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No tales of my intrepid adventures involving
News Editor to do under such pressures?
France in response to statements made by
international travel in this issue, this time the
What he, I that is, did, was the sensible thing
frontman Jesse Hughes claiming that security
world of the music industry came to me –
and sat in the office, also known as the
guards at the venue were involved with the
well, not just me personally, but to my home
outdoors area of the Waggon and Horses
terrorists that carried out the attack. He had
city of Brighton - by the sea on the South
pub, and welcomed all of those international
apologized after making the claims in a Fox
coast of England. They came in their hordes
guests that inevitably passed by the hostelry.
News interview, but again claimed that the
on the Wednesday May 18, for the third
The weather was distinctly varied, but I sat
attackers had somehow gained early access
edition of the Music Cities Convention, then
through rain and shine, sharing local ales
to the venue, in a subsequent interview with
on the following day for the three days of the
with our visitors. The fact that dinner in my
Taki’s Magazine.
11th sold out edition of The Great Escape.
local one evening involved the organisers
So, let’s hope that awful incidents such as
(See brief reports in this issue) Both these
of Dutch and Canadian conference and
these can be put behind us, and we can all
events took place at the same time as the
showcase events, a long established French
hope for and look forward to a festival season
Brighton Arts Festival and the Brighton Fringe
Festival, several Chinese festivals, Swiss Music
free of tragic incidents, be they accidental or
Festival. Busy or what!? What was your VIP-
Export, gives you an idea of the global spread
deliberate.
of the delegates. A more than convivial time was had by all - if you weren’t there I suggest
Returning to a lighter note, I was surprised
you should be next year!
to see that The Eurovision Song Contest, an event often not taken seriously by many
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Of course there were other things going on
of us including myself, although it is the
in the world of music, and unfortunately
world’s longest running annual TV music
some of them were tragic. Eight people died
competition, was watched by 204 million
recently over two days at concerts. Five people
people across 42 markets – 5 million more
lost their lives at Manila based open-air dance
than in 2015. Just goes to show, what do I
event Forever Summer. They had all collapsed
know? Also, talking of millions, if you’ve got
after experiencing difficulty breathing and
a spare 20 of them, in pounds sterling, Noel
were rushed to hospital but died of heart
Gallagher says he’ll reform Oasis for you, for
attacks. There is no positive explanation, but
one gig. Any takers?
there is some suspicion that spiked drinks were responsible. Two people also died at a
And just before I go, I’d like to point out
rock concert hosted by motorcycle club The
that the festival due to take place at a secret
Lords in Nenzing, Austria, when a 27-year-
location in Kent, UK, on June 17-19, known
old suspected neo-Nazi named as ‘Gregor
as the Wildfire Adventure Camp, including
S.’, fired into the crowd, another 11 people
the “Top Secret” Officers Mess Party and
were injured. According to local police, the
the Cupid’s Singles Club amongst others,
gunman returned to his car and shot himself.
will include ‘Naked Knitting’ in the planned
Also in a follow on from the killings in the
attractions – see you there?
Bataclan in Paris last November, Eagles Of Death Metal were dropped from the
For now though – Ladies and Gentlemen –
Rock En Seine and Cabaret Vert festivals in
The News…
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French Festivals Drop Eagles of Death Metal From VIP-Daily News Two French music festivals have cancelled
The Rock en Seine concert in Paris and the
knew the club would be targeted -- and
Eagles of Death Metal`s concerts this
Cabaret Vert festival in northern France
later apologized. “I haven`t been myself
summer in reaction to comments by the
said in a statement Friday they are “in total
since November 13,” he said at the time.
band`s frontman over the Paris attacks.
disagreement with Jesse Hughes` recent
“I realize there`s no excuse for my words,
allegations.”
but for what it`s worth: I am sincerely sorry for having hurt, disrespected or accused
Hughes told the Libertarian webzine Taki`s
anyone.”
Magazine last week that he saw some “terrorists” in the Bataclan concert hall
The band`s performance on Nov. 13 turned
before the Nov. 13 show and saw “Muslims
into a bloodbath when suicide bombers
celebrating in the street during the attack.”
stormed in as part of near-simultaneous attacks in Paris.
