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Why Music Festivals Are No Good For Emerging Music Artists

11/09/2026 by Andy Reynolds
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I recently responded to a post on LinkedIn by Mike Carney from Live Nation Entertainment1. Mike’s posts about concert touring are thoughtful and insightful. Recently he posted about festival slots and their benefit to artists – a subject I have a view on – and I commented. The character limit on LinkedIn comments stifled my … Read more

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