will forego his 2020 salary and senior executives will see their salaries reduced by up to 50%, amid other cost-cutting moves and an amendment to its existing credit agreement that includes a new $120 million revolving loan facility.
The live-entertainment business — the primary revenue generator of the music industry — has been hit especially hard by the pandemic, with virtually every tour and concert taking place over the next few months postponed or cancelled. While touring-industry trade publication Pollstar projected a $12.2 billion year for the industry based on concert grosses from the first fiscal quarter of 2020 , : It now lowers that estimate to $9.9 billion if touring resumes in late May, and $3.
In the announcement, the company notes that it has had 8,000 shows impacted by the event stoppage starting in mid-March, with 15 million tickets sold for those shows. Of that total, 7,000 shows with 14 million tickets sold were postponed, accounting for 90% of tickets impacted. The remaining 10% of tickets, or 1.6 million, were for shows that were canceled. Refunds have been issued for tickets for all canceled shows, and the company expects to allow some refunds for postponed shows in the U.S.
Even the monopolist are having a tough time, lol.
Going to be a rough few years for the venue/touring business.
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