Festivals & Events
DOJ sues ticket broker REPS, alleging it made $120.8M profit reselling tickets to Beyoncé concerts and other shows after bypassing limits
According to the complaint, REPS bought more than eight tickets to each of at least 83,000 events between January 2022 and October 2025. Source
Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has grossed $534M to date… as her 13-show Madrid residency closes with more than 700,000 fans
Shakira's team said demand for tourism and accommodation generated by the residency outstripped that of events including Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city and Formula 1. Source
How an experimental song about heroin lit up Live Aid and transformed U2 into stadium rock stars
“We were struggling so hard to find that song. It was a different kind of songwriting”
Bon Jovi announced as first headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027
“It’s a full circle moment to be returning to BST Hyde Park, 14 years after headlining the very first festival”
Billy Joel's Future Live Performances Uncertain After Medical Tests
The Piano Man also says that he's not allowed to drive at the moment
Harry Styles' "Together, Together" Tour Documentary to Premiere in Cinemas
The film will capture his ongoing Madison Square Garden residency
Kings of Leon to Headline Sydney Summertime in 2027
The Nashville band becomes the second headliner for the new Sydney Summertime series, after The Strokes.
Taylor Swift finally performs a Life of a Showgirl song on stage at the Academy Museum Gala
Four-song set was introduced by Conan O’Brien
Shakira’s Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran tour has grossed $534M to date… as her 13-show Madrid residency closes with more than 700,000 fans
Shakira's team said demand for tourism and accommodation generated by the residency outstripped that of events including Pope Leo XIV's visit to the city and Formula 1. Source
DOJ sues ticket broker REPS, alleging it made $120.8M profit reselling tickets to Beyoncé concerts and other shows after bypassing limits
According to the complaint, REPS bought more than eight tickets to each of at least 83,000 events between January 2022 and October 2025. Source
Harry Styles ‘Together, Together’ tour documentary coming to cinemas
The film will capture his ongoing Madison Square Garden residency
UK politicians press CMA to investigate Live Nation’s market power before the end of 2026
The House of Commons' Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee renewed the call on Sunday (October 18), citing what it described as Live Nation's "dominance" across promotion, venues, festivals, and ticketing Source
90,000 synthetic tracks a day: Why Deezer is handing users the ultimate AI ‘kill switch’
Fully AI-generated tracks now make up more than half of Deezer’s new deliveries on peak days, yet just 1% to 3% of its streams. Source
Duke Sanford Study Questions AI Music Detection on Spotify
“Spotify won’t label AI music. We tried to detect it ourselves,” is the headline of a blog post announcing a new report from the Duke Sanford Tech Policy Program. The post is from Music Ally.
Jarvis Cocker Blind-Ranks Pulp Songs Ahead of Mercury Prize Performance
The band will perform at the Mercury Prize awards show this week – their “last musical manifestation for a while”
The Cribs Announce 20th Anniversary Show for 'Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'
The indie stars will be playing the 2007 record in full at the Live at Tileyard North series
The Cribs announce special homecoming show celebrating 20 years of ‘Men’s Needs, Women’s Needs, Whatever’ with !Forward, Russia!
The indie stars will be playing the 2007 record in full at the Live at Tileyard North series
U2's Live Aid Breakthrough
“We were struggling so hard to find that song. It was a different kind of songwriting”
Billy Joel's Uncertain Live Future
The Piano Man also says that he's not allowed to drive at the moment
Red Hot Chili Peppers Perform Hillel Slovak-Era Songs and Nevermind Live
The one-off performance also saw them break out ‘Nevermind’ for the first time with John Frusciante since 1992