Theatre: When Selling Out Is No Longer a Business Model

A Broadway producer told The Hollywood Reporter that big Broadway musicals are "not quite find[ing] the audience that can sustain them at the level that they need to be sustained because the costs hav...

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Trainspotting The Musical cancels tour

The show is currently running in the West End

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Trainspotting the Musical review — choose something, anything, but this

Heroin addiction and musical theatre are uneasy bedfellows in this Irvine Welsh adaptation at London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket

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Ten Lifestyle Group pens AEG Presents UK deal

Ten Lifestyle Group has agreed a partnership with select AEG Presents venues, events and festivals in the UK.

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Underbelly trials dynamic pricing at Edinburgh Fringe

Underbelly is trialling dynamic pricing for tickets to 'high demand' shows at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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How to save the British high street

Communities need help to tackle the blight of delinquent landlords who let empty properties decay

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TRG Arts partners with DynamO Pricing to bring dynamic pricing to arts and culture organisations

TRG Arts, a consultancy for arts and culture organisations, has agreed a partnership with DynamO Pricing, making the dynamic pricing platform available to its global client base.

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Massive Attack band says Singapore police detained, questioned them after concert

The British band Massive ‌Attack said its members were detained by Singapore police and "isolated and separately questioned" after the two performers raised a Palestinian flag at their concert in the ...

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Organisers announce Alstock festival to end after nearly 20 years

Alstock, which has been running since 2007, has raised more than £100,000 for charity.

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People injured at London festival after reports of ‘stampede’

Ghana in the Park is held each year and attracts thousands of festival goers

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TickeTing Warns of Criminal Charges in Crackdown on Stolen Cards Used to Purchase Tickets

Online ticketing platform TickeTing has issued a strong public warning after uncovering what it describes as an organised scheme involving the use of stolen credit and debit card information to purcha...

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US lawmakers 'demand answers' from StubHub CEO over alleged 'market manipulation'

Federal authorities say they are "investigating" Eric Baker's ties to a brokerage that received money from StubHub, according to SEC filings

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Live Nation Posts Continued Growth in Second Quarter With $7.7 Billion in Revenue

The company posted incremental gains across various aspects of its business.

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Live Nation Q2 earnings boosted by 20% attendance rise at major international shows - Access All Areas

Live Nation Entertainment has reported a 9% revenue increase to $7.7 billion in Q2, with international markets said to be powering growth across all segments. The world’s largest live entertainment bu...

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International audience growth drives Live Nation to $7.7 billion Q2 revenue

Executives also dismissed the notion of 'Blue Dot Fever', saying consumers are spending at "record levels"

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Live Nation Sees Record Quarter For Ticketmaster, Concert Attendance

The company is expecting double-digit growth in operating income this year, even as it warns of the impact of legal fees.

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Live Nation’s Record Quarter Offers More Evidence That “Blue-Dot Fever” Isn’t Real

Despite months of anxiety over sluggish ticket sales, undersold shows and disappearing seats, Live Nation’s second-quarter results show that concert demand is not collapsing—it is accelerating.

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Sphere Entertainment Revenue Rises 11% in Q2 on ‘Wizard of Oz’ Success

Sphere Entertainment's Q2 earnings showed revenue rising 11% — much of that thanks to showings of "The Wizard of Oz."

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Sphere Entertainment Co. Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results

Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE: SPHR ) (“Sphere Entertainment” or the “Company”) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026. Recent highlights for the Company’s Sphere...

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The battered Sports Illustrated has seen a rising ticket reseller profit off its storied name.

The battered Sports Illustrated has seen a rising ticket reseller profit off its storied name.

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SIRĀT (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), by Kangding Ray

12 track album

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Dubai's ticketing go-to Platinumlist sets eyes on unicorn status, CEO tells The Hustle

Inside Platinumlist CEO Cosmin Ivan’s journey from ticket scanner to Dubai’s ticketing king – and his bold masterplan to build the region’s next unicorn.

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States cite new appeals-court ruling to defend Live Nation monopoly verdict – Live Nation says it backs throwing the verdict out - Music Business Worldwide

Live Nation argued that a tying claim requires proof of harm to competition in the tied market, and that its rivals had not been shown to suffer such harm.

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Live Nation says everyone should shut up and stop asking questions about its cosy deal with Trump’s DoJ

The US states that successfully pursued an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation want the judge to force more information to be shared about the live giant’s deal to settle the US Department Of Justic...

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Maschinepop For Charity, by #Fuckcancerband

17 track album

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'Not worth the risk': UK independent festivals facing dip in ticketer confidence

Recent festival cancellations have left independent ticket firms wary of increasingly early drawdowns and refund liabilities

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Veiculo, by To Rococo Rot

13 track album

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WOMAD boss says UK music festivals find it 'tougher to survive'

Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel says putting on WOMAD in Wiltshire is always a "gamble".

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Burnham ally shut down firm after it was told to repay £400,000 in taxpayer cash

Sacha Lord, well known in Manchester’s nightlife sector, was seen celebrating with Burnham outside No 10 – but questions have been raised about how his company obtained a Covid grant

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