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McGowan’s
Musings
Here we are with the first News of 2015,
after 40 plus years the longest established
who don’t know!), he was wearing a kilt and
so, although it’s a little belated in actual
of the music trade events has decided to
we spoke prior to a great dinner featuring
temporal terms as we’re most of a month
move to June, although staying in Cannes.
haggis, venison and of course whiskey – all
into the new calendar, Happy New Year!
But those wishing to continue the showcase/
courtesy of the Scottish Exhibition Centre – a
conference experience, will not be short of
great venue! Anyway, Stuart confirmed that
As usual the year for we VIP people, and a lot
choice, as they can either head for Ljubljana,
not for the want of trying they just hadn‘t
of others, kicked off in Groningen, Holland
Slovenia for MENT, Feb 4th - 6th, or join up
been able to secure a bill that they thought
at Eurosonic Noorderslag, which was a more
for FKP Scorpio’s new event in Norrkoping,
good enough, and that the decision to call
than full on event! See the report in this issue.
Sweden a week later, Feb 12-14th. You just
it a day until next year was quite a relief..
In previous years after a usually cold and often
can’t fit them all in - I’ll be in Sweden, and
But don’t be too alarmed you Heavy Metal
wet few days in the Netherlands a contingent
will of course report back!
fans, 60,000-capacity one-day Sonisphere
of the business would hope for some better
festivals will be held in Switzerland and Italy,
weather in the South of France by heading
So another year in the wonderful world of
to the South of France for MIDEM, however
live music stretches out in front of us, what
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delights can we expect from 2015, what
Each year there are worries voiced that,
changes, what triumphs and what failures
particularly in the UK the Festival market is
(hopefully not too many!)? Things are already
over saturated, but although there may be
beginning to move on the prospects of this
other casualties, generally the sector returns
year’s Festival season, and cancellations
success stories, so let’s see what happens.
have already been announced, Scotland’s
What else for the year? Otherwise no doubt
Rockness will not take place this year, and
Live Nation will continue to expand, having
two metal events will not happen. Firstly
started off the year with a joint venture with
on January 16, a statement was posted on
Thailand-based entertainment firm BEC-Tero,
the Sonisphere website announcing that the
and the purchase of Principle Management.
popular U.K. heavy metal festival “will not
Will we see more EDM growth; will data
take place in the U.K. in 2015.” as organizers
acquisition still be an increasing must for
had been unable to secure a “line-up that we
promoters; and will more attention be paid
felt was good enough.” The week later the
to the fate of the small to medium venues?
Barcelona Metal Festival announced that it
Watch this space!
will also not take place in 2015 blaming the size of fees bands are demanding and Spain’s
Sad to hear of the death at the age of 70, of
high VAT rate for the cancellation. I spoke
Edgar Froese, founder and leading light of the
briefly to Stuart Galbraith of Sonisphere
German electro art band, Tangerine Dream.
organisers
strangely
Hopefully he retained the positive attitude
enough in the shadow of the famous
Kilimanjaro
Live,
summed up in his quote, “There is no death,
dinosaur skeleton in London’s Natural History
there is just a change of our cosmic address.”
Museum, at a Burn’s Night Dinner (Burns being the national poet of Scotland, for those
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so not all is lost!
Ladies and Gentlemen – The News!
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Rob Hallett Unveils New Venture From VIP-Daily News Almost nine months after exiting his position
similar advances,” Hallett told Music Week
“The desire to make the lives of both
as boss of AEG Live UK Rob Hallett goes
when outlining his company’s promotion
established and aspiring artists much fairer
public with details about his new venture.
arm. “I can buy global tours and I intend to
and more equitable is at the heart of the
maintain as many of the relationships that
company.”
Hallett’s new company, Robomagic, is a
I’m known for as possible.”
360 operation including a live promotion company.
Hallett’s career stretches back four decades Alongside the promotion unit, ‘Robomagic
with big name acts like Duran Duran, Mary
360’ will seek to strike 360 deals with talent,
J Blige, R Kelly, Blackstreet, Backstreet Boys,
“The size of the financial backing I’ve got
encompassing recording, publishing, artist
Britney Spears, Usher, Beyonce, Jay Z, Alicia
enables me to compete with Live Nation
management and brand management, all
Keys, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, The
and AEG Live at their own game and pay
making use of strategic partnerships.
