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Dublin’s 3Arena posts box-office revenue of €71m

Venue was eighth-best performing location in Europe

Fri Jan 31 2025 - 16:56

‘He was my baby, and he died needlessly’: Former child star Rory Sykes dies in LA fires

Sykes’s mother says ‘all phone lines were down’ and local fire station had ‘no water’

Mon Jan 13 2025 - 11:14

Irish WWE star Lyra Valkyria: ‘At its core, we’re storytellers. Everything comes down to good versus evil’

With its mix of larger-than-life faux rage in the ring and genuine connection with fans, it’s not hard to understand the huge popularity of WWE – and it means big business, too, for Netflix

Sun Dec 15 2024 - 05:15

The Cure’s Robert Smith: ‘I wear lipstick, I’m 65. I’m not the person to stand up to say what’s wrong with the world’

The Cure’s Robert Smith interview: With his band’s first new album in 16 years just released, post-punk’s dark prince discusses enduring on his own terms and clashing with the most powerful company in live music

Mon Nov 25 2024 - 05:00

‘We are happy with the price’: Music promoter Denis Desmond on buying Rory Gallagher’s guitar

Fender Stratocaster is acquired for more than €1 million at auction in London

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 19:42

Oasis, Ticketmaster and the great rock’n’roll swindle

The ticket company’s dynamic pricing works on the principle that it can charge as much as we’re willing to pay. So choose which bands to see carefully

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 05:00

Oasis tickets controversy: ‘People say it was better in the old days. It really wasn’t’

Amid calls for Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ to be investigated, the company’s former MD says it is not a monopoly and will remain popular

Mon Sept 02 2024 - 18:18

State funding decision for delayed Cork Events Centre to be made in coming weeks, says McGrath

Multipurpose 6,000-capacity venue to host concerts and conferences planned for site close to South Gate Bridge in city

Sat Jun 29 2024 - 17:29

Ticketmaster antitrust case is box-office for frustrated concert-goers

US antitrust case is seeking the break-up of parent company Live Nation

Sun May 26 2024 - 06:00

US attempts to dismantle Ticketmaster ‘monopoloy’

Antitrust lawsuit brought by US Department of Justice seeks break-up of Live Nation Entertainment

Thu May 23 2024 - 20:08

European shares close flat as investors rein in hopes for ECB rate cuts

Successful quarterly earnings at US chipmaker Nvidia have boosted technology shares on global markets

Thu May 23 2024 - 18:21

Vince Power: Waterford-born ‘Godfather of Gigs’ who rocked the UK music scene

Music promoter, entrepreneur and founder of the Mean Fiddler Group had a favourite mantra: ‘Keep one eye on the till and one eye on the talent’

Sat Mar 16 2024 - 00:30

Electric Picnic parent books £35.3m profit as live events rebound

Group lost more than £10m in 2020 due to the impact of the pandemic on live entertainment sector

Mon Jan 15 2024 - 15:39

Irish arm of Electric Picnic owner Live Nation pays out dividend of €4.5m

Record 70,000 attend flagship music festival

Fri Sept 22 2023 - 17:31

Bloom organisers paid Ticketmaster almost €480,000 over four years

Bord Bia to seek bids from ticketing providers for 2024 gardening show

Sat Aug 19 2023 - 05:00

How big is Ticketmaster? How one company dominates the Irish market

Fresh concerns have been raised with competition body about the online ticket market

Fri Aug 11 2023 - 05:00

Coldplay and Taylor Swift are just the start: the ticket price plan to bleed Irish fans dry

Conor Pope: Ticketmaster rarely goes into detail about the business of ticket sales, but the man who brought that business to Ireland almost 30 years ago is more forthcoming

Fri Aug 04 2023 - 10:53

Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Ticketmaster’s new selling technique: presale anxiety

Astronomical pricing has now been baked into the gig ticket-buying process by both top artists and one company

Sat Jul 29 2023 - 06:15

‘The Rolling Stones wanted me to compromise. And I didn’t want to compromise’

