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Musings

Well I hope you haven’t missed us too much

heavy downpours (Thanks for the rain jacket

outdoor gatherings. He added that insurance

over our seasonal break, and that you’ve all

Luger!), as did Sziget in Budapest, Hungary,

premiums had also increased. “Lloyd’s of

had good summers (so far…) from both

(when did I last see a taxi queue that long!)

London will sell it to you, but it’s so expensive

professional and personal points of view.

however all three continued in good spirits

it’s not worthwhile. There’s always a Russian

and were definitely successful. I had a great

roulette element to concert promotion, but

The Festivals have had mixed fortunes, the

time at these events and would like to thank

this is like playing with two bullets.” Perhaps

sun shone on many, but the rain also chose

everyone for faultless and very thoughtful

the analogy is not the best with rockets,

to drop in in many cases. I attended EXIT in

hospitality! However, not everyone was so

missiles and real bullets taking a dreadful toll

Novi Sad, Serbia, which was rained on for

lucky, although water was an important

of lives every day in Gaza, Israel and Iraq, Syria,

the first time in many years, Way Out West in

part of proceedings at the surfing themed

Ukraine etc.

Gothenburg, Sweden which had some pretty

Boardmasters 2014, there was too much, particularly when accompanied by high

While all this goes on, I suppose those of

winds; organisers of the festival at Watergate

us that are fortunately not located in these

near Newquay, in Cornwall U.K., said the

trouble spots can do little more than count

“magnitude of the conditions is too severe

ourselves lucky, exercise caution, perhaps offer

for the arena site to be opened. Campers at

whatever help we can and get on with things

the Watergate site reported waterlogged

like entertaining people and hopefully making

conditions and about 20 tents blown away.

life better! Festivals are good for this, and many, such as Denmark’s Roskilde, do even

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Of course the recent months have been

more good by raising large amounts of money

dominated by man-made disasters causing

for philanthropic purposes, and many such

far worse consequences than this season’s

as EXIT (which also raised money for Flood

bad weather. Cancelled shows are of course

relief this year.), Sziget and others started as

far less important than the daily reports of

gatherings in protest against aggression and

wide scale death, injury and destruction in far

unacceptable political situations. The number

too many places, but the scrapping of events

of festivals is definitely on the rise, hopefully

that, like festivals, are meant to bring people

for good reasons! I note that DJ and festival

together to share enjoyment and stimulation

organiser Rob Da Bank is intending to add

are of course to be regretted. Although

more by taking his Bestival franchise to North

there is no official cultural boycott of Israel

America and more sites in Europe. Presumably

for example, artists are pulling shows for

once he’s got this year’s 50,000 capacity tenth

reasons of caution, and presumably in some

edition of Bestival on the Isle of Wight from

cases protest, at the Israeli action in Gaza.

4-7 September out of the way!

Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Backstreet Boys, Brian Jonestown Massacre, America Cee-Lo

Right, I’ve gone on a bit I realise, but with the

Green and Megadeth have cancelled shows

best of intentions! I’ll no doubt see some of

in Israel. Israeli promoter Carmi Wurtman

you in Hamburg for Reeperbahn in a couple

told Billboard that festivals had been hit,

of weeks, but in the meantime, Ladies and

too, with police refusing to grant permits for

Gentlemen – the News!

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UK Music Export Growth Scheme Announce Successful Applicants Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com The Artists and their associated Companies who will benefit from

The full list of funded artists and their business partners is as follows...

the Music Export Growth Scheme jointly administered by The BPI Antlered Man and Black Moth (touring jointly) / New Heavy Sounds

and UK Trade & Investment have been announced.

Dry The River / Stephen Budd Management The scheme offers grants of between £5000 and £50,000 to UK

Fearless Vampire Killers / Wiseblood Management

music companies - including labels and management agencies - to

Fenech-Soler / Fwinki Music

aid international touring, artist promotion and music projects.

Fink / ATC Management Ghetts / Disrupt Ltd

Dry The River, Imogen Heap, The Wytches, Hadouken and Fink are

Hadouken / ATC Management

all on the list of artists and bands set to benefit from the scheme’s

Imogen Heap / Megaphonic Ltd

third cycle, which coincides with recent stats released by the BPI

Max Cooper / Agency X Artist Management

indicating that British acts’ international appeal is still on a high, with

Smoove & Turrell / Jalapeno Ltd

one in eight LPs sold worldwide credited to a Brit act.

The Answer / TAP Music Ltd The Heavy / Redlight Management

John Kennedy, Chair of the Music Export Growth Scheme, says this:

The Wombats / SB Management

“As we announce the results of our recent round of funding and

The Wytches / Raygun Music

move to our new invitation for applications we are beginning to see

Waylayers / Merrington Music Management

the results of this commitment by the government to our industry”.

He continued: “We are seeing the money being successfully used as

Imogen Heap

seed money to launch or build on international careers, whether by way of sales or synchronisation licences, live appearances, expanded profile or strategic promotional activities - indeed the variety of uses that successful applicants are making of the funds is itself a testament to the innovation that these grants can drive, enhance and encourage”.

Dry The River

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Collapse of Camden Crawl Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Following the failure of this year’s event,

According to liquidator Nicholas Barnett

the Company behind north London’s multi-

of insolvency specialist Libertas Associates

venue Camden Crawl festival has collapsed

Crawl Promotions Ltd owed a total of

with

£165,105, with £58,501 in assets available

debts

of

more

than

£100,000.