Rolling Stones and Prince.
Rob Hallett
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UK Spotlight at The Great Escape From VIP-Daily News The Great Escape returns this May with the celebration of the
The first announcement about this year’s artist line-up will come
Festival’s tenth anniversary edition, showcasing over 400 new
the first week of February, with details about speakers, case studies
bands across the city of Brighton, with over 3000 music business
and interviewees appearing in the strands to follow soon, as well
professionals attending.
as news on other sessions and events happening within the festival and convention.
Recently TGE announced the four strands that will form the core of this year’s convention:
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’Music Licensing – Expla ined At Last!’ ’Music Marketing Is Bro ken – Let’s Fix It’ ‘How To Sell Out Gracef ully – Better Brand Partnerships’ ‘What’s The Point Of A Record Label Anyway?’
TGE also announced that the festival’s featured country will be the UK. Festival Director Kat Morris explains: “In its history, The Great Escape has built a reputation as one of the most significant international festivals on the circuit and we are always incredibly proud of our lead country partnerships”. These collaborations provide new artists a key opportunity to perform at the UK’s biggest industry event, being highlighted to some 18,000 attendees. As we celebrate the festival’s tenth anniversary, we feel it’s the perfect time to focus on the huge amount of brilliant, homegrown talent here in the UK”.
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Ringo:
New Album and Tour for 2015 From VIP-Daily News Ringo Starr has revealed details of a new album and tour for this Spring. The former Beatles drummer made the announcement about his new release in a YouTube video. “I’ve finished the record, mixed the record and next year, it will be out on Universal Records. That’s the good news,” he said. The 74-year-old singer also thanked fans for supporting his extensive 2014 tour with his All Starr Band, and alluded to more touring in February and March as well. The new LP will be Starr`s follow up to Ringo 2012 that was released nearly three years ago. About the new album Starr previously said “It`s a mixed bag, as my records always are. We have the reggae track and we have the rock track and that`s how it is. It`s pop, rock, reggae.” Starr also said he was taking the production reins on his own this time after working with Bruce Sugar on Ringo 2012 and 2010`s Y Not.
Ringo Starr
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In terms of the Live Industry in Europe and the UK, Eurosonic and the ILMC are firmly established leading trade events. We review Eurosonic Noorderslag’s 29th edition earlier this month and look forward to ILMC’s 27th edition in March:
Eurosonic 2015 Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
Eurosonic Noorderslag continues to grow,
In fact Noorderslag is the older, or should
venues and The Common Linnets winning
and might I say, mature and innovate, for
I say ‘senior’ element of the overall event.
an
those who don’t already know, Eurosonic
Dutch acts are doing well these days, with
(EBBA), EBBA Public Choice Award and the
is the international part of the event and
acts like Birth of Joy becoming festival
Dutch Pop Award.
Noorderslag concentrates on Dutch talent.
favourites, Kensington selling out national
European
Border
Breakers
Award
Selling out earlier than previously, this
Eurosonic Conference, photo by Mike-Breeuwer
year’s 29th edition upped the number of venues to 50 in which 345 European acts performed to an audience of 41,200 gig goers, from the 14th to the 17th of January in the city of Groningen, The Netherlands. The 2015 focus country Iceland showcased 19 new acts. Eurosonic is also the home of The European Talent Exchange Programme (ETEP), and we’re told by the organisers that so far, 186 acts have been selected to play at the European festivals in the programme The
conference
programme,
which
again included the European Production Innovation attracted
Conference 3,900
&
industry
Fair
(EPIC),
professionals
from all over the world. Highlights included keynotes from Duncan Stutterheim (SFX, NL), Alex Macleod (ex- tour manager of acts like Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins), Lennart van der Meulen (VPRO, NL) and Nic Jones (Vevo, UK). Very well attended panels covered a whole raft of current topics. I was priviledged to be the interviewer for the keynote with veteran German promoter Karsten Jahnke (Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion, DE). At 77 years of age Karsten is still going strong and speaks a lot of sense – experience and wisdom are a strong combination! Inspired by his love of
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jazz he presented his first show as a part-
corporate concert companies was driving up
who’s showcases were sold out, recalling
time promoter in 1959, becoming a full
artist fees to a point where independents
that he got involved with her when she was
time professional in 1972, his company now
were being forced out of the market.
