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Index In Brief
IN BRIEFINDEX
The concert business digest
Agent Paul Fitzgerald dies following a long illness. He was 54. (See page 10)
Promoters scramble to find more dates for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band after demand sees sales soar past one million tickets for the 2023 European tour.
Oak View Group launches OVG Canada to offer strategic services in venue development and management; booking and content development; sponsorship brand consulting; and third-party partnership sales. The division will be led by president Tom Pistore.
Rockstar Games invests in UK-based promoter and venue operator Broadwick Live. Broadwick will leverage the injection of funds to expand its portfolio of entertainment brands and venues.
Live Nation makes a strategic investment in plant-based meat company Everything Legendary that will see its produce being served to patrons at select venues and festivals across the United States, including all House of Blues restaurants. Elrow president and board member Vicenc Marti taking on the new role of Vatom GM for Europe.
Germany’s CTS Eventim promises to offer 5G network coverage for festival attendees this summer as part of its partnership with telecommunications provider O2 Telefónica. The service will roll out across Southside, Deichbrand, and Highfield festivals.
Goldenvoice promotes Mark Girton to VP, special events of Empire Polo Club – home to Coachella and Stagecoach festivals. Most recently he was SVP of special events at parent company AEG Presents.
Justin Bieber postpones a series of North American tour dates after being diagnosed with a rare medical condition, Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which has paralysed the right side of his face.
ASM Global promotes Martin McInulty to general manager of the First Direct Arena in Leeds. He was previously head of operations at the 13,781-cap venue.
California-based Web3 company Vatom signals its European expansion by unveiling a newly formed strategic partnership with Superstruct-owned Spanish events brand Elrow. Vatom Europe will operate out of Barcelona, with
Venue association Liveurope
pledges to continue boosting the circulation of new European talent for the next three years after being selected for EU funding for the third consecutive time. The Brussels-based organisation will see its annual budget increase by 40% (from €500,000 per year for 20142021 to €700,000 for 2022-2024).
Billie Eilish hosts a session at Overheated Climate at The O2 in London, where more than 250 music professionals and sustainability specialists gather for a 16 June series of debates and performances.
Festival Republic partners with Music Declares Emergency as it pledges to bring grid power to festivals and reduce carbon emissions for the sector ahead of the 2023 festival season.
CTS Eventim’s DreamHaus appoints Julian Gupta as director of festival booking. Gupta’s team, which consists of talent buyer Benjamin Fritzenschaft and talent buying assistant Moritz Kob, follow him to the Berlin-based promoter from Goodlive, where they worked on events including splash! in Ferropolis and Heroes in Kassel, Freiburg, and Geiselwind.
Live entertainment powerhouse Superstruct Entertainment acquires a stake in the UK-based professional action sport and music festival Nass (National Adventure Sports Show).
Spain’s Metal Paradise promoter, Bring the Noise, cancels the 15-16 July event due to an “accumulation of circumstances” stemming from the pandemic, with slow ticket sales cited as a major issue.
Germany’s Event Management
Forum calls for clarity on the government’s Covid containment plans for the autumn and winter period, after plans for mandatory masks become apparent.
A new AU$10m government scheme is launched to support the recovery of South Australia’s music scene. The Live Music and Event Cancellation Fund will provide financial assistance of between AU$10,000 and AU$250,000 if an event or live music performance is cancelled or rescheduled due to the introduction of Covid-19 restrictions.
