I am not a photography lawyer but... a model release would certainly be expected in a situation where a photographer hires a model for a specific shoot whose sh

I am not a photography lawyer but... a model release would certainly be expected in a situation where a photographer hires a model for a specific shoot whose shots would be used commercially. In situations where the shoot is for a third party (e.g. a clothing company that hires a model and a photographer to create catalogue pictures) the model release might be held by the party. However, if a photographer creates pictures of an artist in a concert-style venue, I imagine the artist (or their management) might expect the Terms and Conditions of the venue to override any arrangement that an 'unauthorised' photographer tried to create.