EDM industry news

[Simon of the Playa]

Take TWO for the team...

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pre-sale ... on-3487590

[Elorrum]

Take TWO for the team...

https://www.nme.com/news/music/pre-sale ... on-3487590

Fool me twice…

[some seeing eye]

Mayan Warrior II to accommodate live music and simplify commodification

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-n ... 235448920/

[Simon of the Playa]

DJ D-Sol will Not Be At Burning Man Next Year


https://www.thefader.com/2023/10/18/gol ... ide-hustle

[Simon of the Playa]

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY


https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/ ... ther-prank

[Simon of the Playa]

take a polar cruise with dipshit....maybe chris rock will be there too...

https://weraveyou.com/2023/08/diplo-ant ... xpedition/

[Simon of the Playa]

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[Simon of the Playa]

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[Simon of the Playa]

mudfest in miami.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C41yIFLO4P7/


https://www.instagram.com/reel/C42dPAGA-XZ/

[Simon of the Playa]

meanwhile, in texas....

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[Simon of the Playa]

"Musical, vocal and choreographic" works will be limited to a tempo of 80 to 116 beats per minute (BPM) to "conform to the Chechen mentality and sense of rhythm," said Dadayev, according to the Russian state-run news agency TASS.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/09/12436325 ... ic-ban-bpm

[some seeing eye]

A big antitrust fight may loom over Live Nation (NYTimes)

After taking on big deals and tech giants, the Biden administration’s antitrust enforcers are said to be preparing their next big fight: Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, whose lock on concert tickets and promotion faced renewed scrutiny after a Taylor Swift ticket debacle in 2022.

If the Justice Department sues, as The Wall Street Journal reports it is preparing to, it would cap years of scrutiny. Its stock fell nearly 7 percent in premarket trading this morning.

Live Nation has long faced complaints about its practices, including high ticket prices, poor customer service and anti-competitive tactics. Ticketmaster now controls more than 70 percent of the market for primary ticket sales at America’s biggest event venues, with exclusive contracts at many of them.

While Ticketmaster has been criticized for decades, its 2010 merger with Live Nation — a combination approved by the Justice Department under the Obama administration — raised concerns to a new level.

The latest inquiry began in 2022, when the Justice Department began examining whether Live Nation was exerting an illegal monopoly over the live music industry. The debacle involving ticket sales for Swift’s Eras Tour increased scrutiny, which led to a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing at which Democrats and Republicans alike sharply criticized the company.

Live Nation has argued for years that it isn’t breaking the law, saying that it faces more competition in ticket sales than ever. Last year, the company agreed to introduce more transparency into the fees that get tacked onto tickets, as part of the Biden administration’s fight against what it calls “junk fees.”

The company is still operating under a legal settlement with the Justice Department as a condition of the 2010 merger that forbids it from threatening venues from losing access to its tours if they opt for alternative ticketing providers.

[Lonesomebri]

Looks like Paris better secure that sunrise set.

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[some seeing eye]

Stagecoach and Coachella fans leave behind tons of camping gear, clothes, food. Here's what happens to it
LA Times

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/stageco ... 17010.html

I would also say there are many videos out there by influencers touring the camping areas of Coachella with high "camp dues" relating the experience and talking about how much they spent. It is the BRC culture to fight what we could easily become.

[Simon of the Playa]

you know, on second thought, maybe burning man isn't that expensive after all....

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[some seeing eye]

US to seek break-up of Live Nation in lawsuit
Antitrust enforcers will allege Ticketmaster owner has come to dominate live entertainment industry

https://www.ft.com/content/a7268111-bd9 ... f3e49092e8

Influencer interviews Coachella Spectators on Their Festival Expenses

[Simon of the Playa]

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[some seeing eye]

Ticketmaster hack 2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/business ... index.html

[Simon of the Playa]

fashion by faraday...


https://www.nme.com/news/music/m-i-a-la ... dy-3768603

[some seeing eye]

