Live Nation in bed with Wal-Mart, too!

By Harry Painter on February 16th, 2010

Everyone’s favorite large corporation to sell tickets!

Merger approved, say hello to Live Nation Ticketmaster

By Harry Painter on January 25th, 2010

They can’t make the service fees higher than the ticket prices, can they?

CoS remembers the year that was 2009

By Alex Young on December 31st, 2009

Before we turn the page on the 2000s, we wanted to take one more look at the year that was the last 365 days.

Pemberton Music Festival eyeing 2011 return?

By Alex Young on December 4th, 2009

The British Columbia festival is still dealing with some issues…

Live Nation possibly comes up with a good idea, announces Passport

By Alex Young on September 18th, 2009

See, kids. Live Nation isn’t all evil.

Live Nation wants to save you $$$ this summer!

By Alex Young on June 1st, 2009

Ok, so perhaps it doesn’t qualify as a super awesome action that makes these ticket mongrels appear much less evil, but it’s a start. On June 3rd, aka this Wednesday, Live Nation will eliminate service fees on more than five million lawn tickets and hundreds of concerts for its amphitheaters. The catch? The promotion, described [...]

“The New Deal” of ticketing systems?

By Michael Roffman on February 20th, 2009

If there’s one company that should belly up, it’s Ticketmaster. Aside from Lou Pearlman, there isn’t a more foul and dismal stab to the music industry than what has become this ticketing monopoly. If you recall, as we reported last week, Ticketmaster and Live Nation are on the verge of creating one mega, uber, super-licious, [...]

It’s official: the world is ending! Live Nation and Ticketmaster merge!

By Alex Young on February 10th, 2009

As first rumored last week, Live Nation and Ticketmaster officially announced their plans for a merger earlier today. Under the terms of the deal, Live Nation, INC, which is currently the world’s largest concert promoter, has agreed to purchase Ticketmaster, the country’s top ticket outlet, for the sum of $400 million. According to Reuters, the [...]

The end is near! Live Nation and Ticketmaster may merge!

By Alex Young on February 4th, 2009

In what would be the closet modern day example of an apocalypse for concerts goers, Live Nation and Ticketmaster are reportedly close to a merger. According to The Wall Street Journal, the two industry heavy-weights are nearing a deal that would combine the world’s biggest concert promoter (Live Nation) with the world’s dominant ticketing and [...]