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WWW.VIP-BOOKING.coM VIP- News›› ›› PREmiUM VOL. 122 FEBRUARY 2010 McGowan’s Musings: manage the careers of over 200 major art- ists. Reportedly the combined venture will Shall we start with another seagull story - also own 140 venues worldwide, promote you all know how much I love these nasty 22,000 concerts each year, and sell 140 mil- screaming rats of the sky don’t you? How lion tickets annually. Independent opera- about this for a headline –‘Seagull Eats tors may well have reason to worry about Brighton Man’s Roof!’. Recently in an effort what’s left for them in the market. Still, I’m to convince the rain that it’s not welcome sure we’ll know by the end of 2010. in my bathroom, I had a thick silicone rub- (Read more on this in Manfred Tari’s Busi- ber type of coating liberally applied to the ness News in this issue.) firewall which adjoins the flat roof over my bathroom to fill the many cracks (well, Last month the whole of the Vip team at- what do you expect in something 150 years tended this year’s MIDEM, and although old?) which appeared to have been aggra- the numbers were very obviously down vated by too much snow, ice and rain. Job our sales chaps reported good business, done – all that remained was to let it dry, Allan McGowan for many delegates the quieter and empti- apply a coat of paint, and hopefully look er environment seemed welcome, and ap- forward to a leak free bathroom – but no – petition, announcing the union on Janu- parently encouraged business. However this was not to be! The following morning ary 25. However it is still not all smooth the organisers can not have been happy, I look out of the window and, bold as you sailing for this world spanning combina- owners Reed Exhibitions are, as the name like, stands Shitty the Seagull with a great tion of concert promotions expertise with indicates, primarily sellers of Stands and chunk of my very expensive roof coating ticketing solutions and artist relationships. Exhibition space, with all peripheral events hanging out of it’s beak – with a ‘shall I eat On February 10 a London tribunal ruled and attractions, such as artist show cases, this, or waterproof the nest with it?’ look in that the merger must be reviewed a sec- its horrible beady eyes! Who wants to buy ond time in the U.K. on the grounds that being add-ons, an officially admitted drop one of my ‘Cull a Gull for Jesus’ T –shirts?! regulators didn’t fully consider the input off of 10% from last year (some felt the true of a competitor, i.e. German Company CTS figure was more) and wide open spaces in Anyway, sorry about that rant – I feel Eventim, in the market for ticket sales. If the Palais are not what they want to see. slightly better now, so on with what’s hap- the commission reverses its approval, the This was my 25th visit to the most senior pened in the live music industry since the combined company could be required to of the music trade shows and conferences, last News. Generally the biggest news is make changes to its U.K.operations. and although there was less sunshine than that we now have a new name at the top in past visits I enjoyed it – apart of course end of the corporate sector of the business I have been a little puzzled by the regula- from paying 10 Euros for a beer! Midem – ladies and Gentlemen – welcome ‘Live tors concentration on the ticketing market is still trying to extricate itself from long Nation Entertainment, Inc’! After months – the newly created giant will surely have years of servicing a music industry that no of will they, won’t they, giants Live Nation an effect right across the board. What longer exists, but they’re trying to adapt, and Ticketmaster were finally given the go with TM’s massive Frontline management and I feel that they’ll make it, but it may ahead to plight their troth with a merger, arm, The Eagles, Neil Diamond, Christina take a while. the Companies reached agreements with Aguilera etc. alongside LN’s 360 degree the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and deals with major artists including Jay-Z, Right – back to the roof! Ladies and Gen- with the Canadian Commissioner of Com- Madonna, U2 etc, the new Company will tlemen – the News! The VIP-Booking European Live Entertainment Book Advertising in the VIP Book will make you visible to 10.000 business professionals all over Europe. You will find no better place to expose your company to the whole European Live Entertainment Industry. ›› RESERVE yoUR AD NOW ON WWW.VIP-BOOKING.coM 1 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - February 2010 ILMC 22 Agenda Announced Allan McGowan [email protected] Conference: important element of The Creative Indus- tries much talked about by European Gov- Taking a nautical