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McGowan’s Musings:

Well, how is your summer going, and did I was very taken by the report following you miss us last month? OK, you don’t an eight-year study of Clem Burke, the have to answer the second bit…. let’s just veteran Blondie drummer, which may presume that you were too busy running force us to consider the stick (Get it!) or attending a festival, or chilling out on a we have given drummers with all those beach, taking a break from the hurly burly drummer jokes over the years. Appar- of the live industry. Or of course, particu- ently sports scientists have concluded larly if you are in the UK, you may have that drummers are comparable in their spent the time worrying about the decline physical prowess to world-class sports- in property values and plotting ways to men. If that’s the case perhaps our Ol- avoid the ‘credit crunch’. Allan McGowan ympic hopefuls should research the diets and intake of various substances of finely We are of course still in the midst of fes- tuned athletes such as Keith Moon and tival season, and I am available for any Englishman yelling at his mates, “We’re at John Bonham – guesses on the number that can guarantee good weather with the best f**king festival in Europe – smile!” of medals won anyone?! no rain/mud, a comfortable well catered This issue contains reports from various back stage area, an alternative to tents, festivals Also Ben Challis’s excellent Music Law preferably a hotel, and of course great acts Updates reveals that a French study has (when you get to my age you don’t ask for Mid summer is quite a good time to re- shown that turning up the volume on the much!). I did in fact get all that I asked for view the state of things and we include music can speed up the drinking at the at the two very different festivals that I at- a brief résumé of the present situation in bar. Researchers found loud music corre- tended during July, The Montreux Jazz in this issue of the News. There are of course lated with increased alcohol consumption Switzerland and The Exit in Serbia. At Mon- future treats in store – the business must and shortened the amount of time it took treux, overlooking Lake Geneva, a mainly have decided on ‘F’ in the 2008 alphabet for bar patrons to empty their glasses – so indoor event with a remarkable history, I of reformation as the rumours (Get it!) of a that’s why I find it so hard to turn down had the privilege of watching the 74-year- Fleetwood Mac get together are now con- a drink! old Leonard Cohen play a three-hour set firmed and Rod and Ron have apparently before dancing off the stage, there’s hope agreed to get their Faces lifted for a tour – I So, continuing that thought I look forward for us all! Exit is staged in the grounds of wonder who will replace the sadly depart- to socialising with as many of you as pos- a mediaeval fortress above the Danube, ed Ronnie Laine – it’s usually Pino in these sible at the various upcoming events such Paul Weller and Manu Chao entertained situations but we’ll have to see. I think we as Popkomm, ADE, Musexpo Europe etc – me and another 20,000 or so at night, should start betting on which Festivals the in the meantime enjoy the rest of the sum- avoiding the heat of the day in Novi Sad. reformed F’s land up doing next summer – mer and -, Ladies and Gentlemen – here is Exit was summed up for me by a passing probably someone already knows! the News.

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A Brief Half Year Review Allan McGowan [email protected]

Generally the live industry seems to be re- have a detrimental affect on concert ticket maining relatively buoyant, but the warning sales but the promoting giant company flags are up and the cold winds of economic confounded this by posting increases in downturn are causing them to flutter. both ticket sales and live events. The day after the concert promoter posted second- quarter results that beat expectations (Man- The Top End of Touring fred Tari goes into more detail in this issue’s Business News) shares of Live Nation Inc I was tempted to call this piece The State of jumped 27 percent. The Nation, which would then have reference to live, as that’s basically what we’re Live Nation Chief Executive Michael Rapino about, but that would of course have led commented, “History has shown that even in me to Live Nation, a name that somebody a recession, consumers go to shows” Hope- seems to have cornered, so as we’re there fully he’s right. already, let’s start with the big boys.

Concerns about the massive deals with Ma- US Market donna, Jay-Z and Nickelback seem to have been addressed for the time being but there It seems that Gary Bongiovanni editor of the is still unrest in the camp. Rapino seems loath authoritative Pollstar agrees with Rapino, in to commit to the infrastructure required to the magazine’s midyear report on the con- complete the 360 degrees necessary to serv- cert business he comments, “The concert ice all aspects of these artists’ careers, partic- industry did far better in the first half of 2008 ularly the record company element. It seems than it should have. Despite the worsening that he wants to do deals with the remain- economic climate, whatever it is that trig- ing shaken record companies to continue to gers the off-switch on consumer spending for do what they were set up to do – make and tickets doesn’t appear to have happened yet.” sell records. This quite bizarre turn around Pollstar reports that the combined gross would see LN licensing product back to the from the top 100 tours during the first six likes of Warners, but the fees they would months of this year held steady at $1.05 receive for this are quite close to the royal- billion, identical to the figure for the same Colophon ›› ties they would have to pay the artists – so period last year. where’s the profit? In the tours of course and VIP-News is published by: isn’t that where they started? I always said Not everyone is optimistic however, accord- VIP-Booking 26 York Street 360 degrees was a circle. ing to a Billboard report of a July 28 touring London W1U 6pZ panel at the 83rd annual IAAM conference Business analysts had been expecting the and trade show in Anaheim, California de- Managing Director: Ronni Didriksen slow down in the U.S. economy company to [email protected]