Promoted as CC14, the festival took place

for preferential creditors.

from 20-21 June but a lack of ticket sales

Director of Camden Crawl festival Lisa Paulon

forced promoter Crawl Promotions (CP)

Artistes including Headliner ABC, Montreal’s

into liquidation last month (as reported in

Kevin Barnes, Yuck, Steve Mason, Mouse on

LIVE UK issue 174), with artistes and venues

Mars and Lauren Halo and others are owed

and shareholders”, a situation she described

being unpaid.

£14,400. Other creditors include wristband

as “completely unanticipated”.

supplier ID&C, SECUREticket, and graphic and web designer Craig Gell, as well as

Camden Crawl started up in 1995 in the

venues the Electric Ballroom, Koko and the

autumn, before moving to May, then back to

Roundhouse.

October in 2013 before becoming a summer event this year. Acts that showcased over

Camden Crawl

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CPL director and shareholder Lisa Paulon

the years included Adele, Florence & The

issued a statement saying ticket sales had

Machine and Amy Winehouse, who by the

fallen “far short of expectations”, leaving

way, will have a statue unveiled in Camden

CPL “unable to pay its debts in full to any

on 14 Sep, what would have been her 31st

suppliers, staff or the company’s directors

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Festival reports: First Edition of Way Out West Music Conference Takes Place in Gothenburg Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Sweden’s first Music Seminar took place on the 8th and 9th of August at the Way Out West Festival in Gothenburg. However, as previously announced in the May issue of VIP News, FKP Scorpio is joining the showcase conference circuit by creating a Swedish event in Norrköping during its Bravalla Festival next February, which of course means that the country will have two

and creative development Melvin Benn of

Tim Ingham from Music Week said. Way

events, and why not?

Festival Republic.

Out West Music Conference will be one of these events where you will brag in the

But for now, as organiser Patrick Fredriksson

The panel about songwriting asked if

future about attending the first one. And of

of Stockholm based Luger, told VIP News,

there’s a Swedish way to write music, with

course Sweden’s own Spotify participated

Way Out West delivered a very successful

among others, Björn Ulvaeus of Abba. This

with among others Nordic MD Jonathan

first edition.

was mentioned by many as one of the best

Forster discussing plans for the future.

panels they’ve ever seen. (Sadly, much

Göteborg (Gothenburg) was a great host

“This was an amazing first year for the Way

as I was there to chair the festival panels I

and this new leg for Way Out West will for

Out West Music Conference; over 1.000

managed to get delayed enough to just miss

sure be the beginning of a new era. Sweden

attendees over the two days and a great

this much talked about session! – Ed.). As

has finally it’s own Music Seminar.”

start in bringing together the Swedish and the international music industry to network.

The

Highlights

were

of

course

the

festival booking panel, The Art of Festival Programming,

with

Natasha

Haddad

(Latitude Festival UK), Fra Soler (Primavera Sound – Spain), Natalie Ryan-Williams (Way Out West), Lizzie Newton (SXSW US) & Donna Busch (Coachella Festival US). Bookers of some of the best festivals around the world gathered to discuss programming.

Then

Festival

Principals

and Principles, brought together the main inspiration for Way Out West to exist, Henrik Rasmussen of Roskilde, and the renowned source of festival knowledge

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From the left: Sharon Vaughn, Noonie Bao, Björn Ulvaeus, Niclas Molinder and Carl Falk.

Photo: WOW

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> INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS Anders Wahrén Photo Roskilde Festival

Catching up with Roskilde

VIP-News spoke to Anders Wahrén of Roskilde Festival after the event The team at Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, undoubtedly one of the world’s leading outdoor events,as well as being one of greatest contributors to charitable causes on an international scale, has remained pretty constant for a good few years, but the recent announcement by the well known and respected Rikke Oxner that she was stepping down from her latest position as Artistic Director has led to a ‘shuffle’ in the management team. VIP spoke to Roskilde’s Anders Wahren about his past, present and future work with the Festival: VIP News: How long have you been involved with Roskilde, and what is your background?

Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Anders Wahren: I grew up with Roskilde festival, my first year was 1996 when I was VIP-Booking.com General Manager Peter

play their part in keeping order there’s still

only 13, and started working as a volunteer

Briggs comments on his visit to this year’s

something to be said about easing the

in 2001, alongside working at a local

edition of Denmark’s Roskilde Festival:

restrictions on from people’s lives and just

Roskilde venue. I went on to skip my studies

letting them do it their own way.

and take a job at Roskilde Festival where I booked bands from 2004 to 2007, focusing

For a second year Roskilde 2014 was again blessed with fantastic weather, adding to

This year saw The Rolling Stones play under

on Scandinavian acts and upcoming Danish

the already unique experience provided by

the orange canopy, which was originally

acts. After a 3½ year stint at Live Nation

the arrangers. Very few festivals I’ve visited

designed for the band in the UK for their

Denmark, where I developed a roster of

pay so much attention to creating such a

1976summer tour, although this present

local talents as well as played a central role in

good experience and atmosphere for the

canopy is a new larger version designed

the startup of their now 5-year strong metal

audience, providing a wide and diverse

in 2001. The Stones performance set the

festival Copenhell, I returned to Roskilde

selection of restaurants, bars and cozy areas

stage for a special experience for the

in the spring of 2011 to take a new role as

all set off by colourful and atmospheric

band, the festival and the audience. With

head of music booking, to allow Rikke to

lighting in both the main festival area and

other headliners including Arctic Monkeys,

concentrate on management duties.

backstage. I never cease to be amazed at

Damon Albarn, Stevie Wonder, Jack White,

how well everything seems to run and how

Major Lazer and Danish act Trentemoller -

VIP News: Since your return what areas

little trouble there seems to be in comparison

this year’s festival broke the all time record

of the event’s development have you

to the crime statistics often reported during

with over 100.000 tickets sold meaning that

been concentrating on?

an average weekend in a town populated

the festival expects to be able to donate

by a similar amount of people. Although the

approximately 2.5 million euro to charity

Wahren: Over this last 3½ years, besides

31.000 volunteers (yes 31.000!) certainly

and cultural purposes.

actual music booking, I have focused

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on developing our artistic profile that

and even with a late cancellation from a

also consists of street art, installations,

headliner like Drake, we managed to keep

performance, literature and much more.

