Promoter Marek Lieberberg Konzertagentur (MLK) can continue to use the Rock am Ring (RaR) festival name following a court ruling in its favour as Audience went to press.
MLK has been forced to move from Nurburgring, where the 80,000-capacity festival has been held since 1985, after failing to agree terms with new site owner Capricorn Automotive (see Audience issue 173).
Posted on: 18/09/2014Categories: News from Audience Magazine
Live Nation Entertainment (LNE) has raised another $500 million from private lenders in order to pay off more expenses borrowing and leaving the company with a war chest for further possible acquisitions.
Around $220m will be used to redeem debt that is incurring higher interest, leaving LNE, after related costs, with in excess of $260m for potential investments and takeovers.
Posted on: 18/09/2014Categories: News from Audience Magazine
Starting its road journey in November 2013, Justin Timberlake's 20/20 Experience tour - of which he is the Creative Director - is a truly captivating technical masterpiece. The Nick Whitehouse produced show is playing live in support of not one, but two studio albums, and has become a critically acclaimed box office hit. TPi's Kelly Murray spoke to the ground crew on the tour's UK leg and the creative team in the us, to hear the insider thinking on the intricate details of this extensive live...
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
Created and designed by Baz Halpin, 18-month long tour Prismatic is Katy Perry's biggest and most demanding to date. Achieving creative perfection throughout, alongside the plethora of props and costumes, there are technical firsts with software integration never seen before on a tour of this size. TPi's Kelly Murray chats to the crew...
As we pull up the the LG Arena in Birmingham on an uncharacteristically hot and sunny English day, troupes of crew members and trucks full of wardrobe...
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
17-year-old rising star Lorde may have no experience of touring, but her creative vision and handpicked crew ensure her talent is suitably represented via the production. TPi caught up with the crew at her headline London show at Brixton academy.
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
Grammy winning Canadian band Arcade Fire's fourth album Reflektor is a bold electronic dance work produced by James Murphy. The live show in support of it draws strongly on mirrors, off centre surreal carnival disco influences and epic sound requirements. With some heavyweight suppliers from both sides of the Atlantic, Arcade Fire's two Earls Court shows in June put on a live production worthy of the iconic venue. Simon Duff reports from London.
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
The phenomenon of the boy band began about half a century ago with the mania that followed the Beatles' every move and it's fair to say that every generation since has produced its own version. From the Bay City rollers to the Osmond brothers and, of course, the first version of Take That, each one has followed a similar path. A clean cut and cute profile producing a massive following in the girl teen and pre-teen market; global sales and an intensive touring schedule followed by another album....
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from TPi Magazine
Merlin and Pandora have announced a comprehensive partnership designed to help independent labels and artists grow the audiences they reach and the royalties they receive. (RotD)
BMI's president and CEO has said "the time has come to modernise the BMI consent decree", suggesting the PRO wants to give its members the ability to withdraw their digital rights. The proposal comes...
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: News from RotD
International Talents, Trends and Trade
The Reeperbahn Festival is Germany's largest club festival and is one of the three most important meeting places for the music and digital industries in Europe. Under the heading 'Talents, Trends & Trade' the festival offers around 600 wide-ranging events in more than 70 venues on and around Hamburg's Reeperbahn. Over 30,000 visits are expected to attend the ninth edition of the Reeperbahn Festival – and they can look forward to the most...
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: Industry Event News
Berlin Music Week has established itself and takes place from 3rd to 7th September for the 5th time.
Under the motto Music Released this year's Berlin Music Week WORD! Conference will set its focus on the changes digitalisation and global connectivity are causing to music, tech and start-ups. The conference will introduce new players and stakeholders and also present a whole new way of looking at the music industry. Panels, matchmakings and elevator pitches will give attendees the chance...
Posted on: 07/08/2014Categories: Industry Event News