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Co-op Live • 3 min read

Co-op Live’s opening week woes continue

Manchester’s new Co-op Live venue won’t open this weekend after all. A Black Keys show set to take place on Saturday has now been pushed back, as have two Peter Kay performances, which had already been rescheduled. Amid all the chaos, it was also announced that GM Gary Roden has resigned…

Chris Cooke • 26 Apr 2024

Download Festival announces plans to avoid last year’s “unprecedented” traffic congestion

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Download Festival • 2 min read

Download Festival announces plans to avoid last year’s “unprecedented” traffic congestion

More than 600 people missed flights to their summer holiday destinations after getting caught up in congestion around the Download Festival at Donington Park in 2023. This year organisers are working hard to ensure that doesn’t happen again…

Andy Malt • 24 Apr 2024

Astroworld lawyers want access to more of Travis Scott's text messages

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Astroworld • 2 min read

Astroworld lawyers want access to more of Travis Scott's text messages

With the first lawsuits due to get to trial next month, lawyers working for victims of the Astroworld tragedy are trying to get access to more texts and messages sent by the festival’s founder Travis Scott, arguing that the amount of communications shared so far is “inadequate”…

Chris Cooke • 23 Apr 2024

Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena cancels launch shows as power issues delay opening

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Co-op Live • 2 min read

Manchester’s new Co-op Live arena cancels launch shows as power issues delay opening

The opening shows at Manchester’s new Co-op Live venue have been postponed after technical problems resulted in thousands of tickets for a test event this weekend being cancelled at the last minute…

Chris Cooke • 22 Apr 2024

Co-op Live GM says grassroots venues are “poorly run”, before cancelling thousands of tickets to test event at the very last minute

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Co-op Live • 4 min read

Co-op Live GM says grassroots venues are “poorly run”, before cancelling thousands of tickets to test event at the very last minute

Manchester’s big new arena venue, Oak View’s Co-op Live, is due to officially open tomorrow. However, technical problems forced the venue to significantly cut the capacity for a test event on Saturday, which led to lots of angry concert-goers venting on social media…

Chris Cooke • 22 Apr 2024

Live Nation is going to show you just how entertaining golf can be. No, really. Prepare yourselves...

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Live Nation • 3 min read

Live Nation is going to show you just how entertaining golf can be. No, really. Prepare yourselves...

Isn’t golf great? We all love a bit of golf. Who doesn’t? Where else can you enjoy power, entertainment and a walk with lots of rests? It really is the perfect sport. Vehemently pro-golf company Live Nation has now teamed up with golfing body The R&A to take The Women’s Open “to the next level”…

Sam Taylor • 18 Apr 2024

Astroworld lawyers argue “this event was Travis Scott’s festival” as judge considers musician’s motion for dismissal

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Astroworld • 2 min read

Astroworld lawyers argue “this event was Travis Scott’s festival” as judge considers musician’s motion for dismissal

The judge overseeing the Astroworld litigation yesterday considered more motions for dismissal from defendants that want to be removed from the lawsuits that were filed in the wake of the crowd surge tragedy at the festival’s 2021 edition. That includes festival founder and headliner Travis Scott…

Chris Cooke • 16 Apr 2024

Live Nation could be facing antitrust lawsuit from US government as soon as next month

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Live Nation • 2 min read

Live Nation could be facing antitrust lawsuit from US government as soon as next month

The market dominance of Live Nation and Ticketmaster - already in the spotlight in American political circles - could also be scrutinised in court with the news that the US Department Of Justice is planning on filing an antitrust lawsuit against the live giant, maybe as soon as next month…

Chris Cooke • 16 Apr 2024

Endeavor shareholders goes legal over proposed $13 billion deal to take the business private

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WME • 1 min read

Endeavor shareholders goes legal over proposed $13 billion deal to take the business private

Earlier this month the owner of the WME talent agency, Endeavor Group Holdings, announced a plan to delist from the New York Stock Exchange via a deal led by its biggest shareholder Silver Lake Capital. However, another investor is now seeking to block that plan through the US courts…

Chris Cooke • 16 Apr 2024

Viagogo boss does the UK media rounds, insists touting price cap won't work

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Viagogo • 4 min read

Viagogo boss does the UK media rounds, insists touting price cap won't work

The boss of Viagogo spoke to UK media last week insisting that the Labour Party’s plan to introduce a price cap on ticket touting won’t work. It won’t work for Viagogo, of course, but Cris Miller argues it will also result in an increase in ticket fraud, a claim anti-touting campaign FanFair denies…

Chris Cooke • 15 Apr 2024

Superstruct owner could start taking bids for the company this month

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Superstruct Entertainment • 1 min read

Superstruct owner could start taking bids for the company this month

Superstruct, which operates festivals including Sonar, Benicàssim, Bluedot and Boardmasters, is up for sale - with current owner Providence reportedly getting ready to take bids for the company. Investment funds Blackstone, CVC, KKR and EQT could be among those who make a bid…

Chris Cooke • 12 Apr 2024

Live Nation sued over shooting at 2023 Beyond Wonderland festival

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Live Nation • 1 min read

Live Nation sued over shooting at 2023 Beyond Wonderland festival

A lawsuit has been filed in relation to a shooting that occurred at the US music festival Beyond Wonderland last summer. Families of two festival-goers who were killed in the shooting incident accuse promoters Live Nation and Insomniac of having lax security protocols at the festival…

Chris Cooke • 12 Apr 2024