16 and being managed by her Mother!
such as Herman Van Veen, and warned
The Agents panel looked at the ever
The next edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag
that fierce competition amongst the bigger
increasing importance of the agent’s role in
takes place from 13 to 16 January, 2016.
employs 35 people. He spoke highly of artists
a business where artists are more and more dependent on live income. Alex Bruford of ATC (UK), Marty Diamond of Paradigm Agency in the US, Clotaire Buch, of Junzi Arts in France and Peter Elliott of Primary Talent (UK), gave insights into the much wider aspects of their jobs, and highlighted the different ways in which they now interact with their acts. Elliott commented that Agents are now often the first in with new artists, helping them to develop, and that there was a lack of ‘really smart’ new young managers in the business. He commented that he often got as excited meeting a new manager with a good plan
Karsten Jahnke
as he did meeting great new performing talent. Bruford talked of the artist SOAK,
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Greg Parmley MD ILMC
- An Outlook For ILMC 2015 And Beyond Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
The 27th Edition of ILMC will again take
Parmley: The main driver behind the new
death and rebirth is a natural part of its
place at London’s Royal Garden Hotel, and
workshop programme is to present in depth
existence. There are casualties every year,
will include the IPM Production Meeting,
sessions that delegates come away from
as there are always new entries, often run
from March 5-8.
having learnt something new. We’re keen
by those with fresh eyes or fresh ideas.
to draw from external experts on specific
Launching a festival isn’t getting any easier,
VIP News: What will be main topics for
topics, and the YouTube and Facebook
but there will always be room for the right
the agenda of the International Live
sessions are good examples here.
new event...
Music Conference (ILMC 27) 2015. The You Tube session will have two strands
VIP News: At the recent Eurosonic
Greg Parmley: One of the big focuses this
- event and festival streaming, which is a
mainly independent festival promoters
year will be the effect of corporatisation on
fascinating growth area right now, and
ventured
the live music market. It’s Live Nation’s 10th
also what role the world’s largest music
the market power and dominance of
anniversary this year (since it was spun out
website can play in routing and selling
big corporate concerts networks. In
of Clear Channel Entertainment), so it feels
tours and shows. The Facebook workshop
reference to the previous question,
like a good moment to review the effects
will be looking at how delegates can best
do we will see a shift in terms of the
that the multinational are having on the
use the site for music discovery, promotion,
balance between major and smaller
business. We’re also going to focus on the
marketing and ticketing.
companies?
which different industry sectors are starting
VIP News: The upcoming festival season
Parmley: As artist and production fees
to work together, to work holistically and
in Europe seems to have reached a new
continue to escalate, it’s clear that it costs
for a greater good... the artist.
level. Are we already at the stage of a
a lot more to be at the table these days.
saturated festival market or is there still
That said, there are great examples of
room for new festivals?
indies coming through - perhaps these days
their
concerns
regarding
‘joined up’ industry - looking at new ways in
VIP News: ILMC announced workshop sessions with experts from You Tube
it’s more a question of smaller companies
and Facebook. What can visitors expect
Parmley: The festival industry is a hugely
needing to be more agile, more innovative,
from these workshops?
entrepreneurial
and to carve out a niche.
and
creative
organism;
VIP News: You were a moderator at
Eurosonic
2015.
What
kind
of
remarkable new insights did you gain from this event? Parmley: I was really interested by Duncan Stutterheim’s (SFX) keynote, where he spoke about DJs killing the EDM scene with unrealistic fees. It’s the same criticism that we’ve heard rock ‘n’ roll promoters levy at artists for years. To many in the rock and pop world, EDM seems like the goose that keeps laying golden eggs - it was intriguing to hear that, regardless of the musical
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genre, the talent is always going to demand more of the omelette!