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spite these strong midyear tour grosses, year’s T in the Park festival sold out in under Scott Williams, referring in the main to UK high fuel prices and the struggling U.S. 10 hours, the first artists and line-up will festivals, is quoted as saying, “There have economy were a worry for the upcoming not be announced until early next year. T in been a high number of festivals on this year, Autumn (Fall) touring season. CAA manag- the Park 2009 will again be held at Balado and more cancellations as well. It seems a ing partner Rob Light said, “I think the sec- near Kinross, and will run from Friday 10 to lot of people jumped on the bandwagon ond half of the year is going to be horrible.” Sunday 12 July. but I think the bubble has burst. Some fes- John Meglen co-president of Concerts tivals we list every year, and every year they West (a touring arm of AEG Live), agreed, cancel, but this year a large number of new “We’re all a little bit skittish and paranoid festivals turned up and the people behind about what could happen in the second them didn’t seem to have the expertise or half of the year. It’s pretty expensive to go organisational skills to do it. They end up do the events that we put on, and I think with having not enough food, not enough that’s one of the biggest issues that we need alcohol, big queues.” to deal with in the future.” These comments followed the cancellation of festivals on the grounds of poor ticket Festival Market sales of Zapfest in Oxford, Tapestry (South Benicassim 2008 Wales) and Wild in the Country (Kneb- Following last year’s mud baths a lot of had over 148.000 people attending worth). Angry people set up Facebook people thought that Glastonbury, Roskilde groups demanding refunds from Z008 Fes- etc would see people looking elsewhere to The fourteenth edition of FIB Heineken tival in Port Lympne Wildlife Park, Kent. the sunnier events, and when Glasto went (2008), better known as Benicassim was for Jay Z and the sales slowed right down a huge international success with over it seemed they were right – however they 148,000 people in attendance, of which Europe did sell the tickets and everyone had a somewhere between 55 and 60 % came great time yet again. As for Roskilde, more from abroad, during the four days of the In Europe, as ever, the business remains than 67,000 paying guests bathed in con- Festival, generating an economic impact more reserved in its predictions, certainly tinuously sunny weather from Sunday to in the area of €14,000,000. People still love there are worries about the economy but Sunday, and by the way only left half the these big festivals! (See further festival re- a spirit of wait and see seems to prevail for rubbish that had to be cleaned up last year, ports in this issue – Ed) now. We’d like to know how things are go- proving misgivings totally wrong. Also ing for all of you, from the smallest venues Not everyone was successful though, Nor- up – how do you think we will weather in- In Scotland after another sell out this year, way’s Quart was cancelled, (see story in creasingly difficult economic conditions? the first batch of 40,000 tickets for next this issue) and the editor of efestivals.com, Let us know.

Popkomm Festival 2008 Allan McGowan [email protected]

This year’s edition of Popkomm will take place from 8th to 11th October in Berlin. Applications for showcasing at the Popkomm Festival have it seems exceeded all expectations, with 2,000 from 35 countries being received.

The final deadline for applications has passed and the first of many outstanding acts have already been confirmed including Mamas Gun and Myriad Creatures from the UK, Denmark’s Vincent van Go Go, Canadian band United Steel Workers of Montreal, Ozark Henry from Belgium and Germany’s Martin Kilger.

Popkomm Festival Manager Dirk Schade commented, “The application period has always produced something special but this time we were extremely impressed by the artistic enthusiasm, the enor- mous stylistic range and the quality of the demos that were submit- ted”. The final line up will be announced at the end of this month. Popkomm 2008 will take place in October

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Greece’s Rockwave Festival Biggest Ever Allan McGowan [email protected]

Rockwave 2008 took place in Malakasa on 8, 9 &10 July in front tion, ‘Mediterranean, merry and approachable -one of us’ com- of the largest crowds in Rockwave Festival history, 70,000 people pleted the festival on a high note. watched 28 bands perform on 2 stages.

The first day featured included psychograndmamas, Offspring, Siouxsie and a ‘strip’ from Beth Ditto. The second day was Met- al day, starting at 11am on the Terra Stage with emerging Greek bands preceding Rob Halford, the reunion of Carcass, Opeth, Mor- bid Angel and Within Temptation.

Patti Smith apparently won all hearts on the third day, and Manu Chao, according to the organizers Di Di Music and Big Star Promo- Rockwave 2008 was a succes

The Ups and Downs of Norwegian Festivals Allan McGowan [email protected]

