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For practical reasons we will not be both the worst and the best of humanity. festival’s 50th edition. The ‘Sonar Calling putting out a December issue this year, so Many things took place that would be best GJ273b’ project will take place in two parts, unbelievably this will be the last VIP News forgotten but cannot be – it will be essential with a total of 33 pieces of music, each ten of the year! I know this is a cliché – but to stay vigilant in 2018, and to apply all that seconds in length - being transmitted to 2017 has flown past! It has certainly been has been learned from the horrors of the last Luyten’s Star, only 12 light years from us, an eventful and dramatic year – with far few months to hopefully see our festivals making it the closest star to Earth with a too many disasters besetting the live music and shows operate safely and our audiences known potentially habitable exoplanet. industry. We have certainly been deeply able to feel as secure as any of us can in troubled by events that have revealed admittedly difficult times. Luyten’s Star is twelve light years away from us, possibly giving aliens time to receive, Of course the ramifications of this year’s digest and return their own message within atrocities continue; just recently a number of 25 years. Let’s hope the ticket touts don’t new lawsuits have been filed in relation to jump in creating ‘Close Encounters of the the mass shooting that occurred at the Route Secondary Kind!’ 91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas last month. Alongside the estate of the gunman, venue Since we last spoke I was in Luxembourg owners MGM Resorts International and for the tenth edition of Sonic Visions (see promoter Live Nation are defendants in the report in this issue), now that event has an COLOPHON > cases. Much as more and more efforts are impressive alien look to it as it is presented made to add to security measures, obviously within the huge towering metal structures, VIP-News is published by: nothing is fool proof, and there are it seems now unused, that operated the steel VIP-Booking.com Enghaven 19 ever more risk factors and responsibilities for foundries and blast furnaces that used to be Attrup 8444 Balle Denmark the live industry to contend with. a huge part of the small country’s economy.

Managing Director: Next trip will be in January to Groningen for Ronni Didriksen But of course there were the good things Eurosonic Noorderslag, nothing other wordly [email protected] too, and there’s no doubt that the business about this ever expanding Dutch event….. or General Manager: Peter Briggs continues to develop, with new players and is there? We’ll report back! [email protected] new markets making their marks around the Writer and editorial: world, and even, in the case of the Sonar So for those of you that celebrate it, have Allan McGowan [email protected] Festival, out of this world! The Spanish event a great Christmas, and if you don’t, enjoy

Writer: intends to celebrate its 25th anniversary whatever holiday you do! We’ll keep Manfred Tari next year by inviting aliens to its 50th! To worrying about BREXIT and hope that the [email protected] mark the occasion, it’s sending music from budget is kind to the business! (see article in For advertising enquiries please contact: artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Autechre, this issue). Please keep us informed of how Peter Briggs [email protected] Holly Herndon and Nina Kraviz into space. things are going with you and your future +46 70 77 60 480 If all goes to plan, it is possible that extra- plans, and in the meantime, Ladies and terrestrials could RSVP in time for the Gentlemen – The News! 2 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 VIP-Booking.com takes over Musicverb From VIP-Daily News

and more sophisticated so taking over in 2016. In 2017, we wanted to boost that Musicverb.com makes sense as we can growth and attack the market leadership. now offer Musicverb.com clients even more VIP-Booking has worked in this industry for powerful services to help them make their many years, they have great products and everyday work better, faster and more they know what they are doing. Musicverb was founded in 2014 in accurate.” Portugal. It has now been taken over by The clients at Musicverb.com will now have the Danish company VIP-Booking.com, the Rui Santos Couto, Founder & CEO of access to an even better service and I’m sure European market leader for B2B Live Music Musicverb.com says: “We grew significantly they will benefit from this deal.” Entertainment information.

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Ronni Didriksen, Founder & CEO of VIP- - The No 1 Information Resource Booking.com says: “We know that the For The Live Entertainment Industry Live Music B2B business is becoming more 3 CO-FUNDED BY VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 Cartel Office turn down Four Artists acquisition From VIP-Daily News

Ticket marketer CTS Eventim has to shelve its planned acquisition of the concert and event agency Four Artists.

The Federal Cartel Office has prohibited the merger of the two companies and justified this with the already dominant position of has already grown in the past through the CTS Eventim. acquisition of various tour operators. and markets concerts and counts about 300 national and international artists, among As the provider of the largest ticketing By acquiring Four Artists, the company others The Fantastic Four, Clueso, Marteria, system in Germany, CTS Eventim ranks would gain control over other relevant ticket David Guetta, Rea Garvey and Andreas dominant in the market in Germany. contingents and further expand its market Bourani. “Organizers of concerts or tours depend on position, “Mundt continued, adding that the CTS as well as ticket outlets selling tickets.” antitrust authorities believe that this would CTS Eventim, which is listed in the MDAX, Ticket sales also take place through the be a significant impediment to effective announced in March its intention to acquire company`s own online shop Eventim. CTS competition among the artists represented Four Artists based in Berlin. A price was not Eventim has a strong market position and by Four Artists, for The company organizes mentioned. FKP Scorpio Expands Into Norway From VIP-Daily News

