atVenu secures a $130M investment 💵

Sixth Street Growth has invested $130 million in atVenu, a live event point-of-sale platform. atVenu started in 2012 as a music merchandise sales platform and is now used at 125,000 events of all shapes and sizes annually. The company plans to use the investment to reach new live event markets including sports and as well as grow its food and beverage options.

Victory Live acquires Logitix

Victory Live, an end-to-end platform for the ticketing industry, has acquired Logitix, a ticket inventory management platform. Logitix was formerly owned by private equity firm ZMC. With the acquisition, Victory Live will “accelerate growth and drive value for live events rights holders, professional ticket resellers and affiliate partners.”

AXS 🤝 Lyft

Ticketing company AXS has partnered with rideshare company Lyft to offer event attendees a more seamless experience from ticket purchase through event arrival. Through the partnership, Lyft will be integrated into the AXS app and will offer fans the ability to reserve rides to their events at a discount. Additionally, AXS events will be promoted across Lyft’s app, enabling them to reach new audiences.

Ticketmaster 🔀 Apple Wallet

Ticketmaster has become the first ticketing app to integrate with Apple Wallet. If you’re scratching your head on that statement because you’ve definitely put other ticketing company’s tickets into your Apple Wallet, you’re not alone. But this is the new Apple Wallet, so it’s different. Here’s how: with iOS 18, users can add their ticket to the wallet, then they can interact with that ticket and do things like see venue information, weather details, find a friend, and even buy merch. LAFC is the first to pioneer this new tech and Miami Heat will follow next.

AXS enters Germany 🇩🇪

AXS has expanded its global footprint, adding Germany to the list of countries it operates in. The ticketing company will now handle premium suite ticketing for AEG’s Uber Arena in Berlin and Barclays Arena in Hamburg. AXS is owned by AEG.

Live industry mental health issues on the rise

UK-based charity Music Support reports that mental health issues in the industry are up from last year, however the number of people in the industry seeking help has also risen year-over-year, a positive shift in breaking down stigmas around mental health. Organizations such as Music Minds Matter are expanding their support networks and developing resources to help manage stress and mental health concerns.

Live Nation subject of Australian TV investigation 🇦🇺

Live Nation Australia is under scrutiny following a TV investigation piece that criticizes the company’s market dominance, artist exploitation, and high ticket prices. The show, NBC’s Four Corners, argues that Live Nation marginalizes local talent and has negatively impacted the Australian music scene. In response, Live Nation dismissed the program as "inaccurate and unbalanced," emphasizing that it operates only a small portion of Australia's venues and remains one of many promoters in a highly competitive market.

Coachella headliner struggles

Kendrick Lamar and Rihanna - 2025 and 2023 Super Bowl Halftime headliners - have both reportedly turned down offers to headline next year’s Coachella. The iconic fest faces pressure to secure big name artists that attendees can’t see anywhere else, but securing them has become quite challenging. Artists of Coachella-headlining caliber can often make more on their own or don’t feel they need the clout associated with the Coachella brand.

Did you know? In 1999, the festival’s inaugural year, Rage Against the Machine returned the money they were paid to play to help the festival with its debit.

Taylor ticket transfers tempered 🎟️

Taylor Swift is returning to North America next month for the next leg of “The Eras Tour” and this time, Ticketmaster is restricting ticket transfers to 72 hours before each show. Previously transfers could happen at any time. While Ticketmaster hasn’t officially said why the policy change was made, it follows a recent spurt of tickets mysteriously disappearing from ticket-holders accounts.

#peoplenews

• Breakaway: Adam Wright has been named CFO of the company that produces Breakaway Music Festival and other events. Wright formerly led his own investment and advisory firm and was previously an exec at Sony. 

• Sphere Entertainment: CFO David Byrnes has left the organization. Byrnes began at Sphere in December 2023 and was previously CFO of Madison Square Garden Entertainment. 

• Rolling Stone: Sophie Lobl has joined the organization as Vice President of Rolling Stone Live following nearly 9 years as a promoter at C3 Presents. 

• Cogent World is hiring an Account Manager - Field Marketing in Chicago, IL.

• The O2 is looking for a Health & Safety Manager (Events & Risk) in London, UK. Salary £45,000 - £50,000.

• Lyric Stage Boston is hiring a hybrid General Manager in Boston, MA. Salary $80,000.

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Headliners, Lineups, and Festival Announcements 

• Goose has turned the October shows they planned to play in Asheville, NC into benefits for Asheville. The new shows will take place at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC on October 25 and at Avondale Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL, October 26. 

• The Amazon Music Live concert series that takes place in conjunction with Thursday Night Football announced Big Sean (October 24), Halsey (October 31), and J Balvin (November 7). 

• Ben Folds announced a “From Wilmington with Love” benefit concert for Western North Carolina, October 29 at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, NC.

• The M for Montreal conference’s MARATHON Festival will feature Kroy, Charlie Houston, Lubalin, and Claudia Bouvette, November 20 - 23.  

• Nashville’s Big Bash will ring in the new year with Keith Urban, Kane Brown, and Jelly Roll on December 31 at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park in Nashville, TN.

• Foster the People will go out on a 23-city North American tour, “Paradise State of Mind,” starting January 25 in Seattle, WA and ending March 6 in Dallas, TX.

• Coldplay has added 10 North American dates to its long-running “Music Of The Spheres World Tour” starting May 31 in Stanford, CA through July 26 in Miami, FL.

Cancelations, Changes

• Massive Attack has canceled their entire 2024 US tour, including a performance at III Points Festival in Miami, FL, due to “unforeseen circumstances” just a week before it was scheduled to start on October 17 in Atlanta, GA.

• The All American Rejects have pulled out of this weekend’s When We Were Young festival. According to the band’s instagram post, “there has been a management change within the WWWY organization, and they are no longer able to accommodate us in the previously agreed upon lineup.” 

• Peso Pluma has canceled his Tampa and Miami, FL tour stops, scheduled for October 16 and 17 due to Hurricane Milton and “in solidarity with the communities of Florida”. 

• Country Thunder, originally scheduled for October 18 - 20 at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, FL has also been canceled due to Hurricane Milton. Organizers say they are “unable to safely hold this year’s Country Thunder.”

• Nothing is happening at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, FL for a while as the roof was ripped off of the MLB stadium during Hurricane Milton.

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• Taylor Swift is officially the richest female musician, taking the crown from Rihanna. Once again, Swift uses her powers for good, donating $5 million to Feeding America and their efforts to support those affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

• TikTok faces several lawsuits over its alleged “perilous effects on children.” 

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