Festivals, Live Music — and the Music Industry

Today there are festivals in more parts of the world than ever before--and ticket prices are higher than ever before. Why are festivals so expensiv... (2022)

The legacy of hippie Woodstock is the modern music-festival economy: materialist, driven by celebrities and social media, and increasingly urban. (2019)

Festivals were already a precarious business, but after a record year in 2019 the coronavirus pandemic brought outdoor events to a halt. The FT tal... (2022)

Superhero movies are usually pretty simple. They’re tales of good vs. evil, crusaders vs. criminals, and heroes vs. villains. Sit down to nearly an... (2018)

After the triumph of Beychella, it seemed as though the mega-music fest was stronger than ever. But the cancellation of several high-profile events... (2018)

Woodstock 50 had nearly every resource a festival could ask for: storied brand name, massive financial backing and industry goodwill. Where did it ... (2019)

The final figures are in from Ed Sheeran’s record-breaking Divide Tour. The total taking was $775.6 million from 8.9 million tickets sold on six co... (2019)

The University of Miami has raised objections to moving the Ultra electronic dance music festival to Virginia Key, where research tanks are, citing... (2018)

A new study conducted by O2, a company which owns some of United Kingdom’s largest music venues, and Patrick Fagan claims that attending live conce... (2018)