Music Industry Trends and Music Merchandise Insights

2024 Artist Merchandise Trends

A first look at the top selling merch items in 2024 and the $/head trends by genre

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Why atVenu Is the Event POS System Built for Live Event Success

January 1, 2025

Looking for the best event POS system? atVenu is the all-in-one platform trusted by 125,000+ events for fast transactions, real-time insights, mobile ordering, and more.

The 2025 Fan Spending Report: What Concertgoers Are Buying Most

August 22, 2024

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 Merchandise Trends In 2024

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!

The Best Festival Payment System - A Guide For Choosing The Right POS

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.

Why atVenu Is the Game-Changer for Sports Merchandise Sales and The Right Sports POS Solution

An Updated Look At Artist Merch Trends In 2024

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.

What Are The Top Selling Items For Your Genre in 2024?

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?

Event Discounts & Promotions: A Look Into How They Benefit You, Your Fans, And Your Sponsors

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.

Why Mobile Ordering Is a Game-Changer for Live Events

For today’s live events, the bar for fan experience keeps rising—and so do expectations for operational efficiency and revenue. Mobile ordering helps you hit all three.

Maximizing Merch Revenue: Why Artists Should Choose atVenu

Are Higher Ticket Prices Impacting Fan Spend At Live Events?

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 T Shirt Price Makes Artist's The Most Money On Tour

February 14, 2024

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.

The Phenomenon of K-Pop Concert Merchandise

January 3, 2024

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!

Terminal Live Monitoring: See Every Sale, at Every Stand, in Real Time

January 1, 2024

When the doors open and fans flood in, you don’t have time to guess what’s happening at your event. You need to see it—live. With atVenu’s real-time terminal monitoring, you get full visibility across every booth, stand, register, and item, whether you’re running a single venue or a 40-stage festival.

Best Payment Solutions for Live Events

December 1, 2023