It’s been a summer of mixed emotions for edition which suffered from low ticket was a danger that the market was becom- Toffen Gunnufsen, there must have been sales and torrential rain but were forced to ing over saturated, Toffen felt that it was, some sadness as he watched the Quart admit defeat when tickets failed to sell, at “At one time the market was a lot more Festival, the event which he was the direc- the rate they were selling, apparently 2000 controlled, most international acts came tor of for a good few years cancel and file day tickets and 400 passes at the time of through Rune Lem, (now head of Live Na- for bankruptcy, while the second edition cancellation, a bill which lacked any real tion’s Norwegian office), then some of us of his new venture which he set up with headliners would have played to a few started going direct for certain acts, now previous members of the Quart staff, Hov- hundred people a day at best. The Hove there are more agents and middle men, enfestivalen, proved a great success. Festival offered to honour Quart tickets, maybe too many.” as did Denmark’s Roskilde. In a statement Quart attempted to claw back a deficiency organizers of Roskilde Festival said: “We Hove Festival, sold around 55,000 tickets of some 16 million kroner from the 2007 are sad to have lost a great sparring partner over the 5 days. The two days that featured and are also worried about the festival-go- Jay-Z and The Raconteurs sold out and in ers who had already bought tickets to this fact the capacity was increased by 15,000 year’s Quart Festival. Therefore, everyone to cope with demand. Toffen said, “This with a ticket to Quart Festival is offered the has been a good year, the logistics were bet- possibility of exchanging it to a Roskilde ter and we had a very happy crowd, and we Festival ticket – free of charge.” grossed around £5½. We sold more festival passes, I reckon the percentage of passes to Toffen Gunuffsen told VIP-News that he day tickets was 85/15 as opposed to 75/25 in felt that people were not prepared to trav- 2007, this bodes well for the future. Also this el to Kritiansand for Quart for a bill made year it was sunny, but actually quite cool, up mainly of upcoming acts with no real perfect festival weather in fact, whereas headliners. He explained that competition last year we had the worst weather for 61 is fierce in Norway as people have a lot of years!” chice, he told us, “There are I think some 700 festivals in Norway covering all music This Festival is apparently named after the genres for a population of 4½ million. There Viking word for party, and all the signs, in- are about 100 rock festivals. Each town has cluding reviews from magazines such as its own event and often they have the same Mojo, seem to indicate that the party will sort of programming.” We asked if there continue. Toffen Gunnufsen

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MUSEXPO Méraluna, Area4, Highfield and Europe a bit of Hurricane/Southside Allan McGowan [email protected] Manfred Tari [email protected]

Folkert Koopmanns, which has received great reactions from Managing director the audience.” of FKP Scorpio comments on the ongo- VIP-News: You are doing the Area4-Festi- ing festival season val in Northrhine-Westphalia, the region and lets us know with the highest population in Germany. Musexpo will take place in London about his current Is this fact reflected in the visitor figures?“ festivals. The inaugural European edition Koopmanns: Area4 is also set to be more of the US based Musexpo will take FKP Scorpio is one of the biggest and cer- successful than last year, although we will place at this year’s selected city of tainly most active promoters of festivals, still have to consider it as an investment London, England from October not only in the German concert market. for the future. We have been able to enlist 27th – 29th at The Cumberland The concert company has been active not only regional radio station 1Live as a Hotel. for some years now, promoting a range strong media partner, but will also be re- of festivals dedicated to diverse target corded by the legendary Rockpalast, the The trade event will feature daily groups throughout the entire outdoor benchmark of quality music television in networking events and interac- season, both independently and in coop- Germany. Area 4 is located right beside an tive panel seminars, with evening eration with various partners extremely well populated area, and I am artist showcases taking place at confident that we will be able to turn this the Borderline and The Metro near The biggest festivals operated by the festival into a successful event in the com- London’s famous Oxford Street. company are certainly Hurricane and ing two years. This will provide yet anoth- Southside Festival. With a total amount of er good outlet for artists who rely more As with the annual MUSEXPO in 120.000 tickets sold for the sister events and more on live performances to offset Los Angeles, the London event the company set new standards in a very shrinking revenue from record sales. aims to encourage individuals and competitive festival environment. The companies who want to do busi- season still has some time to run but we VIP-News: How long does it takes to es- ness within the various sections asked Koopmanns to comment on busi- tablish a festival in the market? of today and tomorrow’s music, ness so far. media and technology industries in the UK, European and global VIP-News: Are you pleased with the re- »You may need to have a solid markets. MUSEXPO Europe will sults for ongoing Festival-Season so far? financial cushion to be able to also offer networking events for survive the first couple of years« delegates to interact face to face Folkert Koopmanns: I am very happy - Folkert Koopmanns with the many key influencers with the results of the festival season so who will be attending the event far. We increased the capacity at both of over the course of the three days our largest events, Hurricane and South- Koopmanns: The time it takes to estab- in London. side, and sold more tickets than ever lish a festival can vary. Hurricane was suc- before. Greenfield (in Interlaken, Swit- cessful in the first year. Southside, on the More Information: zerland) in June and Highfield (in Erfurt, other hand, took a few years to build up www.musexpo.net Germany) in August both sold out for the to where it is now. It gets harder the more first time. Our gothic / dark wave came festivals there are to choose from for the in at a very solid 23,000 visitors despite fans, and you may need to have a solid fi- more and more competition in this seg- nancial cushion to be able to survive the ment. Chiemsee Reggae Summer has first couple of years. improved from a somewhat lower attendance and we are hoping to sell 30,000 For further information please check: tickets there. At the same time, we have www.meraluna.de made improvements with new suppli- www.highfield.de ers for toilets and showers, better crowd www.hurricane.de management and more space on our fes- www.southside.de tival sites, as well as some new features www.area4.de like the medieval market at M’era Luna, www.chiemsee-reggae.de

