‘I flew to Luxembourg to see the gig there instead!’: music fans on how they cope with high UK ticket prices
As increasing prices and fees make gig-going difficult, readers voice their frustration – and suggest alternatives
The Guardian view on live music: a scheme to spread the sound around deserves support
Editorial: More gigs would be a good thing, and a voluntary £1 levy for grassroots venues could help
There’s a £1 idea that could save small music venues. Is Live Nation holding it back?
Artists including Coldplay and Katy Perry have got behind a plan to fund small venues from big gigs – but owners say that without Live Nation on board, it could fail
‘Why are all these twentysomethings at a Killing Heidi show?’ How nostalgia tours took over Australian music
The band are among a wave of artists hitting the road this year to celebrate landmark albums. It reflects deeper trends in the Australian music landscape, where new artists are struggling to cut through
Isle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendance
Festival made £3.4m profit in 2024, generating £2.6m dividend for its parent company, part of Live Nation
Beyond regional doubt: why more acts are touring the UK’s far-flung venues – and why it’s worth making the effort
With touring costs rising and venues closing, many acts are only playing big city dates. But as the Beatles and Led Zep showed in the past, more scenic routes can pay off
Spotify removes 75m spam tracks in past year as AI increases ability to make fake music
Streamer to crack down on AI-generated spam by introducing filter to identify fraudulent uploads
Guitar ‘smashed up’ by Liam Gallagher on night Oasis split up goes to auction
Red Gibson ES-355, damaged on night of 2009 Rock en Seine fight, being sold alongside acoustic used in Wonderwall
Dua Lipa denies ‘categorically false’ report that she fired her agent over anti-Kneecap stance
The pop star and her talent agency say reports that she sacked David Levy for allegedly signing a letter urging Glastonbury to drop the pro-Palestine Irish rap group from lineup are untrue
Resale ‘subterfuge’: Viagogo sent fan his tickets along with a stranger’s passport
Experiences of booking for big London gigs underscore the opaque practices of some online platforms
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour helps fuel UK consumer spending on live music to record £6.7bn high
Report from Live shows spending £2bn higher than before Covid-19 shutdowns, although grassroots venues are still closing at an increasing rate
Non-profit collective plans festival to help grassroots live music circuit
Members to co-own event that organisers say will cut costs by up to 40% after 78 independent festivals closed last year
Thursday briefing: How Taylor Swift, the ultimate pop star, turned her story into our own
In today’s newsletter: Her songs have soundtracked first loves, heartbreaks and coming-of-age moments for millions, and fostered a rare kind of intimacy between artist and audience
Obsession, blackmail and Instagram: inside Lurker, the year’s most compelling thriller
The Talented Mr Ripley gets an upgrade in a buzzy and biting film about a desperate outsider who infiltrates the inner circle of a singer on the rise
StubHub allowed prolific tout to list 300 tickets for sold-out Lewis Capaldi show
Expert says ‘reason to suspect industrial-scale criminality’ as TGCES lists 306 Sheffield tickets for up to £248 each