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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!) 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 in hospitality! However, not everyone was so missiles and real bullets taking a dreadful toll Novi Sad, , 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, in part of proceedings at the surfing themed Ukraine etc. , 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 ’s Roskilde, do even COLOPHON > 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 VIP-News is published by: VIP-Booking bad weather. Cancelled shows are of course relief this year.), Sziget and others started as 145-157 St John Street London Ec1V 4PW 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 Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen too many places, but the scrapping of events of festivals is definitely on the rise, hopefully [email protected] that, like festivals, are meant to bring people for good reasons! I note that DJ and festival General Manager: Peter Briggs together to share enjoyment and stimulation organiser Rob Da Bank is intending to add [email protected] are of course to be regretted. Although more by taking his Bestival franchise to North Writer and editorial: there is no official cultural boycott of Israel America and more sites in Europe. Presumably Allan McGowan [email protected] for , 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 Writer: Manfred Tari cases protest, at the Israeli action in Gaza. 4-7 September out of the way! [email protected] & Crazy Horse, Backstreet Boys, For advertising enquiries please contact: Brian Jonestown Massacre, America Cee-Lo Right, I’ve gone on a bit I realise, but with the Peter Briggs Green and have cancelled shows best of intentions! I’ll no doubt see some of [email protected] +44 870 755 0092 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! 2 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 UK Music Export Growth Scheme Announce Successful Applicants Allan McGowan [email protected]

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 and UK Trade & Investment have been announced. Antlered Man and Black Moth (touring jointly) / New Heavy Sounds 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”.

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3 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 Collapse of Allan McGowan [email protected]

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 debts of more than £100,000. £165,105, with £58,501 in assets available Promoted as CC14, the festival took place for preferential creditors. Director of Camden Crawl festival from 20-21 June but a lack of ticket sales 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 CPL director and shareholder Lisa Paulon the years included , Florence & The issued a statement saying ticket sales had Machine and , 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 Camden Crawl suppliers, staff or the company’s directors birthday.

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The The European European music music platform platform Thank you for attending Previous edition in numbers EUROSONIC NOORDERSLAGEUEUR WROOSSROODNNTIC IGC N ENOOORGORRDADENERIRSEESLLAGRAGD W DWOOORORDRDTT G GEEOORGRGAANNISISEEEERRDD D DOOOORR SPONSOREN SSTPPoOONtNalSSO ORamountREENN of visitors (sold out) . . . . 38,500 Eurosonic Noorderslag 2014 Conference visitors (sold out) ...... 3,275 See you next year Nationalities ...... 39 Acts ...... 337 Number of stages @ Eurosonic ...... 36 Number of stages @ Noorderslag . . . . 11 Early bird registration and Media & journalisten ...... 307 act submission open May 1, 2014 EBU radio stations ...... 30 ETEP festivals ...... 89 Act submission closes September 1, 2014 International festivals ...... 419 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS Festival reports: First Edition of Way Out West Music Conference Takes Place in Gothenburg Allan McGowan [email protected]

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? . 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 ( 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, From the left: Sharon Vaughn, Noonie Bao, Björn Ulvaeus, Niclas Molinder and Carl Falk. Henrik Rasmussen of Roskilde, and the Photo: WOW renowned source of festival knowledge 6 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS

Anders Wahrén VIP-News spoke to Photo 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 Catching the Festival: VIP News: How long have you been involved with Roskilde, and what is up with Roskilde your background? Allan McGowan [email protected] 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 For a second year Roskilde 2014 was again booked bands from 2004 to 2007, focusing 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 , 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 , 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 7 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS

on developing our artistic profile that and even with a late cancellation from a Photo Steffen Joergensen 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 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 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 festival stand out. 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 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 and the co-creation with our guests. from previous editions? formula is that it is actually always a 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 [email protected]

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 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 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 8 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS

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....

Karoly Gerendai, Besides all this and particularly amongst Sziget Festival the many international music industry 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 handed over a collage 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. that Sziget could sooner or later promote an At the Sziget press conference the issue of edition of this event in the Ukraine. Karoly Gerendai, main organizer and the departure of the Roma-Stage was also 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 everybody for coming!” blame for the success of anti-democratic well designed and a very properly produced 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 9 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS Juicybeats Festival - New Milestones Set Manfred Tari [email protected]

For the first time the 19th edition of Juicybeats Festival in Dortmund For videos and information on the event please check reported a sold out success. The one-day event takes places in www.juicybeats.net 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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AZ_in_stutt_VIPmag_2014_RZ.indd 1 22.11.13 09:09 10 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS FKP Scorpio’s 13 Festival Summer Allan McGowan [email protected]

