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Ahead of the NFL season and just days before hosting its first preseason game of 2025, the San Francisco 49ers debuted the completion of a two-year,| Pollstar News
When Pollstar reached Maurin Auxéméry, the head programmer at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, the largest jazz fest in the world, he most significantly had just come from a memorial service for Serge Fiori, frontman of Harmonium. As one of Quebec’s most popular bands, Fiori’s passing elicited flags at half-mast across the French-speaking Canadian province. […]| Pollstar News
Bruce Allen Talent has hired Paul Haagenson, former Live Nation President of Canada, to become President as the music talent management firm restructures its corporate ranks more than 50 years after its founding. The company’s namesake and founder will take on the role of chairman. “The company has a tremendous roster of talented artists, and […]| Pollstar News
Coldplay, once again, is set to make history next week (Sept. 12) after playing what is slated to be the final performance of the band’s “Music of the Spheres World Tour.” Next Friday the tour will have set the largest attendance ever recorded for a single concert tour with an estimated 13 million tickets sold, […]| Pollstar News
Bryan Wojcik, Business Development Manager at Busch Systems International Inc., chats about why everyone must attend the VenuesNow Conference 2025 panel “Hot Button Topic: Navigating Waste Solutions.” He says, “The title of our panel really says it all – sustainability is the hot button topic right now! Everyone’s talking about it, but not everyone has real solutions. […]| Pollstar News
The eighth annual VenuesNow Conference will take place Sept. 9-11 at Resorts World Las Vegas. Presented by Lockton and Oracle, the event marks the debut in the entertainment capital of the world and the first time VNC has expanded to three days. VNC is the preeminent forum for live events, sports, and cultural venue owners […]| Pollstar News
Of Monsters And Men, one of Iceland’s great musical exports, have announced UK and European tour dates in support of their upcoming album All Is Love and Pain in the Mouse Parade, out Oct. 17 on Skarkali Records. The dates come in addition to previously announced UK and U.S dates, many of which are already […]| Pollstar News
Australian psychedelic favorites Tame Impala will play eight shows in six U.S. arenas this fall. The band’s AEG Presents-produced “Deadbeat” tour, in support of the recently released album of the same name, begins with a double at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The tour stops in Chicago, Austin and San Diego ahead […]| Pollstar News
Oakland Arena upstages other venues with a revolutionary new TAIT Rolling House Stage, the first of its kind in North America. “With the groundbreaking stage as a permanent feature, Oakland Arena will be able to attract more of the world’s top acts, increase the number of events and drive more traffic and revenue to the […]| Pollstar News
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Ahead of the NFL season and just days before hosting its first preseason game of 2025, the San Francisco 49ers debuted the completion of a two-year,| Pollstar News
The eighth annual VenuesNow Conference will take place Sept. 9-11 at Resorts World Las Vegas. Presented by Lockton and Oracle, the event marks the debut in the entertainment capital of the world and the first time VNC has expanded to three days. VNC is the preeminent forum for live events, sports, and cultural venue owners […]| Pollstar News
Leading music charity MusiCares has officially appointed Theresa Wolters as its Executive Director. She has previously stepped in as Interim Executive Director earlier this year after previously serving as the organization’s Vice President of Health & Human Services since 2022. Today’s announcement notes that Wolters “now formally leads MusiCares in its mission to provide a […]| Pollstar News
Food consumption can have a big impact on one’s carbon footprint, from whether you limit your intake of animal products to how you dispose of food waste. Many live entertainment venues that are striving to make their operations more sustainable have taken steps in recent years to reduce food waste, including donating unused catering, composting […]| Pollstar News
Poet, vocalist and actor Saul Williams teamed up with Carlos Niño, a percussionist and producer, and released their first collaborative album today in anticipation of their upcoming global tour. The artists are teaming up to perform in intimate venues from September through November. Williams and Nño kick off their trek Sept. 27 at the Walk […]| Pollstar News
C3 Presents continues to secure top talent for its South American events and 2026 has presented similarly stacked lineups, set to include Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, The Creator, Chappell Roan, Deftones, Skrillex, Lorde, Doechii, Turnstile and Lewis Capaldi for its Chile, Argentina and Brazil events taking place in March. Tickets are on sale now, with Chile […]| Pollstar News
Twin-brother country duo The Kentucky Gentlemen have announced “The Rhinestone Revolution Tour” in support of their debut album by the same name released this summer on River House Artists. The club run kicks off Sept. 3 at Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, with eight stops including their home state at The Burl in Lexington, Chicago, Ann […]| Pollstar News
Off the heels of her performance in “Wicked,” Ariana Grande is returning to the touring stage for the first time in six years with the announcement of her “Eternal Sunshine Tour.” The upcoming trek supports her seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine, which released in March 2024, and its deluxe follow-up, Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead, […]| Pollstar News
On the heels of wrapping her “For My Last Trick” Tour, Halsey has announced a world tour celebrating the 10th anniversary of her triple platinum debut album Badlands. The Live Nation-produced “Back to Badlands Tour” begins at Hollywood Forever cemetery in Los Angeles Oct. 14 for a 13-date North American leg that visits theaters in […]| Pollstar News
Transformational emissions savings have been achieved during four sold-out nights of Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour”, which visited Manchester’s Co-op Live for four nights, July 19-23. The initiative centred around a fully plant-based menu “has set a new industry benchmark,” according to a press release from Co-op Live. Citing from the […]| Pollstar News
Portugal's tradition-rich soccer club FC Porto has struck a new five-year agreement with Legends/ASM Global, which expands on the 15-year strategic| Pollstar News
I recently had to carry my sister up 97 steps to reach my apartment. She was born with Down syndrome and suffered abuse during COVID lockdowns, following| Pollstar News
The parent company of a group of ticket resale websites is asking a federal judge to block the Federal Trade Commission from enforcing the BOTS Act, saying| Pollstar News
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against Key Investment Group, the owner of several ticket resale sites, alleging violations of the BOTS Act, just| Pollstar News
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Los Angeles, the live entertainment mecca known for iconic venues like the Kia Forum, Hollywood Bowl and Troubadour, is looking to add another legendary| Pollstar News
On the boot heels of their sold-out return to touring this year, Rascal Flatts will hit the road again in 2026 with the “Life Is A Highway Tour” produced by| Pollstar News
Sticks Management, the artist management firm started by Morgan Wallen and his agent Austin Neal in 2024, has expanded with the addition of artist manager| Pollstar News
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