Band of Horses, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys, seventh office in Europe, following Austria, and many more, in Norway. Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland and the main office in Hamburg, Goldstar AS will end its 12 year run and all Germany. employees will become the new Norwegian team for FKP Scorpio. – Norway is a fantastic country with a very vivid live music scene. Since Torgeir and his – For many years Goldstar has been putting team have been reliable partners for us over FKP Scorpio will, as of the 1st of January on quality shows around Norway, but of many years, it feels like the natural next step 2018, have a Norwegian office based in course we’ve noticed that it’s harder and to establish FKP Scorpio Norge together. We Oslo. harder to be small and independent. In FKP share the belief that professionalism and Scorpio we have found a partner who is a trustworthiness build strong relationships The new company, FKP Scorpio Norge big player but has kept it`s indie mentality - with artists, fans, managers, venues and AS, will be run by Torgeir Gullaksen, over all those years. So we’re very happy to everyone we work with - , says Folkert who started Goldstar AS 12 years ago, as be able to continue doing what we love and Koopmans, CEO of FKP Scorpio. executive director. do best, but now as part of a large European company with similar values to our own, says FKP Scorpio has grown to be one of Europe’s The national promoter Goldstar AS has been Torgeir Gullaksen, founder of Goldstar AS. biggest live promoters while staying true organizing concerts with renowned artists FKP Scorpio was founded in 1990 and is one to the indie roots that inspired managing like Queens Of The Stone Age, Bon Iver, the of the largest players in the live music partner Folkert Koopmans to found the The XX, Radiohead, Biffy Clyro, Arcade Fire, business in Europe. Norway will be the company 27 years ago. 5 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 UK Music Chief Welcomes Budget Measures but Warns of Effects on Music Venues Allan McGowan [email protected]

UK Music chief executive Michael Dugher He added, “Many venues will feel short- has reacted to the UK Chancellor’s Budget, changed by the Chancellor today. We need having previously called on Philip Hammond a review of the rates many venues and to introduce an urgent review of business studios face if we are to maintain our vibrant rates in support of music venues and and diverse music scene. In particular, recording studios. the Government must clarify whether smaller music venues will benefit from the In his Budget, the Chancellor announced Chancellor’s announcement of an extension the bringing forward of a planned business of the pub relief scheme.” rates’ switch from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by Other Budget measures were welcomed two years to April 2018, claiming the move by Mr. Dugher, although he stressed the would save companies £2.3 billion. industry was keen to see more details, He concluded, “News of a £2 million saying, “The announcement of a £1.7 billion Cultural Development Fund from the However Mr. Dugher warned that this Transforming Cities Fund to modernise Department for Digital, Culture, Media move would do little to help music venues transport in cities is welcome. Local music and Sport on the role that “place-based” and studios, many of which are currently industries need good transport links to help culture can play in regeneration and local struggling to survive. He commented, grow their audiences and attract touring growth also sounds promising. But we will “The Chancellor’s decision to link increases bands. The promise of extra funding for need to see the detail to see what benefit it in business rates to the Consumer Price Mayoral Combined Authorities of £12 could bring to the music industry. We hope Index instead of the higher Retail Price million, as well as new devolution deals with that the Government will address plans for Index is welcome, as is his commitment to West Midlands and North of Tyne, are also shared parental leave to the self-employed more frequent revaluations. But this fails positive news.” in their forthcoming response to the Taylor to address the immediate concerns of the Review on modern employment practices. music industry where venues and studios That support should provide the opportunity We also look forward to the Government’s are still reeling from rises of up to 118% in to help develop local music industries under forthcoming Industrial Strategy White Paper their rateable value. the continuing process of devolution. and trust this will put the creative industries at the forefront.”

Michael Dugher About UK Music: UK Music is the umbrella organisation which represents the collective interests of the UK’s commercial music industry – from artists, musicians, songwriters and composers, to record labels, music managers, music publishers, studio producers, music licensing organisations and the live music industry. The members of UK Music are: AIM, BASCA, BPI, FAC, MMF, MPA, MPG, MU, PPL, PRS for Music and the Live Music Group. www.ukmusic.org 6 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 Cross-party Support in UK Grows for Proposed New Law to Protect Music Venues Allan McGowan [email protected]

Support at Westminster is mounting for a He will table his proposed new law next Ed Vaizey new law to protect music venues. month with a debate in the House of Commons early next year. But Culture Former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey MP and Secretary Karen Bradley has hinted the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music Government is already actively considering Chair David Warburton MP have now his idea. declared their endorsement. In a question to the Culture Secretary, Mr UK Music is spearheading the campaign Spellar asked: “In order to progress their to get the “Agent of Change” principle to careers, creative artists need lots of work protect venues enshrined in law. opportunities. For musicians, that means venues, many of which are now being The proposed legislation would mean closed. Will the Secretary of State give to protect our country’s brilliant grassroots developers would have to take account serious consideration to embedding the venues. These venues are the lifeblood of of the impact of any new scheme on pre- agent of change principle into legislation, as the UK music scene, a source of immense existing businesses like music venues before I hope to propose in a ten-minute rule Bill in pride for communities and a springboard going with their plans. the near future?” for many artists’ success. Adopting agent of change into existing planning laws is That could mean, for example, the therefore an important step in safeguarding developer of new flats takes responsibility the future of these vital platforms.” for soundproofing to avoid the risk of new neighbours complaining about noise from a Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary music venue. Group on Music, Conservative MP David Warburton said: The proposals are being brought forward by Labour MP and former Government “Putting the Agent of Change principle Minister John Spellar who is leading the firmly into law is simple common sense. Any Karen Bradley fight at Westminster. new development, whether it’s a residential project near a music venue, or a music In response, Karen Bradley replied: “We are venue opening next to properties should aware of those concerns and we are working be responsible for the costs of protecting with the Department for Communities and against the noise - because they’re the ones Local Government to look at the proposition making the change to the environment. that has been put forward.” It’s crazy that you can build right next door The Agent of Change proposals is attracting to a music venue and then demand they pay growing support at Westminster. for the soundproofing you need. A huge number of popular venues are facing closure Former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said: “In because the law just isn’t working fairly - so Westminster order for our creative industries to continue it’s now time to make a change and stand - The Houses of Parliament to flourish, it is essential that we do all we can up for common sense.” 7

