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At first look, the worldwide touring trade appears to be doing nicely.<\/p>\n

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Live Nation<\/a>, the biggest live performance promoter and ticketing firm, reported earlier this month that it was having an incredible yr. More than 100 million tickets have been offered for occasions in 2025 up to now. Compare that with 2019, the final massive yr earlier than COVID-19, when Live Nation had gross sales of 98 million tickets for all the 12 months.<\/p>\n

Economic slowdown? Tariff-related points? Fan rebellions towards the excessive value of tickets? None of these dire predictions appears to be coming true. Live music is having a banner yr!<\/p>\n

Well, perhaps for some.<\/p>\n

Coachella didn\u2019t promote out for the second yr operating, and of those that did go, greater than half financed their ticket purchases.<\/p>\n

Other festivals have been cancelled. According to tracker Music Festival Wizard<\/a>, 44 occasions have disappeared from the worldwide live performance calendar up to now this yr. In the U.Okay., promoters shaken by the 72 pageant cancellations final yr are bracing for extra issues. Just a few Australian festivals received\u2019t be occurring due to rising prices. Four-day common admission tickets for Lollapalooza offered out inside an hour, though one- and two-day tickets in addition to VIP passes are nonetheless obtainable. Just this week, a pageant firm referred to as Wannasee dropped greater than 10 occasions throughout Britain. The firm has gone below.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The present U.S. administration isn\u2019t serving to issues. After unilaterally elevating the worth of visas for international acts, there are all of the tales of Homeland Security points on the border. Who desires to threat establishing an costly American tour when a border patrol agent can refuse you entry as a result of\u2026 nicely, for any purpose they select. Something in your social media feed discovered in your cellphone that they don\u2019t like? You\u2019re not getting in. You would possibly even be detained for a while earlier than being deported.<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a top-tier performer, you could be proof against such petty issues, however even Beyonc\u00e9 had bother together with her Cowboy Carter tour, with 1000’s of tickets unsold at the same time as opening night time approached. That April 28 date in Los Angeles struggled to promote the remaining 3,200 tickets. She even needed to decrease costs to fill seats in different markets, annoying followers who purchased tickets early. Star energy, it appears, isn\u2019t at all times sufficient.<\/p>\n

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There are some shiny spots \u2014 Lorde\u2019s fall tour of North America and Europe has gone clear and all of the tickets for the 2025 Oasis reunion disappeared final yr \u2014 however these appear to be the exception. Many artists are selecting to remain house.<\/p>\n

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