Tag: ticketmaster
Pressed by US crackdown, Ticketmaster goes shopping in Africa
Embattled ticketing giant Ticketmaster has scooped up South Africa-based Quicket and expanded their foothold in the African market.
Private equity seeks a stake in ticketing outfit DICE, Boiler Room
Bloomberg reports that investors are seeking to cash out of the company at a valuation of hundreds of millions of dollars.
US Government files suit to break up Live Nation as an illegal monopoly
It's finally happening: Live Nation and Ticketmaster control at least 80% of ticketing at major concert events, the lawsuit by the Department of Justice and nearly 30 states alleges.
House Music is a Spiritual Thing: Inside 5 Mag #210
Sacred beats: Levon Vincent, DJ Disciple, Gehno Aviance aka One A and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, house music from Chicago.
How Ticketmaster hacked a rival and mostly got away with it
CrowdSurge had a nice business helping artists sell pre-sale concert tickets. Then Ticketmaster took an interest in them. This is the story, told through court documents, of how the ticketing monopoly measured up, infiltrated and destroyed a rival.
#SaveOurTicketBrokers
How Live Nation affiliated-companies got into pandemic funds intended for independent venues.
Don’t look for that “postponed” show refund from Ticketmaster anytime soon
One of the lawsuits seeking refunds from Ticketmaster & Live Nation over shows "postponed" by coronavirus has been pushed to arbitration.
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James Chance: The Contortionist
The confrontational and sometimes brilliant musician James Chance passed away this summer. Chance invented the future, and he had a lot to do with making people dance again.