Jack White in Europe for an extra show. All

As well as the way we combine art forms,

in all our volunteers impressed once again

production and the general identity of the

and delivered the special Roskilde vibe with

festival.

outstanding moments like Damon Albarn’s

Photo Steffen Joergensen

Arena show, the Atomic Bomb! Tribute to VIP News: Will you be taking on Rikke’s

William Onyeabor, an exstatic party with

role when she steps down?

Major Lazer and more intimate sets ranging from beautiful quiet moments with Aoife

festivals in the world, and I don’t see that

Wahren: Rikke had moved from heading

O’Donovan via Maya Jane Coles electronic

changing. I think it’s interesting to see all

the music booking to a less hands on role

touch to extreme hardcore from Nails.

the more genre-specific festivals popping

as Artistic Director. I will not take over the

Everyone from artists to audience and press

up, but diversity has always been the key

full responsibilities, but I have taken over

have given nothing but great feedback, so

for Roskilde, and that’s also a big part of

the responsibility of programming all of our

we are very happy and eager to follow up

attracting the many different audience

artistic content – music and other art forms

in 2015.

types we have and who create the special

– with the brilliant teams that make the

atmosphere at Roskilde. The ability to VIP News: Do you see any changes

change really is a big part of the key to

being made in the future running of

success and goes hand in hand with the

VIP News: From your point of view was

the Festival or does the present formula

great deal of involvement from both the

this edition particularly successful and

continue to work successfully?

hundreds of volunteers who devote time to

festival stand out.

what stood out for you. Do you have

work with Roskilde Festival all year around

any specifically memorable moments

Wahren: The good thing about the present

from previous editions?

formula is that it is actually always a

and the co-creation with our guests.

changing event. Sure, the main lines stay

Congratulations for the success of this year’s

Wahren: This was a very successful year

pretty much the same, but we have a history

Roskilde are in order, but also, on a more

for us, not only because of a strong line-

of killing some of our darlings (stages, a

personal level, the whole VIP team would

up and remarkable ticket sales, but also

cinema, certain areas etc.) to make room

like to congratulate Anders Wahren and his

because we (again) introduced new stages,

for new things. And as far as the musical

wife on the very recent birth of their second

developed a new Art area, put even more

profile goes, we take pride in the fact that

son, and Rikke Oxner on her equally recent

focus on our massive Street Art project

we are one of the most varied and diverse

marriage!

Sziget 2014 - Wonderland In Hungary Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com One of the most outstanding music festivals

appears to be rather more philosophical

within the European landscape of open-air

than political, but nevertheless due to

events, the 22nd edition of Sziget was very

this attitude manages to express political

successful, breaking visitor records.

statements.

In total the organizers recorded 415.000

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visitors with an audience peak of 85.000

Much more than many other events it

visitors on Thursday, August 14 with among

is in line with its current self-declared

others Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Stromae

description, “The Island Of Freedom”. It is

anniversary of the Rubik Cube called, “Rubik

and Lily Allen as headliners.

in many ways a very colourful event. This

Sziget and the Tent of Logic Games”, plus its

goes for the music program as well as for

dedication to “green measures”.

Sziget is a sort of European music event

the many program elements such as “Cirque

masterpiece, quite exceptional in terms of

Du Sziget”, “Flag Party”, “Balloon Party”,

Sziget is held on the Hajógyári-Sziget island

its settings and it’s so to say ‘spirit’, which

“Beach Ball Party”, and its tribute for the

located in the Danube and is fact a very green

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location. It remains a bit of a miracle and its probably all down to massive efforts, but this festival is one of the cleanest large scale events in Europe. There is almost no waste to be seen on the site. Instead there are plenty of dustbins and other opportunities to appropriately get rid of litter. Also the amount of toilets was sufficient, of course allowing for queues, when one of the acts finished their concert....

Besides all this and particularly amongst the many international music industry

Karoly Gerendai, Sziget Festival

guests, one of the topics discussed was the current political situation in Hungary.

Sometimes small gestures illustrate the

highly international audience mix of people

The nationalistic government of the lawyer

humanitarian vibe of or around Sziget. At

from all over Europe mainly, says even more

and populist Victor Orban of the Fidesz

the press conference two people from the

about why this festival is so successful.

