The Live World: ROSTR Announces Promoter Profiles, Primavera's 25th Edition, Jay Wheeler Sets Tour

Each week, we track major tour announcements and live world news across ROSTR & NIF. The Live World is your weekly Thursday wrap-up of the live music biz stories you should know about. Let's take a look at this week's…

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ROSTR announced ROSTR Promoters, a searchable database of live event promoters worldwide, at the International Entertainment Buyers Association's 56th annual conference; each profile will show the artists a promoter has booked, events produced & primary locales, with a launch planned for 2027. It complements ROSTR Venues, which lists the promoters that operate in different venues.

Jay Wheeler announced the 34-date "La Voz Favorita" tour, running from December 4th in Tenerife to June 5, 2027 in Santo Domingo with stops at Barclays Center & Movistar Arena in Bogotá; general onsale begins Oct 9. His album of the same name featured a remix of "De lejitos" with Omar Courtz that peaked at No. 3 in Spain and has spent 18 weeks on the charts.

Zach Bryan broke the Gillette Stadium attendance record on October 3rd with 73K+ fans, topping the 71K+ set by Ed Sheeran in 2023, according to the stadium; he wore a "Free Palestine" shirt on stage during both nights of the stop, at a venue whose owner, Robert Kraft, had objected to Macklemore performing there as Sheeran's opener.

Turnstile will play a free show at the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. on October 24. The event will be co-hosted by Human Concern International, and aims to raise funds for humanitarian efforts in Palestine, Sudan & Lebanon.

Megan Thee Stallion is taking Hottieween to Las Vegas, teaming with Cirque du Soleil for a "Thee Circus" edition at Zouk on October 30; part of the proceeds will benefit her Pete & Thomas Foundation.

🎟️ Festival Headlines:

• Primavera Sound unveiled the lineup for its 25th edition, running June 2-6th, 2027 at Barcelona's Parc del Fòrum with 150+ artists led by Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Hayley Williams & more

• Lollapalooza revealed its 2027 South American (AR, BR, CH) lineups, with Travis Scott, Charli xcx, The Killers, David Guetta, Queens of the Stone Age & The Neighbourhood leading all 3 editions

• HYBE will bring Weverse Con Festival to New Delhi in late March 2027, the festival's first edition outside South Korea; the lineup has yet to be announced

❌ Cancellations:

• Kanye West's October stadium shows in St. Petersburg, Russia were cancelled by promoter Say Agency, with refunds promised; the 80K-capacity Gazprom Arena had said in August that it never signed a rental agreement for the concerts

• The Beach Boys cancelled their October 9th show in Bloomington, Illinois "due to unforeseen circumstances;" the band has not played a public show since pausing back in July

• Metronome Prague & Denmark's Syd For Solen will not return in 2027, with both organizers citing the difficulty of running big-city festivals; Metronome, which held its 10th edition in June, also pointed to insufficient attendance & a lack of long-term partners

🔥 Check out this week's hottest tours in the gallery below: