Promoter Andrew McManus could face a lengthy jail term after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice in relation to a suitcase containing A$702,000 ($539,107), which was seized by police.
McManus, founder of One World Entertainment based in Richmond, has been embroiled in an investigation involving the money since 2011, when the suitcase was found by police in a Hilton Hotel room in Sydney, following an anonymous tip-off.
He claimed the cash was part of a...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from Audience Magazine
Three men believed to be part of a crime ring which targeted festivals across Europe have been arrested.
The men, two aged 32 and one 21, were arrested at the 35,000-capacity Highfield Festival in Leipzig on 20 August, after being found with 20 smartphones and several thousand euros.
It is thought the trio were involved in a gang responsible for the theft of nearly 100 phones and 25 wallets during a Slipknot concert at Leipziger Messe (cap. 15,000) in January.
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from Audience Magazine
Lawsuits are starting to be filed over the sudden collapse of a metal railing at a 5 August concert in New Jersey's 25,000-capacity BB&T Pavilion in Camden.
The venue's operator and show promoter Live Nation Entertainment, along with headline artistes Calvin Broadus, Jr. (aka Snoop Dogg) and Cameron Thomaz (aka Wiz Khalifa), are named in the filing at the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
Fourteen audience members and three staff, including one who suffered a fractured spine,...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from Audience Magazine
The new 4,900-capacity KB Hallen in Copenhagen will be operated in a joint venture by Nordisk Film, a subsidiary of the country's largest media firm Egmont, and German pan-Europe ticketing company CTS Eventim.
The venue is due to open in 2018 and the partners intend to re-establish itself as one of the area's leading concert destinations.
The original KB Hallen was destroyed by fire in 2011. It had hosted shows featuring artistes such as the Rolling Stones and The Beatles, and more...
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Con artists have been posing as venue staff to trick National Theater and Concert Hall customers to hand over their bank details
The National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH) in Taipei – Asia's oldest purpose-built music/performing arts venue – has warned customers against disclosing their personal information after scammers targeted those who'd used its online booking system.
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from IQ Magazine
Electric Zoo: Countdown Shanghai, the franchise's first festival in China, will attract "world-class artists and performers" to Expo Park this November
Electric Zoo, Made Event's New York EDM festival, is following Electric Daisy Carnival to mainland Asia with the launch of its first event in China.
Electric Zoo: Countdown Shanghai, which takes place on 12 November at Shanghai Expo Park, will be produced in partnership with Shanghai-based distribution/promotion outfit Kanjian....
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Scala, Jamboree and the Hackney Empire were among the London venues which observed a minute's silence at 17 September's demonstration in support of Passing Clouds
Some 30 London music venues fell silent at midnight on Saturday 17/Sunday 18 September to protest against the closing by property developers of Dalston venue Passing Clouds.
Venues including the Hackney Empire (1,275-cap.), Scala (1,145-cap.), Rich Mix (main room 350-cap.), Dalston Superstore (220-cap.), Jamboree (120-cap.)...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from IQ Magazine
CITES, which regulates the movement of instruments constructed from threatened species, is hurting touring artists, says Pearle* and others
The Pearle* and six other music industry bodies have called for a revision of CITES resolution 16.8 – the regulations covering the cross-border movement of musical instruments made with endangered flora or fauna – stating they are currently "deeply concerned about the difficulties encountered by the professionals we represent when they...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from IQ Magazine
Acquisition creates unmatched Neighboring Rights offering, adding Fintage House's incredible roster of artists such as Katy Perry, Bruce Springsteen, Britney Spears to Kobalt's existing roster of artists such as Paul McCartney, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, and many more.
Kobalt, the leading independent music services company, today announced the acquisition of Fintage House's Neighboring Rights and Publishing businesses. The deal brokered by Shot Tower Capital, will see the transitioning...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from RotD
Bucks Music Group has signed a worldwide administration deal with Swedish-born band Francobollo, the first signing to producer Charlie Andrew's new publishing venture Big Tree Music.
BRIT Award and Mercury Prize winning producer Charlie Andrew (whose production credits include albums from alt-J, Benjamin Francis Leftwich and Money) launched Big Tree Music alongside sister label Square Leg Records in August this year.
The now London-based Francobollo are also the first signing to Square...
Posted on: 27/09/2016Categories: News from RotD