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W:O:A aka Wacken Open Air – The celebration of Metal and Mud Manfred Tari [email protected]

The 19th edition of the Wacken Open Air is good relationships with their neighbours over, having grown from 72.500 to 75.000 and offer the local citizens free Vip tickets visitors and participants, becoming the to join the festival. biggest Heavy Metal-Festival on the plan- et with visitors from as far as Australia. The In fact the media coverage of Wacken sur- media coverage grows including a docu- prises the Wacken promoters themselves. mentary film screened on German televi- The media review on the website of the sion, showing the interaction between the festival reveals that Wacken is covered by inhabitants of the villages of Wacken, Grib- all relevant nationwide German media. bohm, Holstenniendorf, Besdorf, Bokelre- In a statement the promoters expressed hm, Bokhorst and Nienbüttel with the so their astonishment that 19 years ago they Wacken Open Air called ‘True Metal’ pilgrims that migrate would never ever have expected their fes- - has become the biggest Metal festival to the Northern German region where tival to be covered by tabloid papers, seri- the festival is located. ICS FESTIVAL SER- ous newspapers and the biggest German they do not intend to grow any bigger. So VICE GMBH as the promoter of this unique TV-stations. Besides this and in order to it was no surprise that just the day after the event are determined to maintain also feed international interest the website of- festival the first 10.000 tickets for the 20th fers 12 different language versions includ- anniversary show in 2009 were sold. ing Japanese and Russian. The headlining artist for Wacken 2008 was Iron Maiden. VIP-News recommends taking a look at www.wacken.com. The website may look Tempodome, a new video live service like it on first view, but it provides almost a backed by CTS Eventim screened the fes- state of the art application of almost every tival and lured another 65.000 naionals to current online feature such as podcasts, watch the live stream of the festival online. downloads, galleries and what so ever it Like the Melt-Festival, the Wacken-Promot- needs to provide festival goers with to- ers declared shortly after the festival that day’s multimedia formats. Wacken Open Air 2008, Mainstage

Loveparade – 1.6 Million Visitors Manfred Tari [email protected]

In a non-comparable manner Loveparade while the rest of the day remained surpris- set a new visitor record. According to the ingly cloudless. promoter Lopa Event, 1.6 million attended on the 19th of July. The police estimated The city of Dortmund together with Lopa a few ravers less, but certainly the streets Event developed a well worked out secu- leading to the event in Dortmund were rity and logistical scheme and no major in- crowded as never ever before on any other cidents were reported. Only the Deutsche occasion. Bahn, the German Rail-Quasi-Monopolist again failed as usual. On the day of the Due to the lack of a suitable area to accom- event even no long haul trains stopped modate that many people in Dortmund the in Dortmund in order to ease the strain local council decided to close the central imposed by the potential volume of pas- motorway B1 on the day of the event. This sengers on the inadequate facilities of this was the first time ever, that a German au- far too small central station. However the thority has blocked a very busy motorway workings of the station collapsed anyway, for a music event. revealing that the self professed crowd control experts should take some lessons at the The event was broadcast live on RTL2. ILMC Health & Safety Course! Three short but heavy rain showers in the afternoon time cooled down the masses www.loveparade.com Loveparade 2008

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Melt 2008 – Next Level Reached Successfully Manfred Tari [email protected]

Melt is a success story in its own right, hav- Promoter Matthias Hörstmann, who is also Friday 18th July, the first day of the festival. ing come from nowhere to establish itself publisher of the music magazine Intro com- Due to counterfeit tickets the waiting time as a landmark amongst the best festivals mented afterwards: “We had a fantastic to get on the site took much longer than in Germany. Offering superb line ups on a weekend even despite the heavy rain on Fri- otherwise necessary. The promoter apolo- very unique festival site, in recent years the day and Saturday evening which temporar- gized for this and promised to improve the Melt festival gained the reputation of be- ily diminished the euphoric vibes. We would entrance situation. ing a very tastefully designed event with an like to thank the entire production crew, all outstanding and very individual profile. artists and of course all visitors from all over The Melt-Festival took place in Gräfen- Europe who stayed (3 Days Awake) with us.” hainchen at the Ferropolis-Site on 18th to This time the festival had five stages and 20th July. For further information please drew more than 20.000 visitors. The pro- Stefan Lehmkuhl, the artistic director of check: www.melt-festival.de moter invested heavily in the line up and Melt said, “Since we successfully reached our booked artists including as Björk, Franz Fer- self imposed capacity limit we are already dinand, Roisin Murphy, The Editors, Ellien Al- planning the future: we do not choose to lien, GusGus, The Notwist, Metalheadz fea- grow bigger! But we would like to become turing Goldie and Stereo MCs. Nevertheless better. Our target is to improve our self set Melt is also well known for discovering new aims in terms of the organisation and the acts and artists such as Get Well Soon, Hot comfort of this festival. That is what we are Chip and the curiosity act Rummelsnuff. For going to work on.” the event the promoters even chose 3 Tage Wach (3 Days Awake) by Lützenkirchen one And it would be not the Melt-Festival if the of the best current German hit songs as the promoter wasn’t self critical explaining why festival anthem. there was a delay with the admittance on Bjoerk, Melt 2008 Photo Credit: Geert Schaefer

