Concert Season Is ‘Chaotic’ as Bottleneck of Shows Wreaks Havoc by Ashley Carman, Bloomberg Businessweek, August 25, 2022 “If someone were to ask my impressions of 2022, I’d say chaotic,” says Lawrence Peryer, chief commercial officer at Lyte, a ticketing platform. “It’s a lot of factors converging all at once. Not just the uncertainty of…

Springsteen Fans Raged Over Ticket Prices. Experts Say There’s No Easy Fix by Andy Greene & Ethan Millman in Rolling Stone, August 2, 2022 Eye-popping ticket prices have generated furious op-eds and social media posts in recent weeks. A group of experts weigh in on what’s wrong with the system alongside various solutions Click here…

Buying show tickets is still an imperfect and sometimes frustrating – not to mention expensive – experience. You’ll have certainly felt the pang of annoyance as tickets you want are snapped up by bots, and then sold on the secondary market for inflated prices. So what does a better ticketing system look like? We welcome…

Are Smaller Uber-Curated Festivals The Future? A Cluster Of Uniquely Programmed Events Are Creating A New Template For The Market by Roy Trakin in Pollstar, June 2, 2022 The pandemic hastened the demise of a number of cherished boomer pastimes, from network television and physical media to movie theaters and restaurants.  One thing it couldn’t…

Lyte’s Lawrence Peryer on Live Music’s Return by Roy Trakin on XLIVE.com, May 24, 2022 When we last spoke to Lawrence Peryer, the 25-year industry vet who serves as Chief Strategy Officer for Lyte, the reservation technology ticketing platform, almost a year ago to the day, there was optimism in the live music business returning…

EP/49: REVAMPING TICKETING Ticketing is Broken. Can it be Fixed? It’s no secret that concert ticketing is a mess. Service fees are sky high, sophisticated bots scoop the best seats and resale prices on secondary markets are too high for many fans. While the problem is widespread – help may be on the way. A…