As fall approaches, we’re excited to share a first look at fan spending at concerts, focusing on merchandise, food, and drink sales. By breaking down spending by genre and attendance, we’re revealing the top trends of 2024 so far. Let’s dive in!

Festival season is here, and we're diving into the 2024 festival merchandise trends. We explore fan attendance and how fan spending has changed by the genre and size of festivals, as well as highlight new merchandise items to consider adding to your product line. Let's get started!

In the fast-paced environment of festivals, a reliable point of sale (POS) system is essential. It streamlines operations, boosts sales, and enhances the attendee experience. Here’s why the right POS is critical and why atVenu is the best choice and the most trusted festival cashless payment system.

We're sharing early insights on 2024 artist merchandise trends, including average revenue per person by genre and capacity grouping, as well as trends in concert attendance compared to prior years. See how attendance has changed in 2024 and if has impacted your genre and capacity grouping.

We take a look at the top selling items for pop, rock, alternative, country and hip-hop/rap. Looking at the top 3 selling items, what percentage of an artist's overall Gross Merchandise Sales do they make up?

Sponsors are looking for more than just the promise of impressions. The challenge is to provide fans with an exceptional experience while guaranteeing sponsorship visibility. This is where atVenu's promotion and discount features come into play. We share insights into how discounts can benefit fan spending and your sponsors.

We continue to get asked about how ticket prices for both concerts and festivals impact fan spending behavior once they actually get to the event. With fans having to spend more on tickets, the big question is are fans spending less on merchandise, food and drinks at the event? Is it impacting concert attendance overall?

What should I price my t-shirt at? What do artist's sell their merchandise at? What t-shirt price will sell the most by genre and attendance grouping. We answer all those questions and more in this blog post.

Not only having the highest average $/head of any genre in 2023 but the highest fan interest and engagement in merchandise so we put together more details on the phenomenon that is K-Pop merchandise!

When it comes to managing sales at live events, the challenges are real—and constant. Traditional POS systems just aren’t built for the chaos, complexity, and speed of concerts, festivals, and stadium shows. That’s why atVenu created the only event point of sale solution purpose-built for the unique needs of the live event industry.

When you're on tour, especially across borders, your point of sale (POS) system is more than just a way to process transactions—it's a crucial tool for maximizing your merchandise sales and ensuring smooth operations. For artists touring both the US and Canada, atVenu Register stands out as the only trustworthy POS solution designed specifically to meet your needs in both countries.