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O2 World Opens September 10th – Grönemeyer 1st Concert? Allan McGowan [email protected]

On July 10th, 2008 The Anschutz Enter- Over 60,000 patrons are expected to O2 World opening date and the following tainment Group and Telefónica O2 Ger- come to the O2 World on the first week- events were announced on the illuminat- many announced September 10th, 2008 end alone. ed façade. as the date on which the O2 World, one of the most modern multi-functional are- At a media event hosted in front of the O2 On September 10th, the performance de- nas in the world will celebrate its opening World Detlef Kornett, Managing Director signer Enno-Ilka Uhde will stage the offi- in Berlin – two years to the day after the and CEO of the Anschutz Entertainment cial ceremony for invited guests. The day foundation stone was laid. Group,. “We are proud, and very pleased to before, 500 Berlin children from the fit-4- have kept our promise. It is an extraordinary future initiative to encourage children to At the time of going to press Herbert achievement for everyone involved that this exercise will be the first to experience the Grönemeyer one of Germanys most suc- project will have been realized within 728 Arena, and on the evening of September cessful music-artists of all time is sched- days,” said 9th, 2008, the O2 World will be subjected uled to be the opening concert-act on to one final operational test (soft opening). September 13th, however there is a strong Kornett presented the 12-meter high and rumour that Metallica will precede him, 120-meter wide LED façade of the “lumi- “Berlin can look forward to a great opening appearing on the 12th. According to the nous Arena” for the first time. With more week”, promises Detlef Kornett venue the final decision lay with Metallica, than 300,000 LEDs covering a total surface there was also some mystery about the area of 1,440 square meters, the O2 World way the band would present itself were façade is one of the largest outdoor instal- Grand Opening dates of the O2 they to go ahead. Coldplay will round off lations in the world and will provide the World: the opening week on September 15th.. city of Berlin with another attraction. The September 9th, 2008: Morning: fit-4-future (plus Media Day) Evening: operational test and Soft Opening September 10th, 2008: Opening ceremony of the O2 World September 12th, 2008: ????Metallica??? September 13th, 2008: Herbert Grönemeyer September 14th, 2008: Home game premiere for the Eisbären Berlin (vs. the Augsburg Panthers) September 15th, 2008: Coldplay

Further highlights: Leonard Cohen, Alicia Keys, Elton John, Die Toten Hosen and the TV show Wetten Dass?, sporting events such as NBA Europe Live and the WWE SmackDown, as well as the matches of both anchor tenants, the Eisbären Berlin and Alba Berlin. More than 40 events have already been scheduled in the new Arena until the end of the year

Further information: www.o2world.de Herbert Grönemeyer

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SSC Group Take Over Berlin Branch of Proton Agency Manfred Tari [email protected]

The concert promoter and agency SSC and will continue to be, located in Kassel, Kraus, The Mae Shi, Black Mountain and Group has announced its take over of Oberthür was based in Berlin. The Pigeon Detectives will enrich the ros- the Berlin office of Proton Agency. Pro- ter of SSC. ton founders Henning Beste and Jens The new Berlin SSC office will be headed Oberthür will demerge their business re- by Jens Oberthür, while staff member SSC- Managing Director Hamed Shahi lationships by September. Proton was one Thomas Sarkadi will stay with the com- explained the deal as follows, “Through of the very few companies in Germany to pany. As a result artists such as Medien- this move we have increased the number of run two offices. While Henning Beste was, gruppe Telekommander, The Robocop concerts we book by about 70%. Addition- ally the new office enables us to strengthen our position as a local promoter in Berlin.”

The SSC-Headquarter is based in Düssel- dorf. A press release referred to the lo- cating of the office as a signal in terms of ‘the very competitive market situation in Northrhine-Westphalia’.

So far SSC have employed four agents; Clemens Gnädiger, Linus Munz, Manuel Schottmüller and Nils Mosch. The company also acts as consultant to brands such as Levi Strauss, Sony Ericsson and Voda- fone in terms of the music activities.

For more information please check: www.proton-team.com www.ssc-concerts.com Hamed Shahi SSC-Concerts

Creamfields Teams up with Radio 1 Manfred Tari [email protected]

BBC Radio 1 teams up with Creamfields ents tent; it’s a smaller tent and gives me an Additionally Radio 1 will be present on the taking on the role of media partner for opportunity to showcase lots of new and festival site on the “BBC Introducing” bus, the event. Radio 1 will broadcast 10 hours exciting acts like Little Boots and Frankmu- from aboard which the radio station will live from the festival, dedicating much of sic, Plastic Little and Clik Clik. I’ll be doing be the host for upcoming DJs. For the line its programming to each festival day of my weekend radio shows from there too, up of BBC Introducing please check www. the event. During the daytime the station so that along with the fact that it’s Cream- bbc.co.uk/introducing will feature the festival from 1pm to 4pm fields 10th Birthday makes for a mammoth within the Annie Mac-Show, while a late weekend!” Creamfields will take place on 23rd and ‘Creamfields Special Essential Mix’ will be 24th August in Daresbury, Halton, Cheshire aired from midnight to 5am. and this year celebrates its 10th edition. The massive line up features among oth- Annie Mac commented on the far reach- ers dance music pioneers such as Chic with ing cooperation, saying, “I’m as excited as Nile Rodgers, Fatboy Slim, Eric Morillio, Fe- ever for Creamfields this year. As always I’ve lix Da Housecat, Paul Oakenfold and cur- worked alongside Chibuku to put together rent popular artists such as; Soulwax, Paul the Chibuku and Annie Mac Presents Arena van Dyk, Kasabian, Ferry Corsten, Tiesto where I’m playing alongside Ian Brown, and many more. Tickets costs from £105 Erol Alkan and 2ManyDJs. This year sees to £190 for the entire weekend or£57.50 to the launch of the all-new Annie Mac Pres- £100 for day tickets. Creamfields