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Sonic Visions Sonic Visions 10th Music Conference & Festival

Sonic Visions celebrated its 10th anniversary with a successful addition to the circuit of the European music conferences and move to the new festival site at the blast furnaces of Esch – Belval. showcase festivals. Within the magnificent setting dominated by the impressive architecture of Luxembourg’s industrial past, three days entirely Rockhal and Sonic Visions are involved in three important European dedicated to music entertained a festival crowd of 2000 plus, projects which made presentations themselves at the conference: presenting a mix of favourite bands and plenty of new music. Impressive acts included Edsun and the fascinating US/UK group, • Multipistes, a Greater Region training & education program Superorganism. The unique atmosphere of Belval’s ancient steel gathering 5 initiatives and structures from France, Belgium, factory, illuminated at night by the light show made by the festival Germany and Luxembourg. “Nuits des Lampions de Wiltz”, added to the atmosphere and line- • Liveurope, with the Rockhal as one of its founding members, up of the three festival stages. which aims to support concert venues in their efforts to promote emerging European artists. It has seen a growth of more than The Music Conference: 35% in its activities over the first three years., and has recently secured another four years of co-funding by the EU Creative A mix of local and international artists and industry professionals Europe program. attended the sold out Sonic Visions music conference which saw • INES – The Innovation Network for European Showcase Festivals, more than 500 delegates coming from all over Europe to attend a project that connects some of the best European showcase three days of panels, workshops, networking events, keynotes and festivals with the aim to connect the music markets of the an opportunity to connect with Luxembourg’s music and creative participating countries and to provide education and training scene. for artists and music professionals throughout its members. Sonic Visions is one of the founding members of this project that With more than 100 speakers from 20 different countries Sonic receives funding by the Creative Europe program of the EU as one Visions again proofed to be the leading event for the music scene in of only 15 large-scale cooperation projects. Activities will start at Luxembourg and the Greater Region, and has become a confirmed the beginning of 2018. 9 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017

Amongst the various panels and workshops two keynotes by Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic and cofounder of the Dot Blockchain Music Project, and Imogen Heap, Grammy award winning artist and founder of music collective and collaboration community Mycelia attracted large attendances.

Over the past years I have participated in most editions of Sonic Visions and the event has grown continuously connecting music, technology and the creative industries, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship. Eurosonic Noorderslag 2018

ESNS festival announcement: 121 acts for Eurosonic and NPO Soul (is) Holy (se) Hope (de) Husky Loops (it) IAMDDB (gb), IceAge (dk), and Jazz stage at Noorderslag IDER (gb), Iguana Death Cult (nl), Isaac Gracie (gb), Jeangu Macrooy (nl), Jesus Chrüsler Supercar (se), Jo Goes Hunting (nl), Kareem ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the Kalokoh (gr), Keir (gb), KO KO MO (fr), Leoniden (de), lilly among 17th to 20th of January 2018. The event hosts showcase festivals clouds (de), Lomboy (be), Luwten (nl), Lysistrata (fr), Malihini (it), Eurosonic and Noorderslag, a music conference and several awards Marlene (se), Mateusz Franczak (pl), Millionaire (be), Milo Meskens ceremonies. (be), Mogli (de), MOLÉCULE Live (fr), Monolithe Noir (be), Museless (es), MY BABY (nl), MYRKUR: Folkesange (dk), Never Sol (cz), One Confirmed for Eurosonic: Sentence. Supervisor (ch), Paceshifters (nl), Pale Grey (be), Pale Waves (gb), Panivalkova (ua), Pip Blom (nl), Polo & Pan live (fr), Pom Ace Tee & Kwam.E (de), Afterpartees (nl), Alfa Mist (gb), Altin Gün Poko (no), Raoul Vignal (fr), Robocobra Quartet (ie), Roméo Elvis x (nl), Amanda Delara (no), Astroid Boys (gb), Austinn (lu), AVEC (at), Le Motel (be), Sälen (gb), Sheep Got Waxed (lt), Sônge (fr), Spoil aYia (is), Belau (hu), Bergfilm (de), Binkbeats (nl), Black Snake Moan Engine (be), Suff Daddy & The Lunch Birds (de), Super Besse (by), (it), Blackberries (de), Blind Butcher (ch), Bowrain (si), Broen (no), Super Parquet (fr), Surma (pt), Témé Tan (be), Terra Profonda (hu), Bruno Belissimo (it), Callum Beattie (gb), Cari Cari (at), Chapelier The Cool Quest (nl), The Dawn Brothers (nl), The Zephyr Bones (es), Fou (fr), Chelou (gb), Colin Benders (nl), Curtis Alto (be), Dakota (nl), TheColorGrey (be), Theodore (gr), THIRSTY EYES (at), Tolstoys (sk), Darling West (no), Death Alley (nl), Dewolff (nl), Diablo Blvd (be), Tom Grennan (gb), Tom Tripp (gb), Tom Walker (gb), Tontario (fi), Dinamarca (se), Dope Calypso (hu), Echo Collective (be), Elizabete Transylvania [Damn Fun] (ro), VUUR (nl), VRWRK (be), Walking Dead Bal?us (lv), Emma Bale (be), Equal Idiots (be), Erotic Market (fr), On Broadway (de), Warmdusher (gb), Will Heard (gb), WWWater Faces on TV (be), Fenne Lily (gb), Fred Well (no) George FitzGerald (be), Yxng Bane (gb), Zulu Zulu (es). (gb) Gizmo Varillas (es) Great News (no) Gruppo Di Pawlowski (be) HAEVN (nl) Hak Baker (gb) HÅN (it) Hey Elbow (se) HMLTD (gb) Högni Confirmed for Noorderslag:

NPO Soul and Jazz will host a stage at the Noorderslag festival, Danish punkband Iceage will perform at Eurosonic 20 January 2018. The performing acts were announced on Dutch national radio, NPO Radio 2.

