Category Archives: emma

Emma -> Ticketmaster China -> Dust

Ticketmaster’s China’s operations were officially shelved last week. The news was lost amongst the furore surrounding the Department of Justice approval of a Livenation/ Ticketmaster merger. Ticketmaster’s foray into the China market was one of the most entertaining corporate soap … Continue reading

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Emma’s Shanghai festival

This blog has heard from several sources over several months that there is a BIG festival in the works, slated for August 14/15 at the Shanghai F1 track.  Apparently, Emma Ticketmaster are taking on the Chinese festival market head on … Continue reading

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Reuters: Oasis cancelled due to “economic reasons”

Sorry, we are a bit late to the party on this one.  We still thought it worth noting.  According to Reuters, the Oasis cancellation had nothing to do with Tibet but was instead was as a result of the world … Continue reading

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Curiouser and curiouser

There has been some further information uncovered – in the form of the actual licenses for the Oasis shows.  So, the Ministry of Culture in Beijing did issue licenses for the shows (Shanghai on Feb 11, Beijing on Feb 2) … Continue reading

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Oasis banned because of Randall Island

The Radar reported a couple of days ago that the Oasis shows scheduled for April 4/5 in China had been cancelled. According to a statement released by the band (and reported on NME) band leader Noel’s performance at 1997′s Free … Continue reading

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Not an Oasis of calm?

Unfortunately China’s Oasis fans will have to wait longer than the slated 5th April date to see their heroes. According to users of the Chinese SNS Douban, 2 days ago, concert organiser (and ticketer) Emma Ticketmaster stopped selling tickets for … Continue reading

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Teenage riots in Beijing

Last week, we heard on the notoriously salacious web-vine that esteemed promoters Emma were once again in trouble with the powers that be.  They had arranged to use the recently vacated Wukesong Arena in Beijing for the last of 6 Avril … Continue reading

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Linkin Park China to be cancelled?

According to the Linkin Park website, their October 6th show in Vegas is cancelled dueto an injured back sustained by lead singer Chester Bennington.  We don’t know yetwhat this means for the China tour that is slated to start this … Continue reading

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Post Festival comedown

China Music Radar is back behind its desk after a national holiday week cruising around China to a variety of musical spectaculars. We promise that there are photos and reviews coming, but first we need to get to hundreds of … Continue reading

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