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Live Nation – Big Turnover – Small Profit

Live Nation is amazing. The world biggest concert company gains more than $1billion in a quarter alone but still delivers a very neg- ligible profit result. Nevertheless the stock market rewarded the recent results for the second quarter 2008 with a jump in price.

Revenue rose from $ 986.3 million (Q2-2007) to $ 1,159.8 billion. lion to the balance sheet while International Music made $25.4 The ‘Adjusted Operating Income’ increased from $ 40.6 to $ 58.4 million. On the other hand the Operating Loss for the Ticketing- million while the ‘Operating Income’ went down from $ 32.2 to $ department was $4.3 million, for Artist Nation $13,5 million and 23.7 million. But the most astonishing figure is the one for the de- for Corporate $11.03 million. clared net income: for Q2-2008 it is $ 1.2 million compare to $ 9.9 million in the same period one year ago. The Earnings Per Share On the stock market the share went up the day after the business (EPS) therefore went down from $ 0.15 to $ 0.02 Cent. report was released on the 8th of August from $12.59 to $16.26 and rose to $16.94 by the 12th of August. The biggest revenue gainer within the multinational concert player is the North American Music-division of Live Nation with On August 5 Michael Cohl colleague William O.S. Ballard officially a turnover of $ 619.7 million ($ 466.6 million), the International resigned from his position as a director at Live Nation. Ballard was Music-division made $ 377.2million, Artist Nation $125.3 million, a member of the Compensation Committee of the Company’s the Ticketing-department $ 7.3 million. In terms of the Adjusted Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of the Operating Income North American Music” contributed $ 50.6 mil- Company’s Board of Directors.

A Change of Opinion

The analysts of SES Research have changed their minds about the evaluation of CTS Eventim. Having more or less placed the the summer 2007 share price of CTS Eventim into the lower spheres for the very first time, they have now upgraded their sale recom- mendation from ‘sell’ to ‘hold’.

Although their recent report the analysts maintain a price target of 19,60 Euro as already predicted earlier in May 2007, this change went down from 25.55 down to 22.64 Euro. SES Research also cov- of mind will be certainly received positively by the CTS-Manage- ers DEAG, but since the 29th of February this share came down ment. Nevertheless, since the beginning of July the CTS share from 1.73 to a much lower level of about 1.22 Euro.

Ingenious Music invest £1 million into Creamfields

The Venture Capital company Ingenious ment and added: “Ingenious has a long as- Media have supplied, through their fund sociation with Cream and knows its ability Ingenious Live VCT, a further £1 million to to attract outstanding talent, as witnessed finance the expansion of the Creamfields by the headline acts at Creamfields this festival to a two day event. To oversee this year. I’m delighted that we are able to sup- the business partners agreed to launch a port the festival’s expansion in this, its tenth new company named ‘CFDT Limited’. anniversary year.”

“While festivals spring up across the coun- James Barton, CEO of Cream commented try, Creamfields continues to go from on the deal: “We are delighted to be ex- strength to strength. Having cemented its panding our relationship with Ingenious position as one of the highlights on the mu- and to be part of their ongoing investment sic calendar, it has built up a wide and loyal into music and events. Using their invest- fan base.” said Duncan Reid, Commercial ment we are able to deliver on our promise Director of Ingenious about the invest- of the best Creamfields to date.” James Barton

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Goodbye to the Paper Ticket? Allan McGowan [email protected]