THE HOWLIN’ (nl), De Raad van Toezicht (nl), Arp Frique (nl), Kim Hoorweg (nl) en Rilan & the Bombardiers (nl).

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scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora, all over the city of Groningen as well as offering a comprehensive Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies, and focused conference programme of around 150 panels and Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS keynotes. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities, as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners, than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and industries. At this year’s edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus event suppliers. Each year, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases country. International Live Music Conference Announces 30th anniversary edition

Organisers of the International Live Music to our continued partnership with the Conference (ILMC) have launched the leading conference for live entertainment.” event’s 30th anniversary edition, with a raft of the industry’s top companies lining up in “It’s great to have a conference that’s as support. inspiring and forward thinking as the live entertainment industry as a whole,” says The invitation-only conference will see chairman and CEO of CTS Eventim Klaus- over 1,000 key decision-makers from 60+ Peter Schulenberg. countries head to London for four days of close encounters that probe the business of Having sold out in advance for over a live music. Companies supporting ILMC 30 include Live decade, delegates at ILMC include booking Nation, Ticketmaster, CTS Eventim, DEAG, agents, promoters, festival organisers, venue “With its ongoing mission to maintain peace Showsec, Malaysia Major Events, AirX, operators and related professionals. Within and harmony among the live music worlds, Eventbrite, United Talent Agency, WME the schedule, the Arthur Awards – the live ILMC 30 will feature more meetings, events, Entertainment, eps, Emporium Presents, music industry’s equivalent of the Oscars – networking and out of body experiences Feld Entertainment, Green Copper and will be presented during a Gala Dinner at than ever,” says conference head Greg Buma Cultuur. 8Northumberland on Thursday 8 March. Parmley. Mark Yovich, president of Ticketmaster ILMC will take place from 6-9 March ILMC returns to its new mid-week format in International says: “ILMC’s support of 2018. The new website, which calls on 2018, and plans to celebrate its milestone the leaders and decision-makers within otherworldly inhabitants of the live music edition include a UFO-themed Blast-off the world of live entertainment is vital to universe to congregate at the top secret party on Tuesday 6 March with many from ensuring continued success for the industry Royal Garden HQ space base in Kensington, the wider music business invited. as a whole. Ticketmaster is looking forward is live here.

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11 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 The Great Escape

Although the event itself doesn’t actually take place until next May in Brighton. The Great Escape kicked off in London between 21-23 November, presenting acts booked to take part in TGE 2018 under the title of FIRST FIFTY.

The festival, now in its 13th year, announced Mist and Mostack as its spotlight show and reveals more artists, including Pale Waves, Girlhood, Grace Carter, FEET, Bad Gyal and Naaz among acts playing in 2018

Full artist list so far announced:

ÁINE CAHILL / AMA LOU / AWATE / BAD GYAL / BENNY MAILS / CITY CALM DOWN / COIN / DAN STOCK / DENZEL HIMSELF / DREAM STATE / EBENEZER / FEET / FREAK / FRED WELL / GIRLHOOD / GRACE CARTER / HAK BAKER / HOTEL LUX / HUNTER & THE BEAR / JERRY WILLIAMS / JOY CROOKES / KATIE VON SCHLEICHER / KING NUN / KOPS / LEWIS CAPALDI / LOVE SSEGA / MAISIE PETERS / MANSIONAIR / MIKAELA DAVIS / M.I.L.K / MIST / MONCRIEFF / MOSTACK / NAAZ / PALE WAVES / PARTNER / PITOU / PROMISELAND / RUBY EMPRESS / S4U / SAM FENDER / SAY SUE ME / SPORTS TEAM / STELLA DONNELLY / STEREO HONEY / TAMINO / TEN TONNES / THE NINTH WAVE / THE ORIELLES / VALERAS / WILD FRONT

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We will be taking a break in December – we hope that many of our readers have had know you’ll all miss us, but we’ll be back to some good fortune and that the rest of this help you come to terms with whatever 2018 year continues to be successful for those decides to throw at us! – So, as this will who have done well, and that in general actually be the last News of the year, time everything improves for all! we thought for a review! What were the highlights of your year, and We asked a couple of VIP regulars to let all what are your conclusions regarding the As we all know the international live our readers know how things have been for state of the business in general? Also, please music industry once again underwent a them and their Companies by responding let us know your outlook and expectations challenging business year in 2017, but we briefly to the following questions: for 2018.

Okan Tombulca: Managing Director eps holding

2017 was a year with many fantastic had a successful start in Great Britain with worldwide tours by Guns’ N Roses, Depeche our new subsidiary eps UK since spring. And Mode, and . One we are proud to be the exclusive supplier of the highlights was certainly the European of floor coverings for the Olympic Stadium kick-off tour concert of London for the next five years. in Hamburg, where we built a complete open air venue for more than 82,000 Despite the football World Cup coming visitors - including 25,608 grandstand up, the tour schedule for next year is full seats - in the middle of the city. From the again. Internationally Ed Sheeran is currently general business point of view, it was a breaking many records, while Helene Fischer very successful year, especially as we were is one of the top acts in GSA. In addition, Okan Tombulca able to launch numerous new products: the there are further shows of Guns’ N Roses, new eps Pro turf protection system, special Taylor Swift and the Toten Hosen as well as barricade pieces for tours like Adele and many sport events like the Commonwealth on the international market - especially to Take That, the mobile pedestrian bridges Games and many festivals, including the support the growing security requirements. EventBridges, as well as the mobile light come back of “Rockavaria” in Munich. This includes the mobile vehicle barrier poles Powermoon® and Hydro Power Cube. We are also looking forward to launching for outdoor events, which we have just We are also very pleased that we have also numerous new innovations and products introduced in the USA.

