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Madison Square Garden Ent. Plots Festival
July 08, 2008 - Touring
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is planning to spend $15 million launching a three-day, multi-genre music festival in 2010. » Full Story
Nickelback Bags Live Nation Deal
July 08, 2008 - Touring
Live Nation has entered into a long-term global partnership with Nickelback, following closely on the heels of a multi rights deal notched with Shakira. » Full Story
REO Speedwagon Steps In For Iowa Flood Victims
July 08, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
Members of REO Speedwagon are doing their part to help aid victims of the ongoing floods in Iowa. The veteran rock act is headlining the Ridin' the Storm Out-Floods of 2008 Relief Concert, to be held July 16 at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa. » Full Story
Heineken Mounts Third Red Star Soul Tour
July 08, 2008 - Touring | RB Hip-Hop
The third annual Heineken Red Star Soul concert series will kick off Aug. 6 at Boulevard3 in Los Angeles, featuring performances by Ashanti and Goapele. » Full Story
MLB Links With Projekt Revolution
July 07, 2008 - Touring | Branding
Through an ongoing partnership with Major League Baseball Properties, some concertgoers attending the 2008 Projekt Revolution tour could walk away with access to exclusive, unreleased by tracks by Linkin Park and other acts on the 24-date summer trek. » Full Story
Live Nation Finds New Home In France
July 07, 2008 - Touring | Global
Live Nation has acquired a controlling interest in the Main Square Festival held in Arras, France. The addition of the new multi-day event brings Live Nation's portfolio of festivals around the world to 30 in total. » Full Story
Live Nation's Perez Bounces Into NBA Digital Role
July 07, 2008 - Touring
Bryan Perez, former CEO of Live Global Digital at Live Nation, has left that post to head up NBA Digital for the National Basketball Assn. » Full Story
Dublin's Point Venue Becomes The O2
July 07, 2008 - Global | Touring
Dublin's refurbished Point Theatre will reopen this December under a new name, "The O2," and is set to reopen this December. » Full Story
Wild In The Country Fest Axed
July 04, 2008 - Global | Touring
The Wild in the Country festival, due to be held Saturday at Knebworth Park, has been cancelled just days after headliner Bjork pulled out. » Full Story
Ticketmaster Wins 'Typosquat' Decision
July 04, 2008 - Global | Touring | Legal and Management
The World Intellectual Property Organization has ruled in favor of Ticketmaster in a so-called "typosquatting" Internet domain-name case. » Full Story
Glastonbury Shines On, Retailers Say
July 03, 2008 - Global | Touring | Retail
Glastonbury Festival may have closed its gates on another edition, but the goodwill from this year's June 27-29 event continues to flow at the tills. » Full Story
Halbert Rises At Comcast-Spectacor
July 01, 2008 - Touring
Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment firm Comcast-Spectacor has elevated Jay Halbert to executive VP of finance and CFO. » Full Story
Report: Live Nation Eyes Shakira Deal
July 01, 2008 - Touring
Latin music pop star Shakira is in talks with concert promoter Live Nation for a contract that will include touring, merchandising and recording, according to people familiar with the talks. » Full Story
Taiwan To End Mainland Live Ban
July 01, 2008 - Global | Touring
Taiwan may lift its ban on live performances by acts from mainland China. » Full Story
LN Elevates Hubbard To Ticketing Chief
June 30, 2008 - Touring
Nathan Hubbard has been promoted to the position of CEO of Live Nation's ticketing unit. » Full Story
Bon Jovi Playing Free Central Park Show
June 30, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
New York officials say Bon Jovi will play at a free concert in Central Park on July 12. » Full Story
Touring Briefs: Hard Drive, West Beach Music Fest
June 30, 2008 - Touring
Rock act Good Charlotte will help launch a new concert series presented by AOL Music, HDnet and World Productions; Ziggy Marley, Jason Mraz, and Natasha Bedingfield, among others, have been confirmed for the West Beach Music & Arts Festival. » Full Story
Kenny Chesney Inks Tour Deal With TMG/AEG Live
June 27, 2008 - Touring
TMG/AEG Live has nailed down a multiyear tour deal with stadium-level country artist Kenny Chesney that could stretch into 2013, Billboard has learned. » Full Story
Vans Warped Tour Cleans Up Louisiana
June 27, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
About two weeks into this year's 14th annual Vans Warped Tour, approximately 100 artists, crew members and sponsors will use a day off to help rebuild hurricane-torn communities in southwest Louisiana. » Full Story
O2 Arena Helms PRS London Venue List
June 27, 2008 - Global | Touring
The O2 Arena has come out tops on a poll which ranks the top 10 live music venues in London licensed by the Performing Right Society. » Full Story
AEG Live Acquires Keswick Theatre in Philadelphia
June 26, 2008 - Touring
AEG Live, the concert promotion arm of Los Angeles-based AEG, has acquired the 1,350-capacity Keswick Theatre in Philadelphia. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. » Full Story
Nigeria Hosts Expanded ThisDay Fest
June 25, 2008 - Global | Touring
African music will form the foundation of Nigeria's expanded ThisDay festival, which begins in Lagos on July 13 with Senegal's Youssou N'Dour leading the charge. » Full Story
Judge Rules In Favor of Ticketmaster
June 24, 2008 - Touring | Legal and Management
A federal judge in California has issued a default judgment and permanent injunction against RMG Technologies to stop creating, trafficking in, or facilitating the use of computer programs that allow its clients to circumvent the protection systems on Ticketmaster's Web site. » Full Story
Dylan Rains Down On Spanish Expo With Camera Ban
June 24, 2008 - Global | Touring
Bob Dylan put a dampener on proceedings when he refused to allow TV cameras or photographers into an open-air concert he gave Monday night at the Expo 2008 world fair in Zaragoza, northern Spain. » Full Story
Luis Miguel On-sales Set For This Week
June 23, 2008 - Touring
Tickets go on sale this week for several dates of Luis Miguel's "Complices" tour, which will take the Mexican crooner to such venues as Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre and Las Vegas' Caesars Palace. » Full Story
 


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