Just before New Year’s, Brian Fallon of the Gaslight Anthem made a decision to cancel the first two weeks of his solo theater and club tour, which had initially been scheduled to start Jan. 11. Given the unknowns of Omicron, it seemed to make sense. Besides, he says, “I thought …
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Jimmie Allen has announced plans for his first headlining tour in 2022. The Grammy nominee and recently named CMA New Artist of the Year will kick off his Down Home Tour starting Feb. 3 at the famed Troubadour in West Hollywood, California. Spanning 19 dates, the trek will take Allen …
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In January 2020, when veteran music executive Charlie Jones announced his departure from C3, the company he cofounded that runs Austin City Limits and Lollapalooza, he felt that part of his career had run its course. The market was saturated with similar festivals and “it felt to me like we …
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After years of anticipation, Snail Mail has announced the new album Valentine, out November 5th via Matador. Lindsey Jordan dropped the title track ahead of its release, accompanied by a video that resembles a period drama. Betrayed by a lover at a dinner party, she stuffs her face with cake …
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The Killers will require fans attending their New York City warmup gig on August 19th to be both vaccinated and show a negative Covid-19 test, perhaps the strongest mandate for audiences to date. The Bowery Presents told ticket buyers on their website, “In order to be allowed in the venue …
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H.E.R. and Live Nation Urban have unveiled the lineup for the second annual Lights On Festival, taking over the Concord Pavilion in Concord, California, on September 18th and 19th. The singer announced the second iteration of her 2019 festival Sunday night at the BET Awards. Erykah Badu, Bryson Tiller, Ari …
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Karol G has announced her first U.S. headlining tour. The ‘Bichota Tour’ goes on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET. The Colombian reggaeton star’s 21-date trek kicks off in Denver at Mission Ballroom on October 27th. It hits a number of cities on the West Coast before a string of …
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Brent Cobb and Nikki Lane will share bills through the later part of summer 2021 when they team up for the co-headlining Soapbox Derby Tour. The trek gets underway August 20th in Chicago. Spanning 18 dates in less than three weeks, the Soapbox Derby Tour will stick mostly to the …
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A group of over a dozen black concert promoters in the U.S. is working to address longstanding inequality in their industry — which members say has made it a challenge for them to stay competitive in an increasingly consolidated live music marketplace. The new organization, called The Black Promoters Collective …
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Talent agencies made steep staff layoffs at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. But now, several departed agents from Paradigm — one of the major music agencies that announced cuts — have announced their own company, carrying over prominent touring acts including The War on Drugs, Chvrches, and Courtney Barnett. …
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