Thorsten Seif: MD Buback Konzerte

We had a successful 2017; with our We have a long-term relationship with longstanding act Beginner, one of the acts like Beginner, Jan Delay, Samy Deluxe biggest German hip hop groups, played a and many more. Our company has grown sold-out arena tour throughout GAS with consistently together with these artists, more than 10.0000 fans. which helps us to bring newcomers into the market and build them up from scratch. Also the sold-out farewell tour of our act Irie Nevertheless we experience the challenges Revolties definitely belongs to the highlights everyone else does, but we are confident, as of 2017. Throughout GAS more than 75.000 people will always love shows with passion Thorsten Seif fans attended these shows. and credibility. 14 VIPNEWS > INDEPTH STORY > NOVEMBER 2017

Buback Konzerte booked four Deichkind- summer. The follow up headline-tour will Festivals with more than 55.000 fans in take place in fall 2018. 2018. Deichkind is definitely one of the best selling artists in Germany and can be seen as We are focussing on many younger artists the Blue Man Group of German old school in 2018. With Zugegogen, Maskulin, Die rap. They also headlined the World-Club- Sauna, Bengio and Chefboss long tours and Dome in Frankfurt, which is the biggest festival appearances are already planned indoor rave festival worldwide. and booked.

Next year Beginner are going to play a new With the Female Future Festival in arena tour. Furthermore they are going to Hamburg Buback Konzerte is focussing on headline several summer festivals. For their international female artists playing several arena tour our artist Samy Deluxe will appear venues in Hamburg. The preparations are as special guest, and will record an MTV ongoing and more information will be Unplugged show which will be released late available soon.

Martin Goldschmidt - Chairman - Cooking Vinyl Group

The biggest musical event in my life in the last 5 years was the teenagers and they told us many stories that gave us a hint of what first Palestine music expo (PMX). Without the support from family, life in the camp is like. The walls were riddled with holes from bullets friends and my network it wouldn’t have happened. and grenades. Everywhere were posters to remember people who THANK YOU! xo had been killed. Some of the stories were of the Israeli army, others were of the challenges living in Palestine, others were about the The most moving story of PMX 2017 started in Qalandia refugee refugee camp internal laws and codes. camp. 30 minutes by car from Tel Aviv is Qalandia checkpoint, the main entry point through the wall to the West Bank. At one point we passed were passing a shop in the camp. The owner stopped us and insisted on giving all us Arabic coffee and falafel. He 50 yards from the checkpoint, is the refugee camp. My son and I wouldn’t accept payment and smiled. It was a tough place but we were in a group of 15 PMX delegates from the international music were always met with smiles and hospitality. industry to see around the camp. Our guides were 3 very eloquent The tour ended in a small hot dusty room, beneath a funeral parlour just 50 yards from the checkpoint. It had a mic and a couple of speakers. They started rapping. It was electric. We fell in love with them. We decided to give them their first gig, a slot on the main stage at PMX (April 2017).

By the end of the show they had a booking agent and were booked for a festival in Switzerland!!! They had never left the West Bank before.

In June Saleek were the hit of Bad Born Kilby festival.

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Ernst Ludwig Hartz - MD of ELH Promotion Gmbh

The highlight of the year for me was Ernst Ludwig Hartz being 40 years in the business and our Open Air concerts at Kunst!Rasen in the Beethoventown of Bonn - Andreas Bourani, Jean-Michel Jarre and Zucchero.

The business is getting harder every year when you are independent. Also more Open Air Concerts every year but less headliner!

For 2018 it looks like we have got our best season for the seventh year of Kunst!Rasen. Also ticket prices and artist fees will still rise…!

Signe Lopdrup – Director, Roskilde Festival

We are very pleased with this year’s adjustments each year, and this year we of potential ticket buyers. The growing edition. It was once again completely sold made more visible changes than we usually competition means that you have to out, which means we’ll be able to donate do, such as additional road blocks and consider what can make your festival stand a substantial sum of money to social and more police at strategic places. Some of the out, but if you get it right and nurture the cultural charities. We had 180 acts playing precautions are not very visible in nature, profile and the connection with the fans, to an audience from all over the world, but there is a lot going on behind the lines you can still build strong new festivals. Or celebrating diversity and togetherness for and we focus on a strong dialogue with in our case maintain a unique position in the a full week, and as pointed out by many the authorities that we have built excellent festival market. guests and medias alike there were many of relationships with over the years. these very special and touching moments in The planning for 2018 is coming along nicely, front of our stages and around the festival In 2017 we had more rain than we have the first 20+ acts have been announced to area. experienced in many years, but we do much praise from the festivalgoers and we have a lot of experience in the field and are on sale with all tickets including a new 2017 was also the year where we increased have worked with the city on getting the subscription-like smart-ticket that seems our security arrangements in response to festival ground drained, having good roads to be very popular already. We will put a the terrorism threat. We really can’t stress for supply so we do not have to drive on lot of work into integrating our Music and enough that the safety and well-being of the grass with heavy machinery and so on Arts programme, so expect to see more our guests is our top priority. We make – at the end we managed to secure a good experiments in this field as well. festival experience despite of the weather. We are presenting a new cooperation with Signe Lopdrup A lot has happened over the past few years Meyer Sound in which we not only get their in terms of new festivals, booking, security world class equipment but also plan to and much more. New festivals are still form an academy for high-level training for popping up all over the place, both boutique technicians throughout the year. and larger ones. So far we haven’t reached saturation point, and we will most likely see The one thing we cannot control is of course more investments and ownership changes the weather, but as described we managed in the next few years. But more people than to deal with the rain in 2017, so rain or shine, ever, from many different demographics, we will be ready to welcome everyone to a are attending festivals, so there are plenty new great edition next Summer. 16 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 German Concert promoters Set out Future Course for Industry Allan McGowan [email protected]

Members of the German Federal Association of the Events Industry (bdv) met on Wednesday 17. November in Berlin for this year’s annual meeting, with the theme of the future direction of the industry taking centre stage. The board were able to report upon a wide range of important directional decisions.

