# Decibel

> Decibel provides news and analysis on the music business and the live entertainment industry.

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## Posts
- [Colorado Springs' City Auditorium Set to Reopen After Decades-Long Dormancy, Taps AXS for Ticketing](https://decibel.news/p/colorado-springs-city-auditorium-set-to-reopen-after-decades-long-dormancy-taps-axs-for-ticketing): Jesse Morreale talks about his new project and his decision to team up with the AEG-owned ticketing company
- [NIVA Tells Judge to Reject DOJ-Live Nation Settlement, Calls Penalty "1.7 Hours" of Revenue](https://decibel.news/p/niva-tells-judge-to-reject-doj-live-nation-settlement-calls-penalty-1-7-hours-of-revenue-3c16): + Vanderbilt pours cold water on ticket resale industry
- [NIVA Tells Judge to Reject DOJ-Live Nation Settlement, Calls Penalty "1.7 Hours" of Revenue](https://decibel.news/p/niva-tells-judge-to-reject-doj-live-nation-settlement-calls-penalty-1-7-hours-of-revenue): Live Nation attorney pushes back, says no evidence company acted illegally
- [Kustom’s $147 Million Ticketing Gamble](https://decibel.news/p/kustom-s-147-million-ticketing-gamble): The tiny publicly traded owner of TicketSmarter has agreed to acquire Tickets For Less, a company generating $238 million in annual revenue. But the announcement leaves one rather large question unanswered: Where will Kustom find the money?
- [Vanderbilt Report Puts a Number on Ticket Scalping's Toll](https://decibel.news/p/vanderbilt-report-puts-a-number-on-ticket-scalping-s-toll): Report estimates ticket resale costs consumer $11 Billion a year — and the independent venue lobby is ready to weaponize it
- [Ontario, Canada Fines SeatGeek For Breaking New Resale ](https://decibel.news/p/ontario-canada-fines-seatgeek-for-breaking-new-resale): Stubhub scrambles while Vivid Seats notifies users of its plan to follow new law
- [The Nine Festivals Still Scheduled to Play Through 2026](https://decibel.news/p/the-nine-festivals-still-scheduled-to-play-through-2026): From Chicago to Mexico City, this season's biggest festival lineups trace back to a shrinking list of promoters — with pricing, presales and "Exacta Passes" increasingly designed to keep fans inside the same corporate ecosystem.
- [Q&A with David Lefkowitz on Bluenote's Move Into the Bay Area](https://decibel.news/p/q-a-with-david-lefkowitz-on-bluenote-s-move-into-the-bay-area): + Out of Control Ticket Resale at The US Open
- [AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!! (1)](https://decibel.news/p/aeg-and-louis-messina-to-live-nation-judge-reject-the-doj-deal-1): AEG and veteran promoter Louis Messina file public comments blasting the proposed settlement in United States v. Live Nation, arguing it repeats the mistakes of two failed decades-old decrees.
- [AEG and Louis Messina to Live Nation Judge: Reject the DOJ DEAL!!](https://decibel.news/p/aeg-and-louis-messina-to-live-nation-judge-reject-the-doj-deal): AEG and veteran promoter Louis Messina file public comments blasting the proposed settlement in United States v. Live Nation, arguing it repeats the mistakes of two failed decades-old decrees.
- [David Lefkowitz on Blue Note, Talent Buying, and Building New Venues in the Bay Area](https://decibel.news/p/david-lefkowitz-on-blue-note-talent-buying-and-building-new-venues-in-the-bay-area): How a 20-year artist manager turned independent promoter is quietly assembling a new concert footprint across Napa, Santa Cruz, and the East Bay.
- [Nearly 30 Years Later, a Jury Says Who Did It: Keffe D Convicted in Tupac Shakur's Murder](https://decibel.news/p/nearly-30-years-later-a-jury-says-who-did-it-keffe-d-convicted-in-tupac-shakur-s-murder): LA gang member didn't pull the trigger but was found to be responsible after years of detailing his involvement
- [The People's Slam Has a Resale Problem](https://decibel.news/p/the-people-s-slam-has-a-resale-problem): How the U.S. Open turned a $65 grounds pass into a $300+ commodity — and why the USTA keeps collecting on both ends of the sale
- [California's Ticket Bill Squeaks Through — Without the Group That Wrote It](https://decibel.news/p/california-s-ticket-bill-squeaks-through-without-the-group-that-wrote-it): AB 1349, the state's ban on speculative ticket sales, heads to Newsom's desk after its own sponsor tried to kill it.
- [Fortune Teller: Five Potential Scenarios for How A Court Might Break Up Live Nation and Ticketmaster, Graded](https://decibel.news/p/prediction-time-five-potential-scenarios-for-how-a-court-might-break-up-live-nation-and-ticketmaster): From accepting the DOJ settlement to forcing a selloff of Ticketmaster, we run through the courts options
- [New Vanderbilt Study Says Ticket Resale and Platform Fees Cost Fans $11 Billion a Year](https://decibel.news/p/new-vanderbilt-study-says-ticket-resale-and-platform-fees-cost-fans-11-billion-a-year): Industry groups want lawmakers to act now to curb growing ticketing fees
- [Eight Takeaways From Trump’s Intervention in the Live Nation Antitrust Case ](https://decibel.news/p/eight-takeaways-from-trump-s-intervention-in-the-live-nation-antitrust-case): The Wall Street Journal’s new reporting offers more than an account of an unusual settlement. It shows how political access can alter corporate enforcement—and why Live Nation may not yet have escaped a breakup.
- [Love Me Like You Do: The Details of Ellie Goulding's Lawsuit Are More Scandalous Than We Originally Thought](https://decibel.news/p/love-me-like-you-do-the-details-of-ellie-goulding-s-lawsuit-are-more-scandalous-than-originally-repo)
- [The Roster Gap: New Data Shows Women Make Up Just 30% of Music's Signed Talent — And Even Less of Who Represents Them ](https://decibel.news/p/the-roster-gap-new-data-shows-women-make-up-just-30-of-music-s-signed-talent-and-even-less-of-who-re): A new industry-first study from ROSTR and She Is The Music finds that gender imbalance in music isn't just a stage problem. It starts with who gets signed.