Discusses H ...

50. Lady Antebellum Teams With Citi For 'Golden' Release In NYC

    April 24, 2013 2:31 PM EDT Lady Antebellum will partner with Citi in a record release show for the group’s new album “Golden” at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City on May 7. The McKittrick Hotel is the home of Punchdrunk’s immersive play “Sleep No More.” In a deal brok ...

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