The Live World: Who's Scoring the Games, New Venues & more

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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In support of her forthcoming album Music, Fashion, Film, Charli xcx will host album-listening sessions across 25 cities in North America, Europe, Australia, Brazil, Japan & more.

Harry Styles now holds the record (a Guinness World Record at that) for longest residency at London's Wembley Stadium after completing 12 shows (I was there, it was so good). His initial stay of 6 nights was doubled due to high demand with Shania Twain as his supporting act.

JAY-Z announced a London date has been added to his "JAY-Z 30" shows, which kicks off with 2 consecutive nights at Yankee Stadium this weekend.

⚽️ Scoring Games

• Justin Bieber joins Madonna, Shakira, BTS & more as a headliner for the World Cup Final Halftime Show at MetLife next Sunday

• Backstreet Boys take Sphere yet again for the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix Afterparty

• Zedd is set to play another afterparty for the US Open Finals

🏟️ Venue News:

• Origin Los Angeles, a new space meant for electronic music, is set to open in a few months in LA's Arts District; the indoor/outdoor space will focus on "live top-tier and indie electronic bookings" with Saturdays alternating "between daytime outdoor experiences and late-night house and techno programming"

• NYC's Greenwich Village gains its first new venue in almost 20 years in Bleecker Bell, a 200-capacity music space set to open this fall

🎟️ Festival Headlines:

• Tedeschi Trucks Band will co-headline Sun, Sand & Soul Beach with Earth, Wind & Fire along with other acts like Lukas Nelson, The Wailers, Sierra Hull & more

• Lights All Night, Dallas' New Years Eve festival Subtronics, Avello, Sidequest & more

❌ Cancellations:

• Czechia’s Clout Festival has been cancelled following headliner Wiz Khalifa's cancelled European tour; the rapper cancelled because of charges he faces from smoking marijuana in Romania on stage back in 2024

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