Matt McNeill started his first internet com- mended in the National Business Awards pany specialising in web design for the 2007 (South East Region). Matt was named music industry, with clients such as Radio one of Growing Business Magazine’s 1 DJ Judge Jules and Serious Records at ‘Young Guns 2007’ and was selected as the tender age of 17. He went on to build one of the Top 10 Future Business Leaders a successful web design and marketing in The Courvosier/Observer Future 500. business within the music and entertainment industry, with clients including BMG, This year the company, which now em- Universal, Duracell, TDK and Ministry of ploys 11 staff, operating from two offices Sound all before the age of 21. In 2003 he in London and Surrey added the EXIT Fes- launched the revolutionary Sign-Up.to, tival in Serbia to its client list. designed to help small businesses make most of the opportunities that email and VIP-News spoke Matt McNeill to about the mobile marketing offered. changes in the way that the main product of the live industry, the ticket, is delivered After a friend asked him to help sell tick- to the buyer. ets online for a small event. eTickets.to Matt McNeill publicly launched in October 2006 after VIP-News: So you are convinced that there substantial development. The intention is no future for the traditional paper ticket? for everyone else. Consumers of all ages was to provide a revolutionary new ticket- and demographics get the concept and in ing solution allowing event promoters to McNeill: If not already dead, then paper an age of instant gratification having their bypass ticket agents and sell direct to the ticketing for the live industry is certainly ticket delivered instantly is now more of an public, removing the need for the booking on life support. This is no surprise given expectation than an unexpected bonus. fees consumers usually have to pay. the many benefits of eTicketing for all involved and that the airline industry has VIP-News: Buying from a box office in per- eTickets.to was named ‘Innovative Busi- been fully embracing the concept for years son also ensures instant receipt; do you ness of the Year’ at the Natwest Startups - as a result educating the consumer mar- think that e Ticketing offers further ben- Awards 2007 and was also highly com- ket and making the transition much easier efits?

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McNeill: The great news for the live ditional revenue from this process, music industry is that eTicketing is even when they haven’t sold out allowing promoters to tackle several of primary ticket stock. of the major market issues that they face in one go - secondary ticket- VIP-News: Are there any other eco- ing, falling consumer spending in a nomic benefits available to the pro- tightening economy (or rather, full- moter? blown recession) and the increasing costs of reaching consumers in an McNeill: The administrative effi- age of ever increasing media out- ciencies of eTicketing, with instant lets and declining attention spans. delivery through email and/or SMS have driven the cost of the ticket- VIP-News: Secondary ticketing is ing process down dramatically - no one of, if not the main topic of dis- need for secure printing, registered cussion and dissent in today’s busi- postal delivery or the associated ness, how do you see your system manpower required to manage offering a solution to this? this, means that transactions cost pence, not pounds to fulfill and headaches with non-delivered, sto- »The average booking len or lost tickets are a thing of the fee of an eTickets.to past. transaction is less than a third of that of a VIP-News: You mentioned that e traditional ticket sale« ticketing could also tackle falling - Matt McNeill consumer spending in a tightening economy, how so?

McNeill: By adopting eTicketing McNeill: The average booking fee for an event, as well as securing of an eTickets.to transaction is less the ticketing process and mak- than a third of that of a traditional ing forgeries impossible a pro- ticket sale, with nothing but eco- moter can also choose to control nomic doom and gloom dominat- the market for secondary tickets. ing the headlines and consumers With eTickets linked to the name reducing discretionary spending of the holder and matching ID re- this is great news for promoters quired on entry, re-sales can be as they can present a better value prevented or alternatively man- proposition by slashing booking aged through a regulated process and service fees. When the same where the promoter imposes a event goes on sale through multi- transfer fee for reissuing in a new ple channels we’ve seen ratios in name. At eTickets.to we’ve seen the region of 20:1 for eTicket to pa- recent events net thousands in ad- per ticket sales.

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VIP-News: How do you see this apparent spite much hype about mobile ticketing. change over affecting the development of Mobile is the future, but this is still some the concert and festival business? time off becoming a mass channel - there are technology, cost and customer edu- McNeill: Perhaps one of the most inter- cation issues, which make it the realm of esting long term benefits is that eTicket- early-adopters rather than the mass mar- ing has allowed new business models ket. Coming back to my initial comments to evolve, where a ticket agent is not re- about airlines, consumers are comfor table quired and doesn’t stand between a pro- with email tickets because they’ve seen moter and their customer, or their cash. them before and can still print something This provides the chance for the promot- out which they can hold in their hand; for er to interact directly with their custom- many people their phone still isn’t seen in ers both before and after the event in cost this way, but as we see more iPhone-like effective and measurable ways that allow devices this will eventually change. them to develop long-term, profitable customer relationships that extend well VIP-News: One way or another then, you beyond a single event. are convinced that eTicketing is the future?

»At the moment the vast McNeill: Ticketing is a vital process for majority of eTicketing is still any event and not only because of the email based, despite muchhype revenue - as the first interaction between about mobile ticketing« a customer and the event brand it sets - Matt McNeill the tone for customer expectations. With eTicketing now in use for events of all scales and new business models and VIP-News: Do you have any examples of technologies emerging to make the proc- how this relationship may be exploited? ess simpler and more beneficial for both consumer and promoter it’s time to start McNeill: Pre-event informational emails reading paper tickets their last rites. (either as part of or following the pur- chase) can dramatically reduce customer www.sign-up.to services issues at the event, whilst post- www.etickets.to event communications offer the opportunity for merchandise or additional ticket sales as well as feedback surveys. By really PS: utilizing the data gathered, the market- It is interesting to note that McNeill is not ing of future events by the promoter be- alone in his opinions regarding paper- comes more efficient - even as consumer less tickets and the secondary market: spending becomes tighter and gaining According to Billboard, during a touring the attention of consumers through the panel at the 83rd annual IAAM conference media becomes ever more expensive. and trade show in Anaheim, California on This builds a long-term permission-mar- July 28 after John Meglen, Concerts West keting asset for the promoter and if they (a touring arm of AEG Live) co-president directly own the customer relationship had expressed concern about secondary they don’t need to worry about sharing ticketing, CAA managing partner Rob that customer with rivals, as they would if Light pointed to the recent paperless tick- reliant on an agent to manage their sales. eting technology implemented by Ticket- master on Tom Waits’ theater tour earlier VIP-News: There has been a lot of talk this summer saying, “Paperless ticketing about mobile phones being the future is going to kill the secondary market in a for the delivery of tickets and the type of heartbeat. We’re less than a year or two information you mention, what do you years away from that. It changes the en- think about that? tire dynamic of somebody being able to go to a show. I hope all of you will em- McNeill: At the moment the vast major- brace it, because the artist will embrace ity of eTicketing is still email based, de- it dramatically.”

