Concert promoter for Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, George Strait, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, the Lumineers… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/louis-messina/id1316200737?i=1000642896616 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/9ff4fb19-54d4-41ae-ae7a-8a6f8d3dafa8/episodes/7e512285-657f-4d1a-bb2d-82d7e29a095c/the-bob-lefsetz-podcast-louis-messina

“Coachella tickets went on sale on Friday, Jan. 19. And four days later, tickets for the festival’s first weekend are still up for grabs —  for the first time in a decade.” “Coachella Festival sees slowest ticket sales in 10 years”: https://rb.gy/h2dbwd This is not a Coachella story, this is a music business story. It’s a […]

GREAT post..truer words were never spoken. I am backstage caterer and artist/tour hospitality provider….Chase Center, Oracle, etc so I see things up close and personal. It’s a BUSINESS with timelines and deliverables. Hard core, for real. For instance, if my crew is 5 minutes late on a union coffee break, there may be a fine attached […]

“Concertgoers sue Madonna, Live Nation over show starting late”: https://rb.gy/w5c108 Even the Stones take the stage on time these days (well close, anyway). Concerts are a mature business. Dominated by a few companies that have the infrastructure and management down. You can’t sneak in backstage, never mind sneak in at all. Act out of line […]