Pollstar Live! 2026 wraps up

Live music industry figures gathered at Loews Hotel in Los Angeles between 14-16 April for the annual Pollstar Live conference.

Opening the conference, the CEO of Pollstar parent company Oak View Group Chris Grainger said the industry is “more vibrant than ever”, with $35bn (€29.7bn) in ticket sales across the globe in 2025. He added that the connection between music and technology has never been more important, and that the continued explosion of diverse concert-headlining talent in genres including Latin music and K-pop reflects “a structural change to the industry”.

“As our demand increases, so too does our responsibility to make a difference,” he said, according to Pollstar News. “The future won’t be just driven by demand. It’s going to be driven by how sustainable of…

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