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Tim Walker: 'What's been lost from the stadium rock experience - puddles of urine on the floor?'
Monday 24 August 2009
The Couch Surfer
Residents threatened with legal action for disrupting U2 exit
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Angry residents reached an uneasy truce with the GAA last night over a row caused by the removal of the massive U2 stage at Dublin’s Croke Park.
OFT inquiry threatens Live Nation 'megadeal'
Thursday 11 June 2009
The proposed $2.5bn (£1.5bn) merger between live music giants Ticketmaster Entertainment and Live Nation was yesterday thrown into doubt after it was referred for a second regulatory inquiry, this time in the UK.
Hit & Run: Rock of ages
Wednesday 25 March 2009
This summer's music festival circuit is fast shaping up to be another Summer of '69. Or, more to the point, the summer of the 69-year-olds. By chance or design, the line-ups at 2009's biggest events are populated by Saga subscribers. Glastonbury, which last year drew a youthful crowd with Jay-Z, its first hip-hop headliner, will this year play host to performances from Bruce Springsteen (59), Neil Young (63) and Crosby (67), Stills (64) and Nash (67).
Live Nation: Music's next big act
Thursday 05 February 2009
It has reinvented the music industry business model, but a merger with Ticketmaster now looms. Ian Burrell reports
David Lister: Put a stop to this booking fee rip-off
Saturday 01 November 2008
When the new home in Manchester for Royal Opera House productions was announced this week, there was one aspect that not a single reporter or commentator mentioned. And I'm quite sure that the two guiding spirits behind the scheme, ROH chief executive Tony Hall and Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, never once mentioned it. It is the old saw of booking fees.
How George W is coining it in from Britain's music festivals
Sunday 20 July 2008
Did you know that US politicians profit from the price you pay to enjoy yourselves at Latitude, etc? The <i>IoS</i> tells all
Jay-Z: The hustler
Saturday 12 April 2008
He's the greatest rapper alive. Jay-Z appeals to people who don't necessarily get hip-hop
The rise of concert promoter Live Nation
Friday 04 April 2008
The rap star Jay-Z is the latest artist to ditch his traditional record label in favour of an all-embracing deal with a concert promoter that is transforming the industry
U2's concert deal illustrates new face of music industry
Tuesday 01 April 2008
U2 have signed a 12-year deal with the world's biggest concert promoter, Live Nation, to handle the band's merchandising, digital and branding rights.
Material girls: Madonna's cool £36m sees her top chart of high-earning women musicians
Sunday 03 February 2008
What do the following women have in common: Barbra Streisand and Christina Aguilera? Beyoncé and Mariah Carey? Celine Dion and Shakira?
Deborah Orr: A gold-rush tale of greed and despoliation
Thursday 05 October 2006
Rosia Montana is merely a microcosm of a situation that plays out worldwide every day
Motor insurance premiums to soar
Thursday 31 August 2006
Norwich Union lifts rates by up to 40 per cent and urges other car insurers to follow suit
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Exclusive: How MI5 blackmails British Muslims
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
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