This article originally appeared on The Industry Observer, which is now part of The Music Network. The platform, which boasted 6 million-plus concert listings and 15 million monthly users, later revealed it would shut down. Songkick, which at its peak in 2015 helped Adele sell tickets to her shows, sold off a number of assets to Warner Music Group in July last year, including its Website and trademark. “We are glad to have resolved this litigation and thank all the employees, artists and industry partners who contributed so much to our many successes over the last decade,” added Songkick CEO Matt Jones. Oops, we couldnt contact Songkick and get the list of concerts. “We are pleased that we were able to resolve this dispute and avoid protracted and costly legal proceedings, while also acquiring valuable assets,” said Joe Berchtold, president of Ticketmaster parent Live Nation, in a statement. With over 15 million users worldwide, Songkick has won awards including Cult of Mac Must-Have app, Billboard App of the Month, and UK iTunes App of the Week. View company DICE HQ London, GB Employees 533 3 decrease DICE is a live music discovery and mobile ticketing platform. Songkick gives all ticket options and prices for every tour date and location. View company Ticketmaster HQ Los Angeles, US Ticketmaster is a live event ticketing company. Billboard reached out to Songkick and Ticketmaster and was told both companies would be commenting in a joint statement. The case dramatically escalated when Songkick last year filed an amended complaint alleging Ticketmaster employed a former CrowdSurge executive who hacked its system and snatched trade secrets and confidential data (Songkick acquired CrowdSurge in June 2015). Songkick is a ticketing vendor and online database of concerts for music enthusiasts. Find tickets to all live music, concerts, tour dates and festivals in and around Budapest.
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