I loved Don – he was not only one of the most wired in promoters of his time , he was, as you say, a star in his own right…. Boy, did he know his market – when I did a show with him in Montreal , I met everyone – the building owner or […]

“Live Nation is supporting two California bills to lower prices. Can fans trust it?”: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-04-17/live-nation-is-supporting-two-california-bills-to-lower-prices-can-fans-trust-it I don’t believe in it. A. Because fans like resale. B. Because it’s unenforceable The bottom line is you can get a ticket to any show you want to go to today, assuming you’re willing to pay for it. This […]

The brand is bigger than the acts. Which is why so many festivals have failed recently, they believe it’s about the lineup. If you’re dependent upon the lineup to sell tickets, you’re screwed. You need to be selling more than music, you need to be selling CULTURE! Now my biggest takeaway from Coachella so far […]

So let me see… They put Richard Grenell on the board, they hire behind-the-scenes fixer Mike Davis, who put the knife in the back of Gail Slater, the chief antitrust officer, they even employ Ms. Alternative Facts herself, Kellyanne Conway, and THEY STILL LOSE? This is not a story of Live Nation and Ticketmaster. This […]