These included the long‐term collective labour agreement solution which was bdv MV Impression concluded with GEMA (Society for Musical Foto: Daniel Braun Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights) in October, both of the first rates legislated by the association’s own copyright association, later leading onto the inaugural relation to local promoters in recent years. collective the GWVR (Society for the meeting of the BDKV. Both Schwarz and Semmelmann explained Safeguard of Organisers‘ Rights), as well as that their companies increasingly had to the internal agreement concluded between Another central theme in Berlin was the organise large events in big cities alone, the bdv and the VDKD (Association of the discussion of appropriate action against without assigning a local partner to the Event Trade). With the general framework the rise of illegal ticket reselling. Members project. They added that the increased for the planned merger of both associations, decided to call upon politicians to address costs of engaging a local partner needed significant foundations for the future of the possible regulations against commercial to be justified by a corresponding increase industry were laid in 2017. ticket reselling. In the short term, the bdv in value. Matt Schwarz indicated that it can also wants to start an engaging public be problematic when a local partner is not Over 100 participants followed the campaign to highlight to consumers the just simply a service provider, but also a VDKD merger reports with great interest. risks and effects of ticket scalping. Michow promoter and therefore also a competitor. Against this backdrop, and with only one added: “Any regulatory framework must Lohmann, Schacke and Doll illustrated the abstention and no opposing votes, the ultimately result in legal prohibition, as is ways in which their companies had already members decided to move forward with already being pursued in France and other adapted to these new challenges. the merger. Mr. Michow, president of the EU member states, for example.” bdv, reported: “The merger contract will As always, the bdv continued the A further panel discussion dealt with the be concluded by the boards over the course conference, which begins with internal market position of performer agencies in of the following year and will come into addresses, with a public event in the the age of the internet. Michael Angerer force on 1 July 2018 for legal reasons. The afternoon, moderated by NDR journalist (Nord‐Süd‐ Programm), Dr. Stefan Anowski future BDKV (German Federal Association Jan Hendrik Beck. The highlight was a (Michow Concerts Entertainment), Hilmar of the Events and Concert Industry) will panel discussion entitled “Localisation – Körzinger (Kulturgipfel), Joachim Rudolf be created from this merger. This will only Challenges in Times of Radical Change” (Event Company Nord) and Dieter Schubert leave ratification at a joint meeting of the The round table with bdv members Matt (a.s.s. concerts) concluded that within the associations, which should be a formality in Schwarz (Live Nation), Dieter Semmelmann event industry economic success was also light of the resolution decisions taken up to (Semmel Concerts), Michael Lohmann dependent on offering more than just the this point.“ The final assemblies of the bdv (Hannover Concerts), Michael Schacke finalisation of a contract with an artist. It is and the VDKD will take place in autumn (Undercover) and Christian Doll (C2 also vital that the promoter is also offered a 2018 in Hamburg, the location of the future Concerts) underlined the drastic change in comprehensive package. The client needs to 17 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017

be fully aware that the consultancy service Podium ‘Der Örtliche’ provided by the agency is worth the money. Foto: Daniel Braun

The event continued with numerous other agenda items, including, amongst others, the direct licensing of author’s rights, the fiscal treatment of complimentary ticketing, a presentation of the new wage agreement with GEMA, as well as the initial GWVR rates. As a perfect end to an informative (and equally exhausting) day, bdv members were then able to relax at a gala buffet organised by CTS EVENTIM.

President Michow was upbeat as he above and beyond the daily work of the bdv represents the most important summarised the day: “The continued bdv association, as well as talks from experts economic sector (alongside the book concept has once again proved itself this and interesting panel discussions. The trade) of the national cultural and year by replacing conventional formalities time, cost and effort required to get to the creative industry. With over 120 million (which become more and more tedious for conference has to be worth it. I have the tickets sold in 2013, the German events members) with reports and information feeling that we were once again able to industry achieved a total turnover of on current themes and trends which go surpass all expectations.” around 3.8 billion euros.

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The TRNSMT festival, launched earlier this The TRNSMT festival year as an alternative event to T In The Park, will return to Glasgow across two weekends in 2018.

