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Electric Daisy Carnival showcases no-longer-outlaw dance music
As Bill Graham was to rock, Pasquale Rotella is to dance music – a diehard promoter with staying power in a field overrun for years with quick-buck hustlers, many of whom aren't around anymore. Rotella is still here and more powerful than ever; in...
Tags: Elizabeth II, Corporate Crime, Electric Daisy Carnival, Tiesto (music group), Music
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Northerly Island to host 6 to 8 30,000-capacity concerts a summer
Northerly Island will host as many as eight 30,000-capacity concerts a summer in addition to a full slate of smaller shows, promoters Live Nation and the Chicago Park District will announce Monday. The first major concert will be Jimmy Buffett on June...
Tags: Jimmy Buffett, Grant Park, Phish (music group), Entertainment, Music
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Lady Gaga injury impacts concert business
Lady Gaga’s injured hip, which forced her this week to cancel the remaining 21 dates on her massive, two-year, six-continent Born This Way tour, will have a major economic impact on the concert business. Promoters estimate the canceled dates could...
Tags: Tyson Gay, Injuries and Wounds, United Center, Summer Olympics, Lady Gaga
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Jason Aldean likely Wrigley concert headliner
The first major Wrigley Field headliner of the summer 2013 concert season will be announced Thursday, and multiple industry sources indicate it’ll be rising country star Jason Aldean. Aldean, a 35-year-old Georgia native, released his fifth...
Tags: Entertainment, Music, Wrigley Field, Pearl Jam (music group), The Rolling Stones (music group)
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Liberty to spin off Starz: Revenue, operating income are flat
VarietyStarz CEO Chris Albrecht is about to get a fiefdom all his own, at least until Starz is picked off by a bigger fish. As John Malone's Liberty Media prepares to spin Starz off into a separate public company, Wall Streeters figure a sale is pretty much...Tags: Kelsey Grammer, John Malone, Television Industry, XM Satellite Radio, Redbox
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Wrongful death lawsuit filed following tragedy raises tough questions
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in La Porte Circuit Court on behalf of the spouse of a woman killed when the stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair. The case raises some controversial issues as the spouse suing is a female.
Beth Urschel's...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Murder, Economy, Business and Finance
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Dave Matthews Band Caravan: Everything you need to know
Just when it seemed Chicago was jam-packed with summer festivals, a strange confluence of bedfellows – rival promoters Jam Productions and Live Nation, several South Side aldermen, and jam-band kingpin Dave Matthews – got together earlier this...Tags: The Flaming Lips (music group), Sharon Jones, SOJA (music group), Jackson Park, Travel
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New name officially announced for Noblesville music venue
As Fox59 first reported Wednesday, the Verizon Wireless Music Center will now be called the Klipsch Music Center.
The official announcement was made Thursday morning at the venue. Employees with Klipsch and with Live Nation were there to make the...Tags: Verizon Wireless, Super Bowl, Music, Entertainment, Concerts
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Roger Waters expected to bring 'The Wall' to Wrigley Field
Roger Waters is expected to bring his massive tour of Pink Floyd’s “The Wall” to Wrigley Field next summer.
Live Nation has scheduled an announcement for Tuesday at the venerable North Side park, which has hosted a series of concerts in...Tags: Pink Floyd (music group), Music, Entertainment, Wrigley Field, Roger Waters
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Kings of Leon cancel rest of U.S. tour
Kings of Leon canceled the remainder of their summer tour Monday, including an Aug. 26 concert at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre inTinley Park, Ill.
A spokesman for promoter Live Nation said singer Caleb Followill is “suffering from vocal issues...Tags: Health, Kings of Leon (music group), International Travel, Twitter, Inc., Mass Media
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Why did regulators bother with Utz-Snyder's deal?
President Barack Obama's appointees have promised to crack down on monopolies and other instances where weak competition lets businesses abuse consumers.
About time. The administration of President George W. Bush is widely perceived as the wimpiest...Tags: Restraint of Trade, Dining and Drinking, Corporate Crime, Antitrust Issues, Ticketmaster
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