theme for its 22cnd edi- ernments, and the politicians in terms of tion the International Live Music Confer- both trade and culture. Festival Republic ence, ILMC returns to London’s Royal Gar- MD Melvin Benn will be chairing the ses- den Hotel from March 12-14. sion, and speakers include Lord Tim Clem- ent Jones whose Live Music Bill is currently on its fourth reading in UK Parliament, and Belgian Economics Minister Vincent Van Quickenbourne, at present introduc- ing proposed new ticketing legislation in- volved. Newly appointed President of The European Music Office Dieter Gorny will also join the panel alongside other major live industry leaders. as they consider bet- ter ways of addressing and communicat- ing the needs and the importance of all aspects of the live music industry. The full line-up of ILMC conference ses- ILMC 22 sions will be available online at: www.ilmc.com The guest for the Sunday morning Break- fast Meeting slot with ex Dire Straits man- ager Ed Bicknell is the legendary founder Showcases: of the Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis CBE. Europe’s most influential outdoor On Thursday 11 March, the Nordic Music event celebrates its 40th anniversary this Export Offices bring their Ja Ja Ja brand to year with U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder all the Tabernacle in Notting Hill for a night of confirmed as headliners, so this could be upcoming Nordic talent. The evening is cu- a perfect time to reflect on just what has rated by Rob Challice of Coda Agency, and COLOPHON ›› made Glastonbury so successful. confirmed for the night are Danish grime queen Lucy Love, Norwegian pop/shoe- VIP-News is published by: Another main room Sunday session will is: gaze sound warriors Megaphonic Thrift, VIP-Booking 26 York Street Artists: ‘Keeping an Even Keel’. This panel Icelandic ensemble Hjaltalin and Finnish London W1U 6pZ will consider whether the industry is tak- electro-acoustic quartet Husky Rescue. ing sufficient care of its primary asset – the Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen artist. With more pressure on acts to tour Excelsior Recordings artist Tim Knol will [email protected] than ever this discussion will look at what performs live at Buma Cultuur’s annual precautions are in place and what safety The Flying Dutchmen Meet & Greet at the General Manager: Peter Briggs nets already exist, asking if we are pushing Dutch Embassy on Friday 12 March. The ris- [email protected] artists beyond the limit, and who’s willing ing Dutch star will perform songs from his to say ‘no’ when they need to? Chairing the eponymous debut which is released in the Writer and editorial: Allan McGowan panel will be Stevie Wonder manager and UK in May. [email protected] Music Tank chairman Keith Harris, who’s joined by legendary lyricist and former Writer: Manfred Tari Squeeze frontman Chris Difford, ex Virgin [email protected] Records Chairman Marc Marot, and Live Nation Denmark head Flemming Schmidt. For advertising enquiries pls. contact Peter Briggs [email protected] or +44 870 755 0092 On the Saturday 13 March The Politics of Live: ‘The Steering Committee Meeting’ at Lay-out: Pekaye Graphics, Phuket – Thailand 12:00 in Room 1, will consider the present [email protected] relationship between the live industry, an Tim Knol 2 VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News - February 2010 Family Entertainment Suffers in Germany Manfred Tari [email protected] Recent developments indicate the market cember the company launched ‘India’, for Musicals and Events are having a hard- a revue show featuring more than 70 In- er time than other parts of the live enter- dian acrobats, presented in a circus tent, tainment industry. At the end of January in Frankfurt following shows in Hamburg. the company Franz Abraham Art Con- Hoffmann has worked in the live enter- certs, founded in 1986, filed insolvency tainment business since 1971 and accord- and in February had to cancel four arena ing to media reports invested 7 million production shows of the entertainment Euros in the show. The insolvency admin- spectacular ‘Ben Hur’ in Gelsenkirchen istrator of PTE AG indicates that there are and Vienna. Originally the shows had been chances for to find new investors for the scheduled for November. Some 25.000 company. Meanwhile all dates have been ticket holders for the shows in Germany cancelled and the Indian acrobats are fly- are unlikely to receive any compensation ing back home. for tickets bought. Abraham announced that he is undertaking attempts to set up A few days later the musical producer a new company with new investors and to Stage Entertainment declared that, from schedule new dates for ‘Ben Hur’ in May.

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