SPIN, the iconic music media brand that has shaped music culture for more than four decades, today announced its acquisition of Live For Live Music.

As part of the acquisition, Live For Live Music founder Kunj Shah will join SPIN as Vice President of Events, alongside the entire Live For Live Music team. The move expands SPIN’s footprint across live events, audience development, editorial coverage, and experiential programming while providing Live For Live Music with the scale, infrastructure, and platform reach to accelerate its next phase of growth.

In addition to its editorial authority, SPIN has built a broader entertainment portfolio that includes a record label with Virgin and a TV and film partnership with the makers of Yellowstone—experience the company will bring to Live For Live Music as it scales content, audience, and programming across platforms.

“Live For Live Music has built something incredibly authentic and powerful,” said Jimmy Hutcheson, CEO of SPIN. “They understand community in a way that very few media brands do. By bringing Kunj and his team into SPIN, we’re not just acquiring a media property—we’re welcoming a culture and a loyal audience into our ecosystem. Together, we can expand their events, grow their reach, and build new opportunities across editorial, marketing, and live experiences.”

Under SPIN’s ownership, Live For Live Music will continue operating with its distinct voice and identity while leveraging SPIN’s expertise across media scale, audience development, brand partnerships, sales, and event production.

“For more than a decade, Live For Live Music has been built from the ground up by people who live and breathe this culture,” said Kunj Shah, founder of Live For Live Music. “What started as a passion project grew into a community that shows up for artists, the fans, and for each other. Partnering with SPIN gives us the resources to dream bigger while staying rooted in the scene that made us.”

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The acquisition comes as Live For Live Music continues the rollout of its 2026 Fest By Nite late-night concert series in New Orleans during Jazz Fest. Fest By Nite, produced annually by Live For Live Music in partnership with GMP Live and Dayglo Presents, has become a staple of Jazz Fest season in New Orleans, presenting late-night performances that bring together established acts, rising artists, and special collaborations across the worlds of jam and improvisational music in addition to rock, jazz, funk, electronic, soul, and more.

Several Fest By Nite 2026 performances have already sold out—including the two-night reunion of legendary funk act The Meters and the eighth edition of the all-star Daze Between Band—while tickets are moving quickly for the rest, underscoring the enthusiasm for Live For Live Music’s late-night programming surrounding Jazz Fest’s 11-day yearly run in the Big Easy.

Now, SPIN and Live For Live Music, along with GMP Live and Dayglo Presents, have fully unveiled the next wave of Fest By Nite 2026 concerts, bringing this year’s series up to 17 individual shows and counting. The 2026 edition of Fest By Nite marks the first major live event activation under SPIN’s ownership of Live For Live Music and signals a broader expansion of SPIN’s event strategy across key cultural moments nationwide.

Below, find more information about both SPIN and Live For Live Music as well as details and ticketing information for all announced Fest by Nite events in New Orleans during Jazz Fest 2026.

Fest by Nite 2026 – New Orleans, LA – Confirmed Events, Details & Ticketing Links

  • Thu, Apr 23  – STS9 – The Joy Theater – Tickets | Details
  • Thu, Apr 23 – GIVERS – Toulouse Theatre – Tickets | Details
  • Fri, Apr 24 – The Meters w/ Dumpstaphunk – The Fillmore New Orleans – Tickets (SOLD OUT) | Details
  • Fri, Apr 24 – STS9 – The Joy Theater – Tickets | Details
  • Sun, Apr 26 – Adam Deitch’s 50th Birthday Celebration ft. Oteil Burbridge, Ivan Neville, Marcus Machado, More – The Broadside – Tickets | Details
  • Tue, Apr 28 – Grahame Lesh & Friends ft. Oteil Burbridge, Bill Payne, Daniel Donato, More – The Joy Theater – Tickets | Details
  • Tue, Apr 28 – Dogs In A Pile – Toulouse Theatre – Tickets | Details
  • Wed, Apr 29 – Grahame Lesh & Friends ft. Ivan Neville, Jake Brownstein, Cory Henry, More – The Joy Theater – Tickets | Details
  • Wed, Apr 29 – The Daze Between Band ft. Eric Krasno, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville, Oteil Burbridge, More – Tipitina’s – Tickets (SOLD OUT) | Details
  • Thu, Apr 30 – Stanton Moore & Friends ft. Robert Walter, Skerik, Big Sam, Will Bernard – Toulouse Theatre – Tickets | Details
  • Thu, Apr 30 – Lettuce: RAGE!FEST – The Joy Theater – Tickets | Details
  • Thu, Apr 30 – Help on the Way ft. Eric Krasno, Ross James, Oteil Burbridge, Grahame Lesh, Ivan Neville, Nikki Glaspie, Steve Watkins – The Howlin’ Wolf – Tickets | Details (see below)
  • Thu, Apr 30 (early-a.m. 5/1) – Cory Henry + MonoNeon & Friends – Toulouse Theatre – Tickets | Details
  • Thu, Apr 30 (early-a.m. 5/1) – The Motet Plays Jamiroquai – The Howlin’ Wolf – Tickets | Details
  • Fri, May 1 – The Heavyweights ft. Cory Henry, Eric Krasno, Robert “Sput” Searight w/s/g Oteil Burbridge – Tickets | Details
  • Sat, May 2 – The Meters – Saenger Theatre – Tickets (SOLD OUT) | Details
  • Sat, May 2 (early-a.m. 5/3) – Karina Rykman – Toulouse Theatre – Tickets | Details

About SPIN

Founded in 1985, SPIN has been covering the artists, movements, and moments that shape music and culture for nearly four decades. The brand now has its own record label with Virgin, a TV & film deal with the makers of Yellowstone (101 Studios), merchandise in Urban Outfitters, high-profile events at all the biggest moments in pop culture, magazines sold at your favorite record stores and bookstores, and even a music tech incubator. The newest and biggest artists have proudly been appearing on SPIN covers for over 40 years.

About Live for Live Music

Founded in 2011, Live For Live Music is a community-driven music media and live events company dedicated to celebrating the culture of live music. With deep roots in the jam band, funk, rock, jazz, bluegrass, folk, and festival scenes, L4LM has built a loyal and highly engaged audience through editorial coverage, artist interviews, original content, and on-the-ground reporting from major festivals and tours.

Beyond media, Live For Live Music is an experienced event producer, known for curating late-night concerts and festival programming across the country, including its long-running Fest By Nite series during Jazz Fest in New Orleans. The brand’s mission has always been simple: support artists, spotlight community, and keep the spirit of live music thriving.

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