VIP NEWS >
JANUARY 2015
Jack Daniel’s Launches Venue Initiative From VIP-Daily News
The Tennessee Whiskey brand Jack Daniel’s has launched an initiative supporting some of the UK’s independent small venues. Jack Daniel’s will team up with venues across the country to host regular events featuring both up and coming talent and established acts. It is third time Jack Daniel’s up-weighted its music budgets and it now represents 30% of the whiskey brand’s total spend on marketing. Jack Daniel’s senior brand manager, Michael Boaler, says: “Independent venues such as the Southampton Joiners and the Brighton Joker are essential to every new band’s development, playing the small venue circuit is how you learn your trade. From a fan’s point of view it’s about those real memorable moments, discovering ‘that band’ playing to a handful of people before going on to headline Glastonbury years later. “That’s why we think it’s important to support and put a spotlight on these places by creating an initiative dedicated to smaller, independent live music venues as part of our music plan – we really hope that our Jack Rocks nights help the venues to continue the great work they’re doing whilst discovering some top notch new bands along the way.
Michael Boaler
King-Tuts Glasgow
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JANUARY 2015
Arndt Scheffler
- Self-Ticketing - Trends And Settings Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
Arndt Scheffler worked as vice president
the Business model of companies such
benefit from our wide-ranging knowledge
of sales at CTS Eventim till June 2012
as Ticketscript, Paylogic or Amiando?
regarding the needs and requirements of the ticketing market, which is also reflected
when he left the company and in the same year launched the company White Label
Arndt Scheffler: Our scope is actually much
eCommerce, a ticketing service provider
wider. Besides the ‘Do It Yourself’-aspect
offering
for
we also offer a full-service approach, with
Our clients support us by giving valuable
promoters and artists. Today White Label
accompanying services such as merchandise
feedback
eCommerce serves 76 clients, among others
products for instance. For merchandise
development of our software and services
the Wacken Open Air, the concert promoter
in particular we can even offer storage
and we are able to adapt very fast, thanks
Bomber der Herzen and lately DEAG with
solutions on request. The opportunity
to the use of state-of-the-art technology.
their own ticketing portal Myticket.de.
of offering a variety of products in our
With these obvious advantages over our
clients’ shopping carts is a big advantage
competitors we are able to gain many
VIP News spoke with Scheffler about what
and provides the option to gain additional
customers from various sectors.
it needs to serve promoters that sell a
income.
a
DIY
ticketing-platform
regarding
the
ongoing
VIP News: What are the technical
1000 tickets per minute and what is on the ticketing-trend-agenda in 2015....
in the diverse functions of our software.
Furthermore we offer premium colour
and human resources of White Label
tickets with a customizable print on the
e-Commerce
VIP News: What is the difference
backside,
business partners such as the Wacken
between White Label E-commerce and
income source for our clients. Basically we
another
potential
additional
available
to
service
Open Air (WOA)? Scheffler: This depends heavily on the degree of cooperation. ICS, the promoter behind WOA, largely operate the ticketing for its festival themselves, we take care of the performance of the technical platform. High loads occur particularly in the launch phase of ticket sales, which requires a very solid IT infrastructure. We were lucky to attract the WOA festival, as one of the best-selling top events worldwide, as our first customer. This allowed us to design our software and hardware infrastructure appropriately from the very beginning and create a system that is able to serve clients selling thousand tickets per minute. Most systems are initially
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designed to service significantly smaller events and gradually grow as the number of
VIP NEWS > INTERVIEW >
JANUARY 2015
customers increase. But this type of growth
neither the first nor the only provider of
certainly unstoppable and promoters should
causes a constant renovation process and
white label solutions; more important is the
no longer be tools to be used by third
brings a lot of problems. Our software
business model behind it and the respective
parties, when they are actually able to take
framework has already proven many years
benefits for the participants of the business.
care of their own belongings.
ago in other e-commerce environments
We help our clients to retain their identity
that it performs well under high load.
and help them to gain more out of the
VIP News: At ILMC ’14, Jan Willem
Additionally, the experience of our IT staff
value chain for which they are responsible
Van der Meer, Managing Director of
in terms of building portals and redundant
anyway. We see ourselves as partners and
Paylogic, raised the topic of, “Social
infrastructure with more than 10 million
service providers who prefer to stand in the
Ticketing”. How does White Label
views per day is an important groundwork
background.