Party, and the success of the right wing

Ukraine approached the Sziget organizers

Sziget is just far more than only its music

party Jobic in Hungary has caused concern

and

painting

program. It works as it is in terms of its

among those who rather are in favour of

expressing how delighted they were with

many aspects which offer much more than

democratic policies.

the vibe of Sziget. They ventured their wish

just only music.

handed

over

a

collage

that Sziget could sooner or later promote an At the Sziget press conference the issue of

edition of this event in the Ukraine.

the departure of the Roma-Stage was also

Karoly

Gerendai,

main

organizer

and

founder of the event commented: “Booking

mentioned. The organizers explained that

Also during the press conference the

a strong international line-up has been quite

they had taken care to retain the Roma

question of a comparison between Sziget

a challenge in the last few years, but we

presence embedding its music program

and Tomorrowland in Belgium was raised.

also aimed to make Sziget an extraordinary

within the Worldmusic stage due to

In fact this comparison is definitely very

visual experience and to further improve our

economic reasons.

unlikely and as somebody mentioned

services. This year’s Sziget was definitely

afterwards Tomorrowland is a sort of

more appealing than ever before and we

However, the political situation in a country

Disneyland while Sziget has a very authentic

got great feedback both from the fans and

isn’t something a festival can be blamed for.

identity of its own.

the professionals. If they are happy, we are

And let’s face it, the Frequency Festival in

happy, so again we would like to thank

Austria or Midem in France are also not to

The total conclusion is that Sziget is very

blame for the success of anti-democratic

well designed and a very properly produced

everybody for coming!”

parties such as the FPÖ or the National Front

and programmed open air event. The

One tiny complaint, in the past Sziget

in those countries.

international line up is impressive and the

was maybe a bit more exciting in the variety of food stands. In the years before Sziget successfully implemented its RFID

Sziget

cashless

payment

system

there

were

more exceptional food stands. Karoly Gerendai who besides running Sziget also has a restaurant which has been awarded a Michelin one star plus a Gaut Miliau recommendation, could probably come up with some good possibilities!

The dates for Sziget 2015 are set August 10-17. For follow ups and backstage videos please check www.szigetfestival.com

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Juicybeats Festival - New Milestones Set Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com For the first time the 19th edition of Juicybeats Festival in Dortmund

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the Westfalenpark, a park pretty much embedded within the city centre of Dortmund. For its current edition of the event on July 26 the promoter Popmodern reported attendance of 33.000 visitors.

For the upcoming edition in 2015, the organizers announced the addition of a second day in order to celebrate its 20th anniversary edition.

This event dedicates its stages to fruits. On the apple, or main, stage bands like Boys Noize, Alligatoah and Milky Chance appeared. The festival-concept foresees 25 stages and floors, hosting DJs and live acts, partnered and presented by the radio station Funkhaus Europa, WDR, or by dance labels such as Kittball or local venues.

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FKP Scorpio’s 13 Festival Summer Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

FKP Scorpio’s packed festival season began

The festivals that FKP Scorpio organized

and Southside in Germany with Elbow, Franz

on May 23rd with the Elbjazz Festival at

together with local partners in other European

Ferdinand, Interpol, Lykke Li or the Pixies. In

the Port of Hamburg in Germany and ended

countries , were also largely successful:

Sweden, the second edition of the Bravalla

on Sunday, August 17th with the conclusion

The Greenfield Festival in Switzerland in

festival attracted 60,000 visitors, way more

of the Highfield Festival in Leipzig and the

June celebrated its 10th anniversary with

people than last year. Finally the Get Away

20-year anniversary edition of the Chiemsee

Linkin Park, Iron Maiden, Soundgarden, and

Rock Festival in Sweden in August, marked

Summer also in Germany. All in all, the

Dropkick Murphys and others. On the same

the guitar-dominated conclusion of the FKP

Hamburg-based company was involved in

weekend, festival visitors to Indian Summer

Scorpio festival season outside of Germany.

organizing seven festivals in Germany and six

in the Netherlands were entertained by Lily

Then back to Germany for the sold-out

in other European countries in 2014.

Allen, Milow, Tom Odell, Birdy, Chase & Status

Highfield festival with 25,000 festival fans

and various well-known Dutch acts. The

for Macklemlore & Ryan Lewis, Placebo,

Between May and August FKP Scorpio

Northside festival was sold out early on and

Queens Of The Stone Age, Blink 182. The

was responsible for the planning and the

hosted a party for 30,000 visitors in ongoing

event also boasted one of only two exclusive

execution of the Hurricane and Southside

beautiful weather with performances by

festival performances by the Beatsteaks,

in June, which both broke records in being

Lana del Ray, The National, WhoMadeWho,

whose lead singer Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß

sold out earlier than ever before. The

Arcade Fire, Queens Of The Stone Age and

summed it up the best by saying that “there

Deichbrand Festival in July and the M’era

alongside other Danish and international

are many festivals, but none like Highfield!”

Luna both in Germany in August were also

acts. A week later - from June 20th – 22nd

at the Störmthaler lake in Germany. 500

ultimately classified as “Sold Out” by the

- the Best Kept Secret took place in the

km further south saw the celebration of the

time of each festival weekend.

Netherlands at the same time as the Hurricane

Chiemsee Summer festival and its sold

Hurricane Festival

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out 20th anniversary edition. For its birthday

the outcome of this festival season.

Chiemsee Rocks and Chiemsee Reggae

Almost all events have fulfilled our

Summer were merged into a 5-day festival

expectations. We would have been

which extended its musical program to

happier about more visitors only for

include electronic music.

the Indian Summer and Get Away Rock. But over half of the events

The five stage attracted around 35,000

organized by us were sold out, some,

visitors daily to the site; even though the

like the Hurricane and Southside now

weather conditions were quite unfriendly.

even already several times in a row.

