live music
We Probably Won’t See Live Music in 2021
With a slow vaccine rollout, new virus strains, and not enough masking, an epidemiologist tells us why concerts might not come back this year.
Independent Venues Finally Got a $15 Billion Bailout. What's Next?
Thanks to the National Independent Venue Association's lobbying, a dying industry received congressional relief, but 2021 is still uncertain.
Festival Organisers Reveal What Needs to Happen for Events to Go Ahead in 2021
A government select committee met today to discuss the future of festivals in the UK.
Without Live Music, I Wouldn’t Have Been Able to Overcome Grief
As all my memories of my dad started to blur, gigs have had the most incredible ways of transporting me back.
No-Deal Brexit Could Spell Disaster for the UK's Musicians
Yet more bad news for an industry already on the brink.
Over 170,00 Live Music Jobs Could Be Lost This Year
Over half the industry's workers risk being made unemployed.
Here’s Why That Emo Night Philly Event Got Canceled
We talked to founder DJ Deejay about the online outrage and how the party would’ve been run had it not generated so much controversy.
We Talked to a Fan Who Saw a Flaming Lips Show From Inside a Bubble
"You’re just bouncing off everyone else. It’s kind of like a human ball pit."
Trump Just Doomed Independent Music Venues
In a few tweets, the president has all but guaranteed an extinction-level event for your favorite concert halls.
Drive-Ins Won't Save Live Music
Concerts in COVID-19 mean seeing Metallica debut a film or watching Jeff Tweedy perform from your car. Is that a substitute for the real thing?
Congress Is Killing Independent Music Venues
According to NIVA, without COVID relief, in 13 weeks there may be only one independent music venue left standing in Nashville.
Flickers of Joy at the UK's First Socially Distanced Concert Venue
We went to Newcastle's Virgin Money Unity Arena to experience gig-going in the age of coronavirus.