eCommerce handle this subject and how have promoters already adapted
for the design of our software. The modern structure of our system is certainly one of
VIP News: What are the trends in
to associated aspects such as altered
the reasons why we, as a relatively young
ticketing
online marketing, or data analysis?
company, in terms of the performance, are
White Label eCommerce in terms of
able to do even better than many of the
ticket buyers and also for promoters
Scheffler: While the term might be
established players.
in 2015. Also, is the in-house ticketing
confusing, “Social Ticketing” is an integral
only supplementary to the distribution
part of our service and produces above
VIP News: White Label eCommerce
channels of CTS Eventim or TicketMaster
average growth. Our clients sell a significant
recently launched a cooperation with
or already a fully-fledged alternative?
portion of their tickets using our software on
from
the
perspective
of
DEAG for their new ticketing portal
social networks, whether Facebook, Twitter
Myticket.de. How did this deal come
Scheffler: The proportion of online ticket
or the artist’s own online environments.
about?
sales will continue to rise, the trend
Thanks to the analysis tools of our software,
towards
unstoppable
this can be accurately measured and each
Scheffler: Well, DEAG has dealt extensively
and it will influence all aspects of trade.
new impulse on these platforms causes
with the issue of ticketing and got in contact
This creates a great opportunity for all
additional sales.
with us. They performed a professional
promoters of events, to at least do a part
evaluation process, in which we were able
of their business, especially B2C related, by
What is striking here, is the high percentage
to convince.
themselves. Nevertheless, the multi-channel
of mobile users who access with smart
approach by established ticket providers
phones or tablets. According to a research
VIP News: Also the ticketing giant CTS
will stay relevant for many more years. But
report published by the Allensbach Institute
Eventim intend to launch a white label
it is crucial to know about the ticket buyers
at the end of November 2014, already
shop solution. How can and, how will,
and their buying behaviour, where the
44 percent of the German internet using
a much smaller company like White
ticket price caps are, and which personal
population, is using a smart phone or
Label eCommerce respond to such a
preferences the consumers have.
internet-enabled mobile phones. Compared
e-commerce
is
challenge?
to the previous year, this number has In my view, a promoter should devise his
increased by over 24 percent. In summary,
Scheffler: The term white label is not
ticket distribution policy according to the
this offers new great opportunities for
clearly defined, there are many ways
target group for an event, as there are no
promoters and artists to develop their
of interpretation. As a matter of fact,
black or white solutions any more. I can only
customer base and benefit from much
Ticketmaster Germany promoted their white
advise to try new things and encourage to
better fan relationships. Therefore we invest
label solution many months ago. However,
take advantage of the latest technology
a lot of time and work in the creation of
it is not comparable to our offer. We are
available on the market. The digitisations is
features to support these trends.
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JANUARY 2015
Music In Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com CTS Eventim - Some Legal Issues...
The share price on January 26 was 25.62 Euro.
the management of the company. Besides Consiglio the move comes along with various
DEAG - One Legal Issue
new appointments and departures:
tion agency of Northrhine-Westphalia filed a
Another legal issues for CTS Eventim reltes to
Kevin Arrix joins SFX as EVP and Chief Revenue
written warning against CTS Eventim regard-
the legal case filed by DEAG against the Berlin
Officer. He holds the same position at Viggle
ing ticket sales and the accompanying service
Senate regarding the lack of a call of tenders
and will continue to do so. Tim Crowhurst will
fees for the upcoming AC/DC tour. While the
for new contract for the management of the
move from SFX’s President to SFX’s President
in house press release announced face value
open air location Waldbühne in the German
and Head of Strategic Development. Ritty van
by the promoter United Promoters for tickets
capitol. The superior court of Berlin decided
Straalen will move from SFX’s COO to SFX’s
for the nine shows of the Australian Senior-
on January 22 that the Berlin Senate could
President and CEO of Live Entertainment. Joe
Rockers in Germany to be 80 Euro per ticket,
prolong its deal with CTS Evemtim without
Rascoff will step down from his position as
the ticket price finally amounted to more
putting out a new call for tenders. In 2009
SFX’s Chairman of Live Entertainment. He will
than 100 Euro.
