Tag: live

One of the lesser-discussed negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic is that it interrupted what felt like an important moment for the music industry around discussing touring's climate impact – and how it could be improved. However,...

As trials of Covid-safe concerts continue around the world, there is light at the end of this pandemic tunnel for the live music industry. Live Nation was certainly focusing on the positive in its latest financials report,...

New Zealand band Six60 have been experimenting with livestreaming recently: for example a claimed ‘world first’ TikTok livestream earlier this year. Now they’re becoming a guinea pig for the anticipated...

There’s a consensus that as physical concerts return, we’re going to see livestreaming continue alongside them, in a hybrid model where fans will be able to watch online (often paying for it) if they can’t...

“Last Night a DJ Took a Flight” is an excellent name for a report, even if many DJs’ touring has been grounded for more than a year by Covid-19. But the report, from Clean Scene, is an important analysis...

Aware that some countries that have Covid-19 under control already have concerts and festivals up and running, we’re trying not to generalise about live music. However, for those countries still awaiting a musical reopening,...

Okay, this may be one of the least surprising headlines you’ll read this week: the world’s biggest live entertainment company is hardly going to be pessimistic about its business coming back to life. But Live...

Yesterday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson revealed a roadmap to “cautiously ease lockdown restrictions”, including some clarity around the potential return of live music events. Performances in indoor...

The British music industry already has a number of organisations representing different facets of the live music sector: the Association of Independent Festivals, the Association of Independent Promoters, the Music Venue...

Here’s some more positive news from the campaign in the UK to preserve the future of independent music venues hit by the Covid-19 shutdown. The Music Venue Trust has taken 13 more ‘grassroots music venues’...

The NY:LON Connect conference that we co-run with Music Biz kicked off its first online edition yesterday with a track on the future of live and livestreaming, including a keynote interview with UTA partner and co-head of...

The organisers of the UK’s biggest music festival, Glastonbury, have announced that this year’s event will be cancelled due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. “In spite of our efforts to move Heaven...