Today we begin a new series spotlighting some of our favorite Instagram photos we’ve seen from the past week. The photos will be from venues around the world and lean more artistic than marketing. And if you haven’t followed us on Instagram yet, now is a good time. We may

Cornell University researchers recently published a paper in the Journal of Organization Behavior describing two studies that tested the effect of different music types on employees working in teams. They found that when happy music was played (such as the “Happy Days” theme song, “Br

Eventbrite recently asked: Are we at the apex of music festival popularity or is it still growing? That’s a good question, so the ticketing platform worked with MusicWatch Inc. to survey more than 1,000 North American 18-to-49-year-olds who attended at least one music festival i

If you have five minutes and an interest in acoustics, I recommend watching the above video. In it, Nicholas Edwards, an expert in auditorium acoustics, compares two concert halls and illustrates how their design affects audiences’ perception of sounds. “From concert halls

Musician Alicia Keys recently made headlines by having a phone-free concert. Fans locked their devices into a pouch made by Yondr. Attendees keep the pouches with them, but they could only be unlocked by venue employees. Yondr was founded by Graham Dugoni two years ago, and already ar