In March, Hughes made similar statements
Eagles of Death Metal
about the attacks -- namely that he
The band had previously returned to France
believed some Bataclan security guards
to perform a show in Paris on Feb. 17.
Glastonbury Festival fined £12,000 From VIP-Daily News The organisers of Glastonbury Festival have been fined £12,000
The court heard that 42 fish were killed after a “large quantity” of
after admitting allowing human sewage to leak from a tank and
sewage filtered into Whitelake River.
pollute a stream. Sensors in the stream alerted the Environment Agency to increased The leak happened at the Worthy Farm site in Somerset in June
ammonia levels. The court was told that fish - including protected
2014, damaging water quality and killing fish.
brown trout - died as a result.
At Bristol Magistrates` Court, District Judge Simon Cooper ordered
Festival founder Michael Eavis told an earlier hearing in Yeovil that
the festival to pay £19,000 in costs.
the sewage had been contained in a £100,000 slurry tank.
However, he found that organisers had “low culpability”, and praised their response and systems. “I am still slightly amused that it has been necessary to go to this level of detail,” Judge Cooper said. “I am concerned that these proceedings have set the Environment Agency somewhat against Glastonbury Festival Ltd. He added: “I am satisfied that there was proper planning for the festival and no criticism is made of that. The Environment Agency were in an advisory capacity and signed off the sanitary facilities plan. There was a waste management plan, there was a rivers and streams management plan.”
Glastonbury Festival
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Third Music Cities Convention Emphasises the Importance of Music Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com The third edition of the fast growing
that City authorities are increasingly aware
for instance, can result in musical creativity
Music Cities Convention brought together
of the importance of music as a driver for
being pushed to the edge leaving a soulless
high level speakers from Australia, US,
the night time economies, and a positive
City.
Canada, Indonesia, Holland, Denmark, UK,
way of engaging communities. Warnings
France, Germany, Russia and Iceland. The
were sounded that the closure of venues, as
Speakers presented a vision for the night
programme of discussions left no doubt
has been happening all too often in London
time economy emphasizing that properly and responsibly run music shows should not be continually considered as creating noise and encouraging misbehavior, but should be welcomed and protected as ‘the other 9-5’ . Studies of the economic, social and cultural impact of nightlife on a City, such as that completed by the San Francisco Entertainment Commission were recommended as a positive method of
Panel at Music Cities
impressing policy makers. Brighton is to undertake a study over the next year or so.
Reeperbahn First Speakers Confirmed Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com This
Festival
stadium touring. John also revived the Isle of
of music history’s most inspiring pop artists,
Conference is planned to be bigger than
year,
the
Reeperbahn
Wight Festival, which, thanks to his efforts,
his plans for the future, and his views on
ever. Around 250 events – including
has grown in stature and calibre. Today the
today’s global live music business.
sessions, networking events, meetings,
festival is as much part of the British calendar
showcases, and awards shows – will be
as Wimbledon and the Proms. Reeperbahn
Simon Napier-Bell is a renowned music
part of the programme. From September
Festival looks forward to an exciting and
manager (Wham!, Ultravox, T Rex, Asia,
21-24 The organisers expect around 4,000
entertaining tour through John’s career, and
Boney M) and author of bestselling books
industry professionals from 40 countries to
to hearing about his relationships with some
about the music biz (“Black Vinyl White
attend – more than ever before. The first confirmed speakers for the conference’s sessions programme have also been announced: John Giddings is one of the biggest and best-known music agents and promoters in the world. Responsible for many of the most high-profile tours of recent years, including tours by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Genesis, Celine Dion, Iggy Pop, and David Bowie, he is a key player in the world of global
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a history of the business of popular music from 1710 until today). He is producer of Raiding the Rock Vault, currently the bestrated music show in Las Vegas, and he is one of the most dynamic music industry experts of our time. His talk at Reeperbahn Festival will be about the way technology has always come before music. He says that the music business is basically opportunistic – it’s about finding music to fit the current
Simon Napier-Bell will be at Reeperbahn in September
technology then popularising it to make it sell, say
partnerships and expands influence in
Benji Rogers is the most outspoken
economic development, tech policy, social-
Blockchain evangelist; in recent months this
Chelsea Collier is immersed in Austin’s
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discussions about the future of the music
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international members focussed on making
strategy officer , