Pop superstar Lady Gaga will perform a special invitation-only show at New York City’s iconic Apollo Theatre next month, hosted by SiruisXM and Pandora. The streaming service and radio platform, which merged for $3.5 billion earlier this year, will offer Sirius’ subscribers and Pandora listeners the chance to win... Read more
PromoWest, one of the world’s largest concert promoters, has announced a $40 million concert venue in Newport, Kentucky that will open in 2020. According to WCPO, PromoWest CEO Scott Stienecker has been trying to build an indoor-outdoor concert venue at The Banks in Cincinnati, Ohio, for six years, but... Read more
Camden, New Jersey’s BB&T Pavilion is celebrating its 25th anniversary season with some new upgrades and a packed concert schedule. The venue, located in the Camden Waterfront entertainment district and sitting on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, is set to open its doors next month and show off... Read more
Webster Hall, New York City’s notable, intimate concert venue in the middle of Manhattan, has been under construction for nearly two years. Following years-worth of renovations, the venue will reopen next weekend with a performance from hip-hop star Jay-Z. Nestled in-between Third and Fourth Avenues at 125 East 11th... Read more
Breastfeeding Mom Turned Away From Ariana Grande Concert For Carrying Breastpump
Venues April 11, 2019
A mother, who took a trip to see Ariana Grande perform at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit last weekend, was told she could not enter the venue with her breast pump. Since Grande’s concert in Manchester in 2017 ended with a bombing, the pop star has asked concertgoers to... Read more
Due to the help of a hefty payment from a real estate investment firm, Coney Island will continue to host free summer concerts as a part of its Seaside Concert Series for the next six years. According to the Brooklyn Paper, leaders from the city’s Economic Development Corporation announced... Read more
In less than a month, alt-rock band Ween’s guitarist Dean Ween will open the world’s first cannabis-friendly concert venue in Denver, allowing guests to consume both music and marijuana. The venue, dubbed Dean Ween’s Honeypot Lounge, is set to open on Denver’s “Green Mile,” a stretch in the southern... Read more
Classical and metal music will collide when Metallica is joined by the San Francisco Symphony this fall to perform for the first time at the Golden State Warriors’ new arena. Both acts will be the first artists to perform at the 18,064-seat Chase Center on September 6, which will... Read more
Concert promoter The Bowery Presents announced plans to build a 3,500-seat concert venue at Boston Landing, set to open in fall 2021. The project will be a part of “The TRACK at New Balance” developement in the Brighton neighborhood. Its name and further details are yet to be announced,... Read more
Live Nation and Michael Swier Launch Mercury East
IndustryMusicTop Venues December 18, 2017
Michael Swier, co-owner of Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge, will join Live Nation for a new booking and promotions company called Mercury East, focusing on live music in New York City, according to report by Pollstar. The partnership comes almost a year after Bowery Presents, a promotion company Swier... Read more
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