But everybody who persevered through

The Highfield this year saw its first

Sunday was finally rewarded, with a sunny

sellout, since we moved to Leipzig in

day and party mood performances by

2010 and we are particularly pleased

Marteria and Paul Kalkbrennner.

about this development. We are also very pleased that the new concept of

FKP Scorpio’s founder and MD Folkert

the Chiemsee Summer was so well

Koopmans said, “We are very pleased with

received.”

on Further informati about the events e listed above can b found here: Elbjazz.de Hurricane.de Southside.de Deichbrand.de Meraluna.de Highfield.de .de Chiemsee-Summer h Greenfieldfestival.c Indiansummer.nl Northside.dk Bravallafestival.se Bestkeptsecret.nl Getawayrock.se m www.fkpscorpio.co

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Dušan Kovač ević , founder and director of the EXIT festival

EXIT ’14 – Three Connected Festivals, 260.000 attendants Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com The EXIT Festival staged in the fortress

Stone Age, Disclosure, Afrojack, Pet Shop

foundation’s EXIT AID programme, which

on the island in the Danube at Novi Sad,

Boys, Underworld, Gloria Gaynor, Hurts,

aimed to raise money for the flood relief

Serbia, is always an adventure, but this the

Suede, Stromae, Example, Carl Cox, Deep

efforts in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,

adventure was extended to three events in

Dish, Klingande, Pretty Lights, Juan Atkins

and Croatia. BE HUMAN was held in

two countries: On the 11th of June Rock@

and many others! The organisers however

collaboration with the Municipality of Budva

EXIT took place, followed by EXIT itself from

commented that the biggest star of EXIT

and Dukley Gardens, and supported by the

10-13 July, then Sea Dance on the beach in

festival was, as always, its loyal audience.

Government of the Republic of Serbia, the

Montenegro from 15-17th July. A total of

The biggest audience ever kept partying

Government of Montenegro, Budva Tourism

over 260 000 adventurers enjoyed all three

for eight days in sun and rain, mud or sand,

organization and Hipotekarna Bank. Taking

of the events and over140, 000 Euros was

beach and Fortress, in rubber boots or

place in the luxurious Dukley Gardens

raised for Flood Relief Aid.

barefoot, raincoats or swimsuits.

complex, Jamiroqui and Example performed

During these memorable eight days EXIT

The grand finale of EXIT Adventure was

140.000 Euros, and 80,000 Euros in goods

offered festival-goers a wide range of music

Sea Dance festival in Montenegro at

for flood relief efforts. More info here:

and

performances

the beautiful Adriatic coast. Jamiroquai,

www.exitfest.org/en/exitaid

by some of the world’s best music stars

Example and Underworld headlined the

including;

Jamiroquai,

Main Stage on the stunning Jaz beach. In

Dušan Kovačević, founder and director

Skrillex, Rudimental live, Queens of the

addition to Sea Dance Festival, EXIT stayed

of the EXIT festival, spoke at the charity

true to it’s roots and helped to raise money

gathering: “I’m pleased to see the EXIT

for the flood victims in the Balkans, which

Adventure end with a charity event, the

saw the worst floods in more than a century

goal of which is to help those who were

and a state of emergency was declared in 14

affected by the catastrophic floods that

municipalities. Numerous cities and villages

hit the region a month and a half ago.

were lost, dozens of people lost their lives,

Social betterment is at the heart of EXIT

and over one million people were evacuated.

Festival, so we’re glad that we’re able to

a special DJ set, which helped raise over

entertainment Damon

with Albarn,

say goodbye to this year’s adventure this

Jamiroquai

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“BE HUMAN” was hosted by Jamiroquai

way, and we’ll definitely see you all next

and Example and was part of the EXIT

year!”

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> INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS

C/O Pop - New Date Gains New Vibe Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com

The change of dates and a revamp of the

However, Duin may have been surprised

event by the c/o pop music convention in Co-

and alerted by the sort of support made

logne appears to have produced heightened

available to the music industry by political

awareness, achieving better results. The date

bodies in Berlin and Hamburg. Until now the

for the convention was moved from June to

Minister has not been known for being very

August 20-24, and the event dropped it for-

innovative in making support available for

mer congress format “c’n’b’” and took a new

the music sector.

stakeholder on board.

Anyhow, this edition of c/o pop apparently In his opening speech for this eleventh

went well, the organizers have reported a

edition,

the

Minister

of

total of 30.000 festivalgoers and 950 trade

Duin

visitors for its conference program. As part

concluded that c/o pop could no longer be

of the program c/o pop focused on the

viewed as a ‘One-Hit-wonder’. This is in fact

liaison of brands and the music industry.

Northrhine-Westphalia,

of

Economy

Garrelt

a little surprising as Duin had never previously undertaken the sort of efforts instituted by

We will hopefully feature an interview with

some of his predecessors in the nineties,

the organisers in a future issue.

when, in particular, the NRW Ministry of Economy was one of the first of its kind to

The next dates for c/o pop are August 19. bis

proactively and substantially fund the since

23. 2015, for more information please check

departed music convention Popkomm.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST 2014

Upcoming Events: Reeperbahn Festival ’14 Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com This year’s edition of the Reeperbahn Festival

VIP News spoke with co-founder and

VIP News: How many panels and

will take place from 17–20 September.

Conference organiser Detlef Schwarte:

meetings will you have this year, and how are the attendance figures looking?

