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Live Nation And Hewitt To Book Pearl
December 15, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Live Nation and promoter Andrew Hewitt have entered into a multi-year deal to become the official booker of the Pearl, located at Las Vegas' Palms Casino Resort. Hewitt has already worked in the Las Vegas market for more than 11 years, bookin ...
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Weinstein, Enloe Join Live Nation
December 14, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Live Nation, the world's leading live entertainment company, has added some major players to its board of directors. Harvey Weinstein and Robert Ted Enloe, III, are two new additions to the board of Live Nation, which has notched its first ye ...
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Touring Biz Soars In 2006
December 13, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 The North American concert business was up dramatically in 2006, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore. More than $2.8 billion in box office was reported, up 35% from last year's total of slightly more than $2 billion. With big- ...
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79 House Of Blues Employees Axed
December 11, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Sources say a total of 79 people were cut loose from House Of Blues on Friday (Dec. 8) in the wake of the promoter's acquisition by Live Nation. Overall the total employee reduction is probably closer to 100. Since the time the acquisition wa ...
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SMG, Churchill Downs Forge Live Event Agreement
December 05, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 In the wake of the Rolling Stones' successful Sept. 29 concert at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., the home of the Kentucky Derby has forged an agreement with Philadelphia-based venue management firm SMG to pursue other concerts and specia ...
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Gwen Stefani Unveils Solo Tour Dates
December 01, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 As expected, Gwen Stefani will embark on a two-month North American tour next spring, beginning April 21 in Phoenix. The vocalist will play arenas and outdoor amphitheatres through a June 22 finale in Irvine, Calif. Dates in Australia, Asia, Europ ...
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Cohl: Bigger Bang Could Roll On In 2007
November 27, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 The Rolling Stones re-captured the "top-grossing tour ever" mantle from U2 with the Stones' $437 million A Bigger Bang trek, and tour producer Michael Cohl indicates they may pad that record. Since the fall of 2005, the band has gro ...
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Streisand Puts Up Impressive Ticket Sales
November 27, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 Despite initial talk of slow ticket sales, Barbra Streisand's first live performances in six years put up record-setting box office numbers. The 20 concerts grossed $92,457,062 and set house gross records in 14 of the 16 arenas played on the ...
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MSG Acquires Beacon Theatre
November 16, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 MSG Entertainment has acquired New York's Beacon Theatre, making it the fourth venue in the MSGE portfolio, which includes Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and the Theater at Madison Square Garden. The Beacon Theatre, a 2,800-seat ...
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Genesis Turn It On Again With Euro Tour
November 10, 2006 12:00 AM EST 0 0 0 0 The classic '80s line-up of Genesis will play 20 European dates next summer, with a U.S. tour due to be announced shortly. The reformed line-up of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks will kick-off the European tour at the Olympic Sta ...