TRNSMT - which is produced by Live Nation’s DF Concerts - will consist of a conventional three-day festival one weekend (29 Jun-1 Jul), and then some standalone shows at the same Glasgow Green site a week later (6+8 Jul). The scheduling is similar to the London-based All Points East festival that is being launched by AEG next year. DF Concerts boss Geoff Ellis told reporters: additional festival aspects TRNSMT has to “After such a successful first year in 2017, offer, so stay tuned!” we’re absolutely delighted to extend the transmissions at TRNSMT Festival into two Supporting the event, the leader of Glasgow weekends to better the experience for the City Council, Susan Aitken, commented: amazing TRNSMT fans next year”. “Cultural tourism is extremely important to us and a festival, held in the city’s premier Continuing, Ellis added: “We’re bringing events space at Glasgow Green, will play a even more of the best artists from around key role in bringing people to the city from the world to Glasgow Green and making all over Scotland and further afield. That is sure Glasgow is the place to be this summer. not only good news for the thousands of The event is now established at the heart people who will enjoy the event; but for of the Scottish music calendar and we are hundreds of city businesses in the tourism, looking forward to announcing the line- leisure and hospitality sectors that support Geoff Ellis up for both weekends soon, as well as the thousands of jobs”. New Supporters for Music Venue Trust’s Work Allan McGowan [email protected]

Music Venue Trust is proud to announce 5 can work together to protect and improve Charlotte Brimner new patrons who have added their voices these vital venues, keynote speaker Steve to support the charity’s work to secure the Lamacq (BBC Radio 6 Music) and panellists long-term future of the UK’s grassroots Charlotte Brimner (Be Charlotte) and Rhoda music venue circuit. Following October’s Dakar agreed to become charity patrons. Venues Day 2017 event, which had a focus They join Elbow and Bright Light Bright Light on artists and venues exploring how they in endorsing MVT’s work. 19 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017

Guy Garvey from Elbow said, “Without these Guy Garvey pubs and clubs, musicians don’t develop. They don’t get a taste of what it would be like to live as a full-time musician. And without musicians you’ve got no new music and without new music it’s a very bland and shitty world. So that’s why we support Music Venue Trust. Because everyone needs a place to start out and you also need to learn how to be in an audience and a lot of small venues are the first ones that people visit as a music lover.”

Rhoda Dakar, a musician with many years’ experience of performing live as a solo artist, DJ and as part of bands such as The Bodysnatchers and Special AKA, said “Popular music is an art form. Until it starts to take itself seriously as such, on a par with theatre, opera and classical music, it is unlikely to be deemed so by others. I have been performing in public since the 1960s. I may have picked up a thing or two along the way. I try to put on a very good show. However, venue facilities are often woefully short of what is on offer in Europe. The industry has made money, but this has almost never been reinvested into the grassroots. And there’s absolutely nothing from the Arts Council. We trade on the come away feeling engaged and inspired. cultural capital of popular music, but seem Every community wants a place that it can to feel musicians do better if mistreated. I’m be proud of. Somewhere which represents Rhoda Dakar still offered sub-standard dressing rooms, as them. if it were some sort of rite of passage. Give us the opportunity to do good work and we There’s all this amazing music and art, which will.” needs a place to go. It might be new music, it might be niche music, but it deserves to Steve Lamacq has been a long-term supporter be seen and heard. I think it’s critical that of Music Venue Trust, contributing to Venues we encourage people who go against the Day for the last 3 years. A film of this year’s grain or experiment and give them a space. keynote speech was watched 9,500 times I applaud the Music Venue Trust for taking on MVT’s Facebook pages, reducing many on this job. Socially, culturally, creatively, we to tears as he spoke with passion about the need venues. There are thousands of bands social and cultural importance of feeling a out there and thousands of music fans part of venues such as The Square in Harlow who’ve had their lives changed by going to (now closed) as a young person. “Every grassroots music venues. Let’s never stop town should have a variety of places where remembering how important they are.” people can go. Every town should have somewhere independent of thought and Visit musicvenuetrust.com/patrons/ to read spirit to provide an alternative place where full testimonials from all of Music Venue people can meet and make new friends, and Trust’s patrons. 20 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 Continental Concerts Re-introduce the Headbangers Ball Manfred Tari [email protected]

Only a handful of entertainment formats heydays of MTV, a TV-Station meanwhile package will go on tour in countries such as are really able to endure, as the current replaced by Youtube. Dedicated to metal the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Belgium, best-case normality of life time cycles in music, Continental Concerts have managed Germany Austria and Switzerland. these days equates to the release date of to revamp this format as a touring format. each new iPhone generation. With artists such as the former Sepultura- More information can be found on Headbangers Ball used to be a popular TV- members Max and Iggor Cavalera, Overkill, continental-concerts.de format far way back in the eighties in the Insomnium plus Deserted Fear, this Class Action Law Suit Follows Las Vegas Shooting Manfred Tari [email protected]

The tragic terror attack on the country The hotel operator of Mandalay and its heavy weapons from the 32nd floor of the festival in Las Vegas has resulted in two owner company MGM Resort International Mandala Bay Hotel. lawyers filing class action law suits against are being accused of carelessness, enabling Live Nation and two hotel chains in the US. the attacker to use his room to store an Law suit against arsenal of weapons and to install video Las Vegas venues The lawyers Mo Aziz and Chad Pinkerton cameras for his protection. both from Texas are accusing the companies failing to provide enough On October 1st the pensioner Stephen emergency exits as well as not training Paddock shot and killed 58 concertgoers, their staff sufficiently enough to handle and injured many others attending the the situation on the site. Route 91 Harvest Music festival when firing Digital Music Europe Lobby Office Launched Manfred Tari [email protected]

As yet the live music sector has still not got Brussels. Olivia Regnier, who, since 1996, Olivia Regnier together to set up any proper lobby body previously worked for the IFPI branch in in Brussels or Washington. Now the likes Brussels before moving earlier this year to of Deezer, Spotify and Soundclould have Spotify, heads the office. Digital issues are shown how to go about this. high on the political agenda in the European capital and it is quite obvious that the main The operators of digital music platforms players in this business field have strong have joined forces and launched the interests in getting their message across to lobby organisation Digital Music Europe in the ears of the law makers in charge. 21 VIPNEWS > NOVEMBER 2017 NAMES & JOBS

