Live Nation launches an “all access” subscription program for streaming concerts. Here’s how it works.
Veeps, which is part of Live Nation (and was founded by the Madden brothers of Good Charlotte a number of years ago), has been used to stream concerts since the pandemic had everyone stuck at home. It’s now rolling out a new subscription service (in the US first but coming soon to other countries) that will give music fans access to more than 3,000 hours of live music. There are also plans to extend offerings to things like documentaries, exclusive interviews, comedy specials, talk shows, and “exclusive historical content.”
The initial cost (again, U.S. only) is US$11.99 a month. Digital Music News also reports:
“Expanding upon the point, the first “two original content series” on Veeps All Access are the newly greenlit Sidehustles (about which little information is currently available) and “a successful music interview podcast-turned-filmed talk show” entitled Artist Friendly. Hosted by the aforementioned Veeps co-founder and CEO Joel Madden, the first video episode of the latter, a sit down with Incubus’ Brandon Boyd, released today.”
The new Veeps program will go up against other streaming companies such as Nugs.net and Canadian-own Quello
.Great idea. But in an era of subscription fatigue, it’ll be interesting to see what kind of traffic it gets.
Just like any streaming service this is simply a good broadcasting model. And just like any streaming service it’s only natural to grow in content & context. It’s nice to have what you’re looking for neatly filed and packaged at your cursor’s reach. More membership fees for that individual feeling of exclusivity, en masse.
I mean… with AI blowing up the media I can’t help but call this AL, Artificial Live.
After all, you can also stream concerts & content on noodlemagazine.
What? That’s what parental controls are for.