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Live Nation, the largest concert promoter and ticketing company, reported earlier this month that it was having an amazing year .

More than 100 million tickets have been sold for events in 2025 so far.

Coachella didn't sell out for the second year running , and of those who did go, more than half financed their ticket purchases.

44 events have disappeared from the global concert calendar so far this year .

A one-pound surcharge is added onto the price of a ticket sold for a stadium or arena show.

This is then reallocated to smaller venues across the country.

Mumford & Sons , Pulp and Diana Ross are among the artists in support of the initiative.