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, 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 , , Soundgarden, and 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 , 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 , 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

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Further information out 20th anniversary edition. For its birthday the outcome of this festival season. Chiemsee Rocks and Chiemsee Almost all events have fulfilled our about the events Summer were merged into a 5-day festival expectations. We would have been listed above can be which extended its musical program to happier about more visitors only for found here: include . the Indian Summer and Get Away Rock. But over half of the events Elbjazz.de The five stage attracted around 35,000 organized by us were sold out, some, Hurricane.de visitors daily to the site; even though the like the Hurricane and Southside now Southside.de weather conditions were quite unfriendly. even already several times in a row. Deichbrand.de But everybody who persevered through The Highfield this year saw its first Meraluna.de Sunday was finally rewarded, with a sunny sellout, since we moved to Leipzig in Highfield.de day and party mood performances by 2010 and we are particularly pleased Marteria and Paul Kalkbrennner. about this development. We are also Chiemsee-Summer.de very pleased that the new concept of Greenfieldfestival.ch FKP Scorpio’s founder and MD Folkert the Chiemsee Summer was so well Indiansummer.nl Koopmans said, “We are very pleased with received.” Northside.dk Bravallafestival.se Bestkeptsecret.nl Getawayrock.se www.fkpscorpio.com

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Dušan Kovačević, founder and director of the EXIT festival EXIT ’14 – Three Connected Festivals, 260.000 attendants Allan McGowan [email protected]

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 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 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 a special DJ set, which helped raise over 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 entertainment with 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; Damon Albarn, Jamiroquai, Main Stage on the stunning . In Dušan Kovačević, founder and director , 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 say goodbye to this year’s adventure this “BE HUMAN” was hosted by Jamiroquai way, and we’ll definitely see you all next Jamiroquai and Example and was part of the EXIT year!” 14 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 > INDEPTH STORY > FESTIVAL REPORTS

C/O Pop - New Date Gains New Vibe Allan McGowan [email protected]

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 Economy of total of 30.000 festivalgoers and 950 trade Northrhine-Westphalia, Garrelt 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. 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. www.c-o-pop.de

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15 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS Upcoming Events: Reeperbahn Festival ’14 Allan McGowan [email protected]

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? Schwarte: We will present nearly 100 industry platforms in Europe, and has sessions, and registrations and ticket sales evolved to present a business programme 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 HAMBURG/GERMANY

INTERNATIONAL TALENTS, TRENDS AND TRADE

MUSIC & DIGITAL SESSIONS WITH DAVE ALLEN (US) · KAREL BARTAK (CZ) · SAT BISLA (US) · ROB CHALLICE (GB) · CLAIRE ENGLAND (US) · MARTIN GOLDSCHMIDT (GB) · THOMAS GOLUBIC (US) · JEFF GOTHELF (US) · JOHNNY HAEUSLER (DE) · ROB HALLETT (GB) · GESCHE JOOST (DE) · TATJANA KIEL (DE) · ARI PULKKINEN (FI) · IRMIN SCHMIDT OF CAN (DE) · AMELIA SHOWALTER (US) · RALPH SIMON (US) SHOWCASES · NETWORKING · AWARDS · SHOWS · MEETINGS · CONCERTS · ROBIN SCHULZ · HOZIER · ASA · · THE ACID · FAT WHITE FAMILY · SAINT RAYMOND · MALLORY KNOX · RALEIGH RITCHIE · · CATS ON TREES · YOUNG FATHERS · WE HAVE BAND · BOYS NOIZE · LILLY WOOD & THE PRICK AND MANY MORE

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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 Detlef Schwarte Thomas Golubic, responsible for the music 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 Just before going to press Detlef ex head of touring for AEG Live. We also have you compensated for that? Schwarte contacted Vip News to have CEO level speakers from Companies confirm that Herbert Grönemeyer like Deezer, Napster etc. Schwarte: Yes, we have unfortunately lost will be the subject of a keynote 4 or 5 venues, but we have managed to 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 successful career includes Schwarte: Well as far as the many acts that we will maintain our usual festival Germany’s best selling album appearing you’d be best to speak to our atmosphere. The good news is that for our ever,”Mensch”, which has sold 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 pave the way for succesful artists up and coming German bands in the at 400, and a new theatre venue. We will such as Boy and Philipp Poisel. Wunderkinder shows, and international arrange guided tours of these this year for acts will also appear. anyone interested. Berlin Music Week Allan McGowan [email protected]

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. 17 VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS 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 [email protected]