CTS Eventim won a tender for the manage-
continue to serve as Vice Chairman of SFX’s
ment of this location, previously managed by
Board of Directors. Chris Stephenson will
DEAG for more than two decades.
leave his position as SFX’s Chief Marketing
CTS Eventim recently experienced a legal hiatus. On December 18, the consumer protec-
CTS Eventim offered the tickets with only two payment options; either by direct debit
Officer to form an entertainment marketing
or credit card, and charged another payment
The share price for DEAG raise since the begin-
service fee on top of this. This is according to
ning of January rose from 6.80 to 7.80 Euro.
a statement by the consumer watch dogs illegal, as at least one payment option is sup-
agency that will be affiliated with SFX. Well, the share price of SFX Entertainment
Live Nation - In Love With Uber & Thailand
posed to be free of charges. The organisation
meanwhile reaches with $3.40 a new all time low....
therefore filed a written warning against the
Live Nation has implemented in its app in
company. But as this is not enough, CTS Even-
the US a function to order the driving service
tim only offered a so called premium mailing
Uber and create pick-up/drop-off zones at
service, charging for two tickets 19.90, and
Live Nation Amphitheatres. The company fur-
for up to four tickets 29.90 Euro, per mail out.
thermore announced a joint venture with the biggest promoter in Thailand BEC-Tero Enter-
What then caused an additional out cry in so-
tainment Public Co. Ltd to promote events
cial media networks, was the news that the
with international artists in that country. Live
so called “premium service” arrived at ticket
Nation therewith operates now in 10 Asian
buyers in a normal envelope with a normal
countries with local branches. The current
post stamp with a face value of 60 Cent on.
share price now is at $25.55.
On December 23 CTS Eventim issued a state-
SFX Entertainment Appoints Greg Con-
ment, apologized for the inconvenience and
siglio As President & Chief Operating
explaining that the lack for a cost neutral pay-
Officer
ment option was due to a technical mistake and that ticket buyers would receive refunds.
It sounds like a big revamp. SFX Entertain-
The question regarding the unlikely expense
ment mingles with Viggle, an entertainment
of a ticketing fee of more than 25 percent
marketing and rewards platform with more
per ticket and the one regarding “premium”
than 7 million users and undertook significant
postal service... remain unsolved until now.
restructuring measures within the board and
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Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Territory: Scandinavia, Eastern EU, UK, Ireland Period: June - July Agency: Sasa Music Agent: David Flower Phone: +44 20 7359 9232 E-mail: rab@sasa.demon.co.uk Homepage: www.sasamusic.com
Tinariwen Territory: Scandinavia, Netherlands, Eastern EU, UK, Ireland Period: May - September 2015 Agency: Sasa Music Agent: George Prince Phone: +44 20 7359 9232 E-mail: george@sasa.demon.co.uk Homepage: www.sasamusic.com
mark: Queen of Denmark, Glam Gang, Kings of Rock and more. The company was established in 2002, and is also strong in top names doing lectures, stand-up and all kinds of entertainment. Fast Entertainment owns 50% of EVENT COMPAGNIET.
THE ORCHESTRA starring ELO former members Territory: Worldwide Period: 2015 Agency: World Entertainment Associates of America Agent: John Regna - Artist Agent/Manager Phone: +1 407 993 4000 E-mail: jpr@johnregna.com Homepage: www.THEORCHESTRAonline.com
SYSTEM 7 FEATURING STEVE HILLAGE Territory: World incl USA Period: May 2015 onwards Agency: Walue Added Talent Agent: Dan Silver Phone: +44 20 7704 9720 E-mail: dan@vathq.co.uk Homepage: dan@vathq.co.uk
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Bo Kaspers Orkester Territory: World wide Period: By request Agency: Lifeline Entertainment Agent: Michael Henriksson E-mail: michael.henriksson@lifeline.se Homepage: wwwlifeline.se
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8:58 paul Hartnoll from Orbital