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“Normal life as we know it has come to a complete standstill. Some people might not be aware of what exactly is happening, but all civilians are either in bomb shelters or their houses. There are curfews in every region. The last curfew in Kyiv lasted more than 30 hours, meaning that on Feb. 27 people couldn’t go outside unless it was to move into a bomb shelter. 

Eric Church is adding an extra date to his upcoming summer Stadium Tour, “One Hell Of A Night in Minneapolis.” The added date will see Church heading out to Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium on June 11 along with Morgan Wallen and ERNEST. 

Among the features of the annual Magna Charta spotlight on live entertainment in Europe is the ranking of the highest-grossing tours that played venues on the continent during the 12-month period ending Jan. 31. Ranked No. 1 on the chart is the venerable rock band Genesis with an overall gross topping $18.1 million earned during the opening leg of “The Last Domino?” tour that kicked off Sept. 20 in Birmingham, England.

Willie Nelson will perform a series of intimate shows in March from his legendary Luck Ranch home as part of Luck Presents’ Spring Concert Series, marking the first time the artist’s own individual shows will take place at the ve

Rolling Loud’s flagship Miami event returns to Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., July 22-24, topped by superstars Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar and Future, alongside the usual dozens of hip-hop artists of all kinds. 

Live Nation has stated that it won’t be doing business with Russia, effective immediately. 

Last week C3 Presents and parent company Live Nation announced it acquired Stubb’s Bar-B-Q, the iconic Austin, Texas, music venue and restaurant that opened in 1996. A de facto hub for the annual SXSW Conference and synonymous with incredible live music, the venue has hosted shows by everyone from Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and Willie Nelson to The Beastie Boys, Metallica and Loretta Lynn to the New York Dolls, Merle Haggard, Lady Gaga and far beyond. Pollstar spoke with Stubb’s and C3 co-founder Charles Attal and C3 promoter Amy Corbin, whose careers began at Stubb’s, to find out more about the venue, the acquisition and plans for the future. 

The inaugural edition of LETSGETFR.EE will see Missy Elliot, Wizkid, Anderson .Paak & Free The Nationals, Ozuna, El Alfa, Kali Uchis, Jhené Aiko nad more taking the stage.