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 and Sergey Babitch are promoters; Opportunities for students will always try to help each other to find and obviously aware that they are operating to volunteer at summer festivals, and promote new artists and names.” in territories facing ‘difficult’ political educational seminars. 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 events: 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 Colisium: 11 - 14 September 2014: and beyond the troubled regions. best known Russian professionals at many Moscow, Sokolniki Exibition Center, of the major conference and showcase NAMM MusikMesse Russia. (VIP will A meeting of friends, partners and events, such as ILMC, Eurosonic etc. Vladimir attend this event.) 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 Colisium: 6 - 8 November 2014: the results and achievements of previous lot of experience in organizing festivals International Exhibition Centre, events held in four countries and plans for and undeniable professional taste. We are Krasnojarsk, Siberia. 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 Plans are also in place aimed at Kiev and Almaty, about two thousand and showcases in different cities around arranging Colisium events in Latvia, music industry specialists from 12 countries the world. There is no better person in our Poland and India. attended. country to estimate the potential of a new artist in showcase events than Ilya. He is a Topics on the agenda included: professional with enthusiasm and is inspired Watch this space! 18

VIPNEWS > AUGUST 2014 Creative Talent - No News Following Cancellations Manfred Tari [email protected]

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 , once the premier ticketing partner of Creative Talent, sales for these shows have been suspended. In Defence of UK Venues Manfred Tari [email protected]

Following the closure and threat of closure of several 1. Cut Red Tape. Your reply highlights that the laws around noise important UK venues on the vital artist development nuisance are complex, overlapping, and arise from multiple laws, club circuit, reported in recent issues of VIP News, legilsation and precedents dating back as far as the 1800s. You say the Music Venue Trust was set up to offer support to you are opposed to red tape, so we invite you to cut it. Because present and future victims of the threat of closures it’s quite clear that nobody involved understands it and law that brought about by new resident objections. This is the is open to significant interpretation to meet one aim or another is Trust’s open letter to the UK governmental authorities: 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). 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 20 VIPNEWS > 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 Cut Red Tape. 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. 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 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. 21 THE GATEWAY TO THE FRENCH MUSIC MARKET 3 DAYS OF CONFERENCES, NETWORKING AND ACTS 3.800 INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES - 50 CONFERENCES 100 SHOWCASES - 20 VENUES, BARS AND CLUBS...

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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 interac- tions 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 busi- ness 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. 23 VIPNEWS > MISC > AUGUST 2014 MEMBER PRESENTATION ARTIST AVAILS

Alan Parsons Live Project Territory: Worldwide United Stage Artist is an independent com- Period: 2014 Agency: World Entertainment Associates of America pany within the Swedish music industry. Agent: John Regna - Artist Agent/Manager Phone: +1 407-993-4000 Our main activities are to exclusively represent E-mail: [email protected] record-artists as tour agents and tour produc- Homepage: www.AlanParsonsTourPromo.com ers. The company represents close to 100 art- Stanley Jordan + Teodore Enache ists today. (enclosure: roster) History/ United Stage was set in 1984. When Manag- Territory: Europe Period: Late October + November 2014 ing Director, Anders Larsson, founded the company in Malmö it had a very strong Agency: DENIS VAUGHAN MANAGEMENT regional influence but has over the years become one of the two leading companies Agent: Denis Vaughan E-mail: [email protected] in the Swedish market.

In 1991 United Stage established a minor office in Stockholm and in 1996 the whole ORBITAL ñ 25th year anniversary tour in 2014 Territory: The World excluding USA operation was moved to the capital. Period: May onwards During the autumn of 1997 a rival company, Siljemark Production AB, was incorpo- Agency: Value Added Talent Agent: Dan Silver rated within the company. Phone: +44 207 704 97 20 E-mail: [email protected] Activity/United Stage Artist is a service company catering for the artist, its client. Homepage: www.vathq.co.uk This service is divided into two parts, consulting and administration. It´s very important with co-ordination in the market, negotiations and agreements. Territory: Europe New Adventures/ Recently, the company established a department that will act Period: 2014 Agency: Primary Talent International as a concert promoters for public shows, an activity that is not limited to the Agent: Ben Winchester Phone: +44 20 7400 4500 performances of the artists represented by United Stage. It includes a wider range E-mail: [email protected] of entertainment arrangements, without artistic or geographical limits. Homepage: www.glasvegas.net Along with the development of the concert promotion department, the company THE ORCHESTRA starring ELO former members will increase its activities in the growing market of corporated even. Territory: Worldwide Period: 2014-2015 Agency: World Entertainment Associates of America Best Regards! Agent: John Regna - Artist Agent/Manager Phone: +1 407-993-4000 United Stage Artist E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.THEORCHESTRAonline.com

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