Although their summer turned sour when Bono's back problems resulted in the cancellation of their much anticipated Glastonbury appearance and and a string of North American dates (now rescheduled), U2 still top the list of highest-earning bands on the planet over the last year.

Despite a conference in New York yesterday to try to reassure investors about the company's performance, Live Nation's shares have slumped 16%.

A 19-year-old woman from Norwich has reported being attacked and raped by four males at Festival Republic's Latitude Festival which is held at Henham Park near Southwold in Suffolk in the East of England.

A crew member has died in the build up to an open-air concert by pop singer Will Young after falling backstage.

Following its successful debut last January, the European Festival Awards, presented by YOUROPE and Virtual Festivals Europe, will return to Groningen in the New Year with a larger venue and more categories.

Harvey Fuqua, singer, record producer and a key figure in the US music industry has died aged 80.

Pollstar reports that the hundred biggest American tours in 2010 grossed $965.5 million in the first half of the year, which is 17% ($196.8 million) down on the same period last year.

Impatient fans stormed the gates at the annual Roskilde Festival in Denmark.