Tag: live

We already reported on the name and date change for the Electric Blockaloo dance-music festival, which was due to be held on 25-28 June using the game Minecraft as its platform. Now called Rave Family Block Fest, it...

Veeps! Another new livestreaming startup for artists? Actually, no, this one's been around since 2017, and was founded by Benji and Joel Madden from rock band Good Charlotte. It's a platform for ticketed livestreams, and...

Lead: Livestreams have moved to try and fill the massive hole left by the total cancellation of tours and festivals around the world. As more acts do them, however, it becomes incrementally harder to stand out and draw...

Research firm Nielsen Music/MRC Data has published the 'fifth wave' of its ongoing study of Covid-19's impact on the music and entertainment industries, based on surveys in the US up to the week of 10-14 June. Among the...

In May, we reported on artist Marc Rebillet’s plans for a series of concerts at drive-in cinemas across the US. The jaunt went well. According to Billboard, the 12 gigs collectively grossed $523k, with all but one...

For every social-media hashtag campaign that takes off, many more wither and die without anyone noticing. So hats off to the British music industry for avoiding the latter fate with its #LetTheMusicPlay campaign this week...

In June, we reported on a claim by French industry body SNEP that the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic could deliver a €235m blow to recorded music revenues in France this year. But that's just a fraction of the anticipated...

What's worse than agreeing to pay $4bn to buy a live-event ticketing company just before a global pandemic shuts down live events across the world? Having the planned merger held up due to regulatory investigations, that's...

Concerts are returning in some countries as Covid-19 lockdown measures ease, but with a variety of social distancing measures. Grid is a new app that’s positioning itself as helping: not just music concerts, but other...

Two risks of organising a virtual music festival online. One: holding it within a game that might get a big update slap bang in the middle of when your event is kicking off. Two: choosing a name that might be seen as similar...

Drive-in cinemas in the US are having a bit of a moment when it comes to live music, as venues that by definition are well suited for socially-distanced concerts. A Garth Brooks concert on 27 June will be shown at more than...

In a growing number of countries, Covid-19 lockdown measures are easing, and some concerts are coming back – albeit with careful social distancing measures. But independent venues are still under threat of closure, as...