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Dave Brooks

Dave Brooks is a veteran news reporting covering the music industry and the touring business. He previously served as a senior director for touring at Billboard.

The Music Industry's Intelligence Layer: Inside ROSTR's Ambitious Rebuild

Mar 17, 2026

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9 min read

The Music Industry's Intelligence Layer: Inside ROSTR's Ambitious Rebuild

CEO Mark Williamson on transforming the way the music business finds, shares, and acts on information — and why the industry is finally listening.

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
The Live Nation Lawsuit Is About To Get Very Uncomfortable 🗑️

Mar 17, 2026

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6 min read

The Live Nation Lawsuit Is About To Get Very Uncomfortable 🗑️

Imagine having to share the worst thing you ever did with a jury

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

The Offer

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Check Out Dave Brooks' Podcast Decibel and Docket

Mar 14, 2026

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7 min read

Check Out Dave Brooks' Podcast Decibel and Docket

We dropped three episodes this week on Live Nation and the shock settlement

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

Live Nation

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The DOJ just shared the Slack Messages of Two Live Nation Knuckleheads—And They're @$&%ing Brutal

Mar 12, 2026

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5 min read

The DOJ just shared the Slack Messages of Two Live Nation Knuckleheads—And They're @$&%ing Brutal

“Robbing them blind baby,” Ben Baker told Jeff Weinhold in a series of brutal text messages shared on the court docket. “That’s how we do.”

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

Venues

The Sober Shift: Why the Alcohol Business Is Facing a Generational Hangover

Mar 8, 2026

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7 min read

The Sober Shift: Why the Alcohol Business Is Facing a Generational Hangover

And a look at how its changing how young people network and socialize

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
BREAKING: Lucy Dickins Exits WME 👋🏻

Mar 6, 2026

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3 min read

BREAKING: Lucy Dickins Exits WME 👋🏻

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
Live Nation Trial: Barclays Center, SeatGeek and the Phone Call at the Center of the Monopoly Fight

Mar 4, 2026

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13 min read

Live Nation Trial: Barclays Center, SeatGeek and the Phone Call at the Center of the Monopoly Fight

The first day of testimony in the Live Nation trial hangs on a story about the Barclays Center's use of Seatgeek

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

Live Nation

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Live Nation and DOJ Clash Over Artist Paydays and Songkick Deal as Antitrust Trial Heats Up

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Live Nation and DOJ Clash Over Artist Paydays and Songkick Deal as Antitrust Trial Heats Up

Dueling motions pit the concert giant’s defense of aggressive bidding against prosecutors’ push to show how big guarantees and a 2018 acquisition reinforce monopoly power.

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
Everywhere At Once: How the UK Is Reinventing Live Music, One Local Stage at a Time

Feb 26, 2026

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3 min read

Everywhere At Once: How the UK Is Reinventing Live Music, One Local Stage at a Time

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

Venues

Bedrock's Riverfront Amphitheater Is the Cleveland Music Scene's Biggest Bet in Years

Feb 26, 2026

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2 min read

Bedrock's Riverfront Amphitheater Is the Cleveland Music Scene's Biggest Bet in Years

Project is being backed by Live Nation Ohio President Michael Belkin

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
On the Eve of Trial, Live Nation’s Appeal Gambit Faces Steep Odds Post

Feb 26, 2026

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6 min read

On the Eve of Trial, Live Nation’s Appeal Gambit Faces Steep Odds Post

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
How Real Is the Wasserman Sale?

Feb 21, 2026

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3 min read

How Real Is the Wasserman Sale?

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
Wasserman Was Far From The Worst Offender in Epstein Files - So What Should Be Done About Him?

Feb 21, 2026

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6 min read

Wasserman Was Far From The Worst Offender in Epstein Files - So What Should Be Done About Him?

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
New Podcast: Randy Nichols Talks Live Nation DOJ Decision

Feb 21, 2026

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2 min read

New Podcast: Randy Nichols Talks Live Nation DOJ Decision

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
Reaction: Live Nation Says Breakup Is “Off the Table.” Not So Fast.

Feb 20, 2026

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6 min read

Reaction: Live Nation Says Breakup Is “Off the Table.” Not So Fast.

Live Nation's Dan Wall latest blog post offers a clean narrative, but legal experts say his conclusion is a little oversimplified.

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks
We Have The Live Nation Witness List

Feb 17, 2026

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11 min read

We Have The Live Nation Witness List

And we wanted to share it ahead of our launch next month

Dave Brooks
Dave Brooks

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