J.R. Lind

2 days ago | news.pollstar.com | J.R. Lind

Ongoing construction at the Arena Guadalajara has forced the cancellation of two Katy Perry “Lifetimes” tour shows there. Fresh from a space flight, the singer posted on Instagram a message from the venue that her two shows, set for May 1 and 2, as well as an April 25 concert by Carlos Rivera and an April 26 performance by Intocable were off.

2 days ago | news.pollstar.com | J.R. Lind

Grammy-nominated rapper Doechii and All Things Go favorites Lucy Dacus and Clairo will headline the festival’s second New York edition, set for Sept. 26-28 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. The three-day, 24-artist festival also includes Djo, Remi Wolf, The Marías, Lola Young, The Last Dinner Party, Griff, Blondshell and Rachel Chinouriri.

3 days ago | news.pollstar.com | J.R. Lind

The 2026 edition of the Coachella Valley Music Arts Festival will take place April 10-12 and 17-19 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, promoter Goldenvoice announced Monday. The traditional setting of the dates comes on the heels of the conclusion of the second weekend of this year’s edition of the festival, which wrapped Sunday night. Coachella was headlined this year by Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone.

3 days ago | news.pollstar.com | J.R. Lind

TKO continues to expand its global footprint, as its flagship wrestling promotion WWE announced it is acquiring respected Mexican lucha libre promotion AAA. The announcement of the pending purchase came from WWE’s Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque ahead of the first night of WWE’s flagship event Wrestlemania, held over two days this weekend at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. The acquisition will be made in partnership with Fillip, a Mexico-based sports and entertainment company.

6 days ago | news.pollstar.com | J.R. Lind

A crowd of Pollstar Live! attendees packed the International Ballroom at the Beverly Hilton April 17 to hear the remarkable story of the years-in-the-making overnight sucess of unlikely country megastar Jelly Roll, fresh off his Pollstar Awards win for Country Tour of the Year the night before. Jelly Roll — his real name is Jason DeFord — sat with Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino for a freewheeling discussion of his life, career and, briefly, what he’s learned about animal behavior.