The Hamburg based event has established

VIP News: The pressure must really be on

itself as one of the most important music

now with only three weeks or so to go?

industry platforms in Europe, and has

Schwarte: We will present nearly 100 sessions, and registrations and ticket sales

Detlef Schwarte: Certainly, as the conference

are looking very good, so we really expect

involved with a wide scope of creative

grows every year we have to find new

the conference attendance to increase

and digital industries as well as the music

solutions; many elements of the seminars

significantly on last year. It will certainly

industry, and international musical culture.

etc are not confirmed till quite late, then

be worth coming to Hamburg for the

Germany’s largest club festival presents

we have a lot to announce, creating a bit

Conference because the programme is even

established and newcomer acts in more

of a ‘news jam’! Although we start making

better than last year. Many of the speakers

than 600 wide-ranging events in over 70

announcements in May, we are constantly

are very high level, with a couple of dozen

venues, plus an extensive arts programme.

updating.

that would merit keynote presentations.

17–20 SEPT.

2014

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VIP News: Would you like to mention some of them?

Schwarte: Sure, amongst others we have Geche Joost from the German Government, she is a digital champion for the country, often addressing gatherings of 3000 people in Brussels and elsewhere; also from the US we have Amelia Showalter, an advisor to Barrack Obama in his 2012 campaign. Also we have music supervisor Thomas Golubic, responsible for the music

Detlef Schwarte

content of Breaking Bad and other major TV series, Ralph Simon, an international

VIP News: Due to developments and

For more information:

specialist in mobile entertainment, Dave

rebuilding in and around the traditional

www.reeperbahnfestival.com

Allen of Beats Music, formerly a member

heart of the Festival in Spielbudenplatz

of the band Gang of Four, and Rob Hallet,

you have lost a number of venues, how

ex head of touring for AEG Live. We also

have you compensated for that?

have CEO level speakers from Companies like Deezer, Napster etc.

Schwarte: Yes, we have unfortunately lost 4 or 5 venues, but we have managed to

Just before going to press Detlef Schwarte contacted Vip News to confirm that Herbert Grönemeyer will be the subject of a keynote interview at Reeperbahn. Gröne-

VIP News: How about the plans for the

locate showcases on the other side of the

meyer is one of the most promi-

Festival?

Reeperbahn. Also our showcase partners

nent singers in Germany. His long

have found more venues and we’re sure

and

that we will maintain our usual festival

Germany’s

appearing you’d be best to speak to our

atmosphere. The good news is that for our

ever,”Mensch”,

booker Bjørn Pfarr, but I can confirm

tenth anniversary next year we will have

more than 3.1 million copies. He is

that the festival has expanded to four

access to six new venues, three smaller

also the owner of the label ‘Grön-

days. On the Wednesday we will present

clubs with around 200 capacities, two larger

land’ which has recently helped to

up and coming German bands in the

at 400, and a new theatre venue. We will

Wunderkinder shows, and international

arrange guided tours of these this year for

acts will also appear.

anyone interested.

Schwarte: Well as far as the many acts

successful best

career

includes

selling which

album

has

sold

pave the way for succesful artists such as Boy and Philipp Poisel.

Berlin Music Week Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com First We Take Berlin, the showcase festival of Berlin Music Week

For more information:

will take place on 4 and 5 September in Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg.

www.berlin-music-week.de

More than 50 international artists will be presented in collaboration with The Great Escape, Canadian Music Week, Nordic by Nature, the Africa Music Convention and many others. Leading agencies The Agency Group, Coda Agency and ATC will showcase their current rosters, and Bureau Export France will present ‘French Connection’ a programme of French artists.

The Berlin FESTIVAL will have a new home this year. From 5 to 7 September the festival will take place at the Arena Park for 48 hours non-stop.

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VIP NEWS >

UPCOMING EVENTS

AUGUST 2014

Paul Cheetham to Leave Berlin Music Week Paul Cheetham has contacted VIP News, stating: “I will be leaving

year’s event.” …..Don’t let this stop you coming to see us at Berlin

my position as International Relations Coordinator for Berlin

Music Week this year though! It takes place 03-07 September and it

Music Week at the conclusion of my current contract at the end

really is going to be great

of September 2014. With the management of the event changing hands once again this year it is an ideal time to re-evaluate the

Paul’s full message can be found on the Heartburst Management

situation and it feels right to be stepping out of the project after this

website: www.heartburstman.com/news/berlin-music-week

Future Plans for the Colisium International Music and Media Convention Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com The Colisium Music and Media Conventions

Showcases - Why Artists need them?;

to do it. Not every promoter does it the

take place in Russia and Ukraine, and

Colisium 3plet Select” – a new means

same way, which is why you can always

St. Petersburg based organizers Vladimir

of communication between artists and

trust his expert opinion. And of course we

Kravchenko

promoters;

will always try to help each other to find and

and

Sergey

Babitch

are

Opportunities

for

students

obviously aware that they are operating

to volunteer at summer festivals, and

in

educational seminars.

territories

facing

‘difficult’

political

situations. However they are determined

Registration is open for two upcoming

to use their events to promote non political

A planned partnership with Ilya Bortnuk’s

and progressive co operations to encourage

promotion and booking company Light

the development of the music business in

Music was also announced. Ilya is one of the

and beyond the troubled regions.

best known Russian professionals at many of the major conference and showcase

A

meeting

of

friends,

partners

promote new artists and names.”

and

events, such as ILMC, Eurosonic etc. Vladimir

Convention participants took place in St.

