USA

Coachella’ s early lineup announcement pays off

Goldenvoice is celebrating after its 2026 instalment of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival sold out in just four days, on the back of the earliest lineup announcement in the California event ' s 25-year history. Acts to perform at the 125,000-capacity festival next year include Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, and Anyma. It will take place at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, between 10 – 12 April and 17 – 19 April 2026. The 2025 and 2024 editions of Coachella did not sell out until two months before the festivals took place.

MEXICO

Concert promoter launches credit card

Mexican concert promoter and venue operator Ocesa has partnered with Visa and local bank Banamex to launch a credit card aimed at concertgoers and ticket buyers of other live entertainment shows. The Live Nationowned company promotes thousands of events annually and operates 13 venues in Mexico. People who sign up to the LineUp Banamex Credit Card will earn loyalty points with purchases that can be then used to buy tickets for Ocesaproduced events. Other benefits offered by the credit card’ s creators include presales, two-for-one tickets and discounts. In June, Live Nation expanded its controlling stake in Ocesa in a deal reportedly valued at $ 646 million.

GERMANY

Live music fund launched

The 20th edition of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg saw the launch the Live Music Fund Germany, a voluntary scheme set up to support grassroots events, venues, and talent. Created by the LiveKultur federal foundation, the German initiative is similar to the UK’ s LIVE Trust, and will generate funds from a mixture of donations from ticket sales and money from the industry. The scheme, which will launch at the start of 2026, has been described as“ a voluntary solidarity fund – from the industry, for the industry”. The fund will focus on three areas: grants for small and independent venues; funds to support“ loss-making newcomer shows” for emerging talent; and projects around inclusion, sustainability, education and visibility.

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