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ADE reveals superb line up

Amsterdam Dance Event has announced the first names of the What Ziljma can’t say is revealed anyway. night program which on the first view reveals a very impressive The line up speaks for itself: line up of the Who’s Who of the dance music world. 2000 and One (NL), Abe Duque (US), Adultnapper (US), Agoria Around 700 DJ’s and acts will perform during the event at around (FR), Alexander Robotnick (IT), Âme (DE) Andre Galluzzi (DE), Aril 40 clubs and venues in Amsterdam. The line up includes top Brikha (SE) live, Armin van Buuren (NL), Artful Dodger (GB), ATFC names but also top underground artists, established top earners (GB), Audio Bullys (GB), AudioJack (UK), Autokratz (GB), Bangkok and promising newbies. Impact live (FI), Barbara Tucker (US), Ben Watt & Justin Martin (GB), Benny Rodrigues (NL), Bodyrox (GB), Brian S (NL), Brian Tap- Richard Zijlma, Managing Director of ADE, answered the question pert (US), Carlos Valdes (NL), Chocolate Puma (NL), D’Julz (FR), about the compilation of the line up with: “The programming is be- Dave Clarke (GB), Dave Ellesmere (NL), David Guetta (FR), Dennis coming easier as the international music industry recognizes ADE as Ferrer (US), Detroit Grand Pubahs live (US), Digitalism (DE), Dixon a central place to promote their artists and talents.” (DE), DJ Hell (DE), DJ Pierre (US), Don Diablo (NL), Dr. Lektroluv (BE), Eddie Thoneick (DE), Edo Salgado (NL), Erick Morillo (US), He added: “But I also think that the artists themselves see ADE as a Fedde le Grand (NL), François K. (US), Funk d’Void (GB), Funker- place to promote themselves, to meet and network or simply see each man (NL), Georgie Porgie (US), Gilles Peterson / Lefto / BPM (GB), other. We are very pleased with the personal commitment from artists Guy Gerber live (IL), Hardsoul (NL), Heartthrob (US), Hitmeister such as Francois K, Dave Clark, Richie Hawtin, Paul van Dyk and many D (NL), Ida Engberg (SE), Isis (NL), Jackal and Hyde live (US), Joel others I cant name here on a personal level.” Mull (SE), Joey Negro (GB), John Dahlbäck (SE), Joost van Bellen (NL), Josh Wink (US), Juan Atkins (US), Junior Jack & Kid Creme (BE), Kabale Und Liebe live (NL), Keith Thomson (US), Kid Mas- sive (DK), Kiko (FR), Kraak & Smaak (NL), Krause live (NL), Laidback Luke (NL), Layo & Bushwacka! (GB), Legowelt live (NL), Lucien Foort live (NL), Lulu Rouge live (DK), Magda (PL), Marc Houle (US), Mark Robinson (GB), Markus Schulz (DE), Mason (NL), Mathew Jonson (CA), Matik live (NL), Matthew Dekay (NL), Menno de Jong (NL), Michael Reinboth (DE), Michel de Hey (NL), Monika Kruse (DE), Mousse T (DE), Noisia (NL), Oliver Huntemann (DE), Onur Ozer (TR), Parra Soundsystem (NL), Paul van Dyk (DE), Phu- ture 303 (US), Rednose Distrikt (NL), Remy (NL), René Amesz (NL), Richie Hawtin (CA), Robert Owens (US), Ron Carroll (US), Roog (NL), Sander Kleinenberg (NL), Schwarz / Âme / Dixon live (DE), Seamus Haji (GB), Sebastien Tellier live (FR), Secret Cinema LIVE (NL), Seymour Bits live (NL), Shapeshifters (GB), Shinedoe (NL), Steve Bug (DE), Steve Mac (GB), Steve Rachmad (NL), Stonebridge (SE), Sven Väth (DE), Terry Toner (NL), The Advent live (GB), The Hacker (FR), The Martinez Brothers (US), The Subs (BE), The Walk & Rogerseventytwo (NL), Tobi Neumann live (DE), Tocadisco (DE), Tom de Neef (BE), Tom Novy (DE), Tom Trago (NL), Tomcraft (DE), Tommie Sunshine (US), Trentemøller DJ-set (DK), Troy Pierce (US), Francois K will perform at ADE 08 Ultradyne (US), Victor Coral (NL), Vince Watson (GB) and Warren Fellow (NL).

ADE takes places from 22nd to 25th October.

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