Kravchenko commented, “We have known

Petersburg in May of this year to discuss

each other for a long time and Ilya has a

the results and achievements of previous

lot of experience in organizing festivals

events held in four countries and plans for

and undeniable professional taste. We are

the future. According to the statistics of the

consulting him about many things. We

conferences held in Saint Petersburg, Minsk,

often attend the same music conferences

Kiev and Almaty, about two thousand

and showcases in different cities around

music industry specialists from 12 countries

the world. There is no better person in our

attended.

country to estimate the potential of a new

events:

Colisium: 11 - 14 September 2014: Moscow, Sokolniki Exibition Center, NAMM MusikMesse Russia. (VIP will attend this event.)

Colisium: 6 - 8 November 2014: International Exhibition Centre, Krasnojarsk, Siberia.

Plans are also in place aimed at arranging Colisium events in Latvia, Poland and India.

artist in showcase events than Ilya. He is a Topics on the agenda included:

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professional with enthusiasm and is inspired

Watch this space!

VIP NEWS >

AUGUST 2014

Creative Talent - No News Following Cancellations Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com Media reports at the beginning of July caused speculation

However, tickets for Kylie Minogue shows are still available on

about Creative Talent’s financial situation following the official

the CTS Eventim and Kölnticket websites. There are also no

announcement that the Greenville Festival near Berlin and the

announcements on the venue or the artist websites that the German

German dates of the Backstreet Boys and Snoop Dog had been

shows are cancelled. A previous interview request by e-mail remains

postponed due to weak ticket sales.

unanswered until now.

Journalists at trade papers received a copy of a letter apparently issued by Creative Talent, asking creditors not to claim debts before

Kylie Minogue

August 31, explaining that the Company was in the process of restructuring.

No further statements or information have appeared on the Company website since then have. Creative Talent’s latest Facebook postings were made at the end of July. Amongst others upcoming Kylie Minogue and Lauryn Hill shows are still advertised, but on the website of Ticketmaster, once the premier ticketing partner of Creative Talent, sales for these shows have been suspended.

In Defence of UK Venues Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com

Following the closure and threat of closure of several important UK venues on the vital artist development club circuit, reported in recent issues of VIP News, the Music Venue Trust was set up to offer support to present and future victims of the threat of closures brought about by new resident objections. This is the Trust’s open letter to the UK governmental authorities:

1. Cut Red Tape. Your reply highlights that the laws around noise nuisance are complex, overlapping, and arise from multiple laws, legilsation and precedents dating back as far as the 1800s. You say you are opposed to red tape, so we invite you to cut it. Because it’s quite clear that nobody involved understands it and law that is open to significant interpretation to meet one aim or another is not good law. People are writing to us saying all noise, however loud, is permitted until 11pm. Others say no noise is permissible at

AN OPEN LETTER TO LIZ TRUSS (DEFRA), SAJID JAVID (DCMS)

any time. Work across your departments to create one, clear,

and ERIC PICKLES (DCLG)

unequivocal and easily understood document that relates

Many thanks for the DEFRA response to the Music Venue Trust

to noise emanating from live performances, sports, and

petition calling for a Review of Noise Abatement Legislation (see:

community activity.

http://qr.net/sign).

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Your reply is interesting, but it does not provide an adequate answer

2. Establish national criteria, guidelines and advice for

to the problems and challenges we have raised on behalf of live

Environmental Health Officers. A lot of the DEFRA response

music venues and other community spaces in the UK. At the same

depends upon local interpretation of unclear national legislation,

time, it has helped to clarify the issues, and move our campaign on

placing an unfair and unreasonable demand on local EHOs. We

to address three specific things you need to do to protect live music

believe in local negotiations, and are delighted with the outcome

in the UK:

of the recent challenges faced by The Fleece in Bristol, but your

VIP NEWS >

AUGUST 2014

response creates “Schrödinger Venues” - great music venues who

Secretaries of State, you can act now to save live music venues in

might or might not be making a noise, we won’t find out until

the UK.

someone decides they don’t like it. We need to stop considering the

• Good noise management requires good legislation.

philosophical question “does a small venue make a noise if there is

no-one around to hear it?” and answer the question “what is the

• Good local councils and EHOs need national support

appropriate level of noise in this zone?”. The decision in Bristol is

to make good and balanced decisions. Establish national

fantastic and shows how some venues can work with their local

criteria, guidelines and advice about noise.

councils and EHOs to get good development, but it’s not a legal

• Good town centre development means good facilities and

precedent and we shouldn’t be leaving these things to chance. You

good residential space for all, not a continual battle

say you want to see well-managed, well-run, thriving live music

between local music communities and developers who

spaces. How can any business make provision for, or try to act within,

want to make a fast buck. Adopt the Agent of Change

a completely unknown quantity? Is 35dB at 20 metres too much or

Principle.

Cut Red Tape.

isn’t it? What about 40dB, or 60dB? And what about 2 metres, or 200 metres? Your response specifically conflates music with noise

We intend to continue to fight for the right of local communities to

and noise with nuisance. We say live music and noise coming from

be able to enjoy great live music venues. We urge you to take action

other community activities is not a nuisance, it is the heart and

to do the same. We call upon music fans across the UK to unite

soul of local communities. Create a proper national framework

behind our existing petition - please sign now and force MPs to

for noise emanating from live performances, sports, and

debate this issue:

community activity that can be referenced by Enivironmental

http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/65582

Health Officers and establish a good practice guide.