Avant garde artist Marina Abramović, known for extreme, risky performances, leads Glastonbury in seven-minute silence for peace. It works.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crg40vr2p0vo

[some seeing eye]

More Glastonbury news: sustainability (now they need to work on MOOP!)

solarpunks.club writes:
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Last year, @glastofest was powered entirely by renewable fuels and energy including:

+ 250kW solar PV array (5x the size of our array at Burning Man)
+ Anaerobic digester
+ 125kVa biogas plant power
+ Wind turbines (including one from @octopusenergy in promotion of community-based renewable energy generation)

We are thrilled to be headed back this year and speaking on a panel about music’s role in driving both radical optimism and climate action. Speakers include:

+ Madeleine Smith (@warnermusic )
+ Prof. John Fernandez (@mit )
+ Greg Jackson (Founder / CEO, @octopusenergy )
+ @nabihahiqbal (Artist, @ninjatune )
+ @caiuspawson (@young_ / @murmurearth / @clientearth_ )
+ Isla Angus (@clientearth_ )
+ Matthew Phillips (Global Optimism)
+ @xtina.chu (@solarpunks.club )

Come find us Sunday @ 11:30A to 12:45P at @croissant_neuf ! Thanks to Luke and the @hopesolutionshq team for the lovely line-up of sustainability nerds "

[some seeing eye]

Lollapalooza is about 2-3 years behind BRC in reducing generator fuel by using batteries.

(We're immune from their claim because we aren't a "major festival." We don't have a "main stage." We aren't sponsored either. To get the next generation, you have to move toward reducing carbon.)

Lollapalooza is excited to announce that this year’s Main Stage, sponsored by T-Mobile, will be powered solely and completely on a hybrid battery system, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production. In partnership with Live Nation’s sustainability initiative Green Nation, T-Mobile and CES Power.

https://www.livenationentertainment.com ... ry-system/

[Popeye]

Lollapalooza is excited to announce that this year’s Main Stage, sponsored by T-Mobile, will be powered solely and completely on a hybrid battery system, including all audio, lighting, video and stage production. In partnership with Live Nation’s sustainability initiative Green Nation, T-Mobile and CES Power.

A hybrid system is both solar and generators charging batteries. If there is not enough solar available, either because of lack of sunlight or because of not enough panels/ inverters/ etc. then the generator kicks in and batteries are charged from that. It does reduce fuel use but by how much depends on how much solar is there.
Burning Man has done this for several years.

[Simon of the Playa]

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[Simon of the Playa]

[The Rod]

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[some seeing eye]

Article on how festivals make money (see attached image)

Lirim Zenuni

Data Analytics Manager at Radix
2w Edited

How Music Festivals Make Money

My recent LinkedIn poll on what sankey to do next generated 158 total votes, and "Music Festivals" came out on top with 57 votes. Your interest drove me to explore and visualize how these vibrant events generate revenue and manage expenses.

Finding detailed financial statements for music festivals is impossible. However, through extensive research and analysis of multiple articles and webpages, I've recapped the financial dynamics of some of the largest music festivals like Coachella, Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and Tomorrowland. The data provided is not actual data from any specific organization but rather a proforma based on industry-reported coefficients. This data is used to construct a P&L (Profit and Loss statement) and visualize it through a Sankey chart.

This topic is particularly timely given the buzz around the "Sunny Hill" festival being held in Prishtina, which has sparked significant interest and excitement.

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[Simon of the Playa]

someone sure is butt-hurt over a little t-shirt....



probably cuz it's true...

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[some seeing eye]

In our town we have a famous independent advertising agency. One of their mottos is "Fail Harder."

Welp, Fyre Fest is back...

https://www.theguardian.com/music/artic ... ts-founder

All the news stories: https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNgg ... id=US%3Aen

[some seeing eye]

The White Isle's world-famous nightlife is increasingly slipping into greed-fuelled stagnation. But there's hope beneath the surface. Carlos Hawthorn met the rave community kicking back - Resident Advisor

https://ra.co/features/4382