Live Nation Sweden appoints new MD`s From VIP-Daily News

Live Nation Sweden has announced the complementary skill set that Anna and and the Rolling Stones. promotion of its head promoter, Anna Therése will bring to their roles as managing The Stockholm-based company also owns Sjölund, and director of marketing and directors is unparalleled. Together they will and operates festivals Summerburst, Nordic partnerships, Therése Liljedahl, as continue to grow the business that Thomas Way Out West (through subsidiary Luger) joint managing directors. [Johansson] and Carl [Pernow] have built and Sweden Rock, which it bought last and take Live Nation Sweden into the November. Both Sjölund and Liljedahl, who commence future.” their new positions immediately, will Sjölund comments: “I have spent the retain elements of their previous roles: Carl Pernow, now Live Nation’s president majority of my career at Live Nation and had Sjölund remains head promoter, overseeing of Nordics, adds: “I am pleased to hand the opportunity to grow together with the Live Nation Sweden’s agency, touring over the leadership of Live Nation Sweden business. I am excited to be able to continue and festivals, while Liljedahl will retain to two exemplary leaders within their my journey in this new role and look forward responsibility for commercial partnerships in respective areas. I look forward to further to what is ahead.” the Nordics while also managing Live Nation developing the Nordic business with Anna, Sweden’s marketing, partnership, finance, Therése and our Nordic colleagues.” “I’m honoured to have been given this administration and HR functions. opportunity,” adds Liljedahl. “I look The appointments follow a bumper 2017 forward to taking the next step at Live John Reid, president of concerts for Live for LN Sweden, with concert successes Nation Sweden together with Anna and my Nation Europe, says: “The combined and including Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, Metallica, fantastic colleagues.”

Anna Sjölund & Therése Liljdahl

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Clementine New talent buyer for London Bunel joins venues Coda Agency From VIP-Daily News From VIP-Daily News

DHP Family has brought in Matthew Cook as London venue programmer for DHP’s venues Clementine Bunel has departed ATC Live in the capital – Oslo (Hackney), The Garage (Islington); Thousand Island (Islington) and and joined Coda Agency. Borderline (Soho). According to industry magazine IQ, Bunel Some of his experience includes delivering music programmes for The ICA, Brighton Dome started her new job last week and is taking and Festival, Hackney Empire, House of Vans, Soundcrash and Warwick Arts Centre. He has a number of acts on her roster to Coda. worked with artists such as Florence and the Machine and Arcade Fire as well as collaborating with The Great Escape, Barbican, Southbank Centre, Roundhouse and others to deliver a Before joining ATC in 2015, Bunel had her variety of creative projects throughout his career. own successful agency, 2 For the Road Events Ltd, which combined a booking Drawing on his specialist knowledge of contemporary music, venues and festivals, Cook will agency, promoter and creative production lead on music programming at the London venues and build on relationships with sponsors team. and non-music events. Brunel told IQ: “I’m very excited to work with Cook commented: “I’m very excited to join the team at DHP and programming four of the likes of Natasha Bent, Rob Challice, Tom London’s best live music venues. I first came into contact with the DHP team a few years ago Schroeder and Alex Hardee and all the other when we presented Bonnie Prince Billie at Hackney Empire. They were a pleasure to work amazing agents around the world at Coda with and it was a phenomenal show. and Paradigm and I look forward to being part of such a forward thinking company “I’m looking forward to steering the programme of such iconic and diverse venues as Oslo, and using their resources to enhance the The Garage, Thousand Island and Borderline and I am especially grateful for the opportunity services I can offer to my artist clients.” to contribute to London’s live music scene at such a crucial time. Music is London’s lifeblood and these venues play a key role in sustaining a healthy live music scene in the capital.” Clementine Bunel

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VIPNEWS > BUSINESS > NOVEMBER 2017 MUSIC IN SHARES Music In Shares Manfred Tari [email protected]

CTS Eventim - Solid Growth As Usual

There have been weeks of uncertainty, not so long ago, but right on time the years end review of the corporate concert companies, share price performance covered by VIP News, indicates the share price of CTS heading towards the end of the year with a solid price push.

While at the end of August the share price staggered around the 35 Euro border, it now can be seen that the share recently went up to 40.05 Euro on November 23.

Within one year the share gained about 32 percent, peaking at 40.50 Euro and bottoming at 27,04.

Exactly one year ago the share cost 29.90 Euro, before slipping down on December 2, 2016 to 27.35 Euro. On June 23 it peaked at the 40 Euro border before the Company’s autumn period was overshadowed by speculative news that Amazon was to enter the ticket market in the US, which surprisingly lead to the CTS Eventim share coming under price pressure.

The market capitalisation now is up to 3.75 billion Euro.

DEAG - Still Yet Not Where The Share Price Used To Be

At the end of January 2015 the shares of DEAG stood at 7.90 Euro, Then came the festival extravaganza in 2016, resulting in write off of losses of about 23 million Euro. Since then DEAG has resettled itself, but has still not yet managed to recover the reasonable share level of two years ago. Currently the share price is 3,13 Euro, while being 2.93 Euro on November 25, 2016.

The highest price attained this year was 3.48, the lowest 2.31. In total the share gained plus 1.55 per cent, while the market capitalisation now stands at 49.22 million Euro.

Live Nation - Top Performer Of The Year

Love it or hate it, a share price increase of more the 58 per cent is more than just solid. A lowest of 26.31 whilst peaking at 46.33 is also quite impressive. The current share price on November 23 was 44.22, the company now is worth 8.8 billion US dollar on the stock market. 25 VIPNEWS > MISC > NOVEMBER 2017 MEMBER PRESENTATION ARTIST AVAILS

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