Sincerely 3. Adopt the Agent of Change Principle. The DEFRA response

Mark Davyd, Sybil Bell, Chris Prosser, Jeremy Mills, Beverley Whitrick,

states, and it has been stated extensively elsewhere, that it is a long

Jason Dormon - Music Venue Trust.

established principle of UK law that it does not matter if someone moves next to a noise, the noise maker still has the responsibility to

WHAT YOU CAN DO: SIGN the petition at this link: http://qr.net/

adapt the noise to suit whatever new conditions the new occupier

sign TWEET, POST, PLUS and PIN the petition across your social

feels they want. We, and thousands of other people, say this is

media using #SaveLiveVenuesUK and the link http://qr.net/sign

fundamentally against common sense. If I move to a fishing village, can I stop the fishing because I don’t like the smell? If I move next to a football ground, can I stop the games because I don’t like cheering or crowds? The DEFRA response references precedents in UK law dating back 200 years. We’ve come quite a long way in the last 200 years, and there’s a few more of us living right next to each other. There is a principle you can adopt called Agent of Change; this states that responsibility to adapt the conditions of the noise falls on the person who changes the existing conditions.

It’s already been adopted in various guises in Australia, affecting planning, development and noise complaints positively across the board. The principle is simple: If a venue increases its noise, it should make changes to adapt it. If a developer wants to build next to a music venue, they must build to adapt to the noise. If a new occupier moves into a zone where there is an accepted level of noise, they should make changes to adapt it. If DEFRA don’t adopt the Agent of Change principle, every venue, every sports ground, every cinema, restaurant, theatre, race track, church, and community space in the country faces bills running into thousands of pounds trying to fight developments or meet an ever evolving demand from new occupiers to modify and adapt their noise.

Venues will close without an Agent of Change principle. Adopt the Agent of Change principle.

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MUSIC IN SHARES

Music In Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com

CTS Eventim - Q2-Results To Be Released August 27:

$1.83 billion, Ticketing from $663 to $725 million, Artist Nation from

The business results for the second quarter of CTS Eventim had not

$150 to $151.7 million while the Sponsorship revenue gained a plus

been released by the time this report went to press, nevertheless vari-

of four percent from $111 up to $116 million. The net income loss

ous analysts have already made their recommendations.

raised from $5,1 to $9.5 million, which is a loss per share of $ 0.06.

An analyst of Bankhaus Lampe expects lower ticket sales and less

The share meanwhile dropped from $23.57 to $21.72.

headliner tours in Q2 due to the Football World Cup. Nevertheless the recommendation still remains at ‘Buy’. Warburg Research comes to a

SFX Entertainment Q2-Results Also Reported...

similar conclusion and recommends “hold” for the share, projecting

These figures are impressive: Compared to Q2/2013 the revenue went

a target price of 20.50 Euro per share. The Berenberg Bank in mid

up from $27.4 to $81.9 million. In the first half year SFX Entertain-

August maintained its recommendation at ‘Buy’ and projects a target

ment increased its revenue result from $37.5 to $115 million. The net

price of 26 Euro. On August 11, Exane BNP Paribas reported a target

loss went up from $43.9 to $107.2 million.

of 27.50 Euro, also in expectation of a lower growth but considering the share to be worth the rating of ‘Outperformer’.

In a press release Robert F.X. Sillerman, Chairman and CEO of the company stated: “The second quarter marked a turning point in our

In the last issue the reported share price was 23.18 Euro, on August

progress toward driving growth from the scale and synergies we’re

25 it is at 20.93 Euro.

achieving from our integrated platform of live events, online interactions and a growing number of unique marketing and sponsorship

DEAG - US Investor Increases Stake:

partnerships”.

The Kabouter Management, LLC, Chicago, Illinois is an investment fund specialized in non-US smaller and midsized stocks. The company

The list of sponsors includes Anheuser-Busch InBev, Clear Channel

is acting on behalf of “family offices” and is co-managed by Peter Zal-

Media and Entertainment, Syco Entertainment, T-Mobile US, Master-

divar. Since August 18 Kabouter Management and Zaldivar increased

Card and, yes, the one and only Viagogo. When Viagogo is on board

their stake in DEAG shares to 5.98 percent each of the outstanding

there is hope of maximum earnings in sight...

share capital.

Anyhow, Sillerman furthermore commented on the company future: On June 23 the share stood at 6.24 Euro, now it is at 5.85 Euro.

“With the additional proof of concept of our ability to expand our existing powerful festival brands, with, for instance, Tomorrowland

Live Nation Q2 - Results Reported:

coming to Brazil and Rock in Rio coming to Las Vegas in 2015, we

At the end of July Live Nation reported its business results for the first

are now well-positioned to grow all aspects of our business. The EMC

half year of 2014. The revenue went up seven percent to $2.79 billion

Revolution is just beginning.”

(one year ago $2.6 billion). In the first six months of the ongoing business year the revenue in the Concerts division moved up from $1.7 to

Previously the share was at $8.35, now it is on $6.99.

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MEMBER PRESENTATION

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United Stage Artist is an independent company within the Swedish music industry.

Our main activities are to exclusively represent record-artists as tour agents and tour producers. The company represents close to 100 artists today. (enclosure: roster) History/ United Stage was set in 1984. When Managing Director, Anders Larsson, founded the company in Malmö it had a very strong regional influence but has over the years become one of the two leading companies

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In 1991 United Stage established a minor office in Stockholm and in 1996 the whole operation was moved to the capital.

During the autumn of 1997 a rival company, Siljemark Production AB, was incorporated within the company.

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This service is divided into two parts, consulting and administration.

It´s very important with co-ordination in the market, negotiations and agreements.

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