Paul Charles is no pushover. One of the lessons of Adventures in Wonderland, the Irish music agent’s new memoir, is that sometimes you have to say no

Wed Jun 14 2023 - 05:30

MCD ranks 11th globally among concert promoters with €155m in ticket sales in 2022

Garth Brooks gigs help Croke Park to 13th spot among world’s most successful concert venues in terms of box office receipts

Fri Jan 06 2023 - 17:08

Western brands flee Russia in unravelling of ‘capitalistic diplomacy’

H&M, Nike, Volkswagen, Toyota and Apple among many brands curtailing services or operations

Sat Mar 05 2022 - 06:00

Bord Gáis Energy Theatre revenue falls 74% due to pandemic

Revenue down €2.75m, as staff numbers at live venue fall from 44 to 35

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 17:51

Cork event centre worth €80m ‘will still happen’, Coveney says

Public money of €50 million for the 6,000 seater facility remains intact, Minister says

Sun Aug 22 2021 - 13:01

Cork City Council chief predicts €80m event centre to proceed

Combined State investment of €50m at play in project undertaken by BAM and Live Nation

Tue Mar 23 2021 - 21:01

Irishman in London: ‘It is nice to see someone with a hurl in Finsbury Park’

The Tipperary man dealing with a ‘devastated’ music industry in London

Thu Sept 03 2020 - 11:00

‘I am heartbroken to confirm’ ... Death of an Irish music festival

Cancelling a festival is huge. A vast army of people are suddenly out of a job

Sun May 10 2020 - 05:00

Insurance costs add €1 to every concert ticket in Republic

MCD boss says insurance costs for a stadium gig in Republic costs €50,000 compared to €5,000 in the North

Tue Feb 04 2020 - 20:28

Concert promoter MCD says dealing with regulators cost €3m

Sale of half of company to joint venture with Love Nation gets green light

Wed Jan 29 2020 - 18:40

Number of deals assessed by consumer watchdog halves

Higher turnover threshold sees 47 mergers notified to body in 2019, 52% down on 2018

Fri Jan 03 2020 - 11:44

Controversial €80m Cork event centre faces fresh delay

Appeal lodged against revised version of development plan

Thu Nov 14 2019 - 10:57

Bord Gáis theatre records strong growth in turnover and profits

Tickets sales increase 17% to €7.6m while food and beverage income advances to €2.6m

Tue Oct 22 2019 - 05:45

Denis Desmond company shares in £10.29m dividend

Payment made as UK joint venture records £2.2m loss

Thu Oct 03 2019 - 18:37

Varadkar says Government is committed to Cork’s stalled €73m event centre

Taoiseach fails to provide details how €9m shortfall in State aid will be met

Wed May 01 2019 - 21:09

Pretax profits at Denis Desmond’s concert promoter down 19%

AMG paid dividend of £35m in 2018 including £9.8m dividend for Gaiety Investments

Fri Apr 12 2019 - 00:01

Coveney calls for cool heads in debate on €80m Cork events centre

Tánaiste says legal issues over the €30m State aid investment need to be resolved

Thu Mar 21 2019 - 20:35

Cork business groups seek clarification on events centre progress

Proposed 6,000 seat venue on site of former Beamish and Crawford brewery has been hampered by delays, say advocates

Thu Feb 28 2019 - 15:12

U2 concerts help deliver bumper $61.7m sales for 3Arena

Other top performers at Dublin venue include Kylie, Niall Horan and Andrea Bocelli

Thu Jan 31 2019 - 16:44

Major shows boost profits at Bord Gáis theatre to nearly €700k

Docklands theatre sees 2017 turnover rise to €8.4m at Crownway-owned venue

Mon Oct 29 2018 - 05:43

Bord Gáis Energy renews naming rights deal for Dublin theatre

Energy supplier extends sponsorship of Grand Canal Square venue until 2026

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:00

Cork Event Centre developer ‘100% committed’ to the project despite delays

The cost of the project has since risen to between €75 million and €80 million with both Bam International and Live Nation requesting a further €10 million in state funding

Thu May 24 2018 - 09:10