The Live World: ROSTR Launches Venues, LCD's Centennial Show, Waiting on the Sphere to Change
Plus this week's hottest tours, venue news, and festival headlines
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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The ROSTR Group launched ROSTR Venues, a free, searchable directory of 33K+ venues across North America, South America & Europe.
LCD Soundsystem announced their annual NYC residency, 12 shows across Knockdown Center & Brooklyn Steel this November & December. The Nov. 30th show will be the group's 100th residency performance, with 100% of ticket proceeds going to a charity to be announced.
In more residency news, John Mayer announced a 2027 stint at Sphere in Las Vegas, with 6 shows in April featuring solo, trio & full band sets; general onsale begins Oct 9.
Fan-owned Southern California festival Same Same But Different built its own ticketing platform ShopTickets, which has allowed them to charge $60 below last year's opening price. The festival says the fee on a GA ticket drops from roughly $56 to 75 cents, and it holds an equity stake in the platform.
🎟️ Festival Headlines:
Laneway Festival unveiled its 2027 lineup, led by Fontaines D.C. & Hayley Williams with Slayyyter, ADÉLA, Kim Petras, MUNA, Ninajirachi & more; with Adelaide & Perth out, the festival will stop in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne & Auckland next February
Columbus' Buckeye Country Superfest returns to Ohio Stadium on July 10, 2027 with Chris Stapleton headlining alongside Cody Johnson, Parker McCollum & more
❌ Cancellations:
MDLBEAST called off this year's Soundstorm in Riyadh, which was set for Dec 3-4; organizers said the festival "will not take place as planned," gave no reason & promised a return in 2027
🔥 Check out this week's hottest tours in the gallery below:
LCD Soundsystem
John Mayer
Knockdown Center
Brooklyn Steel
Sphere
Fontaines D.C.
Hayley Williams
Chris Stapleton
MDLBEAST
Global Concert Demand
Festival Cancellations
Ticketing Platform Innovation
Venue Directory Expansion
Las Vegas Shows
Ticketing Technology
Venue Launches
Festival Lineups
Tour Announcements
ROSTR Group
ShopTickets
Laneway Festival
Buckeye Country Superfest
Soundstorm
United States
Australia
Saudi Arabia
New Zealand
New York, US
Las Vegas, US
Sydney, AU
Brisbane, AU
Melbourne, AU
Auckland, NZ
Columbus, US
Riyadh, SA
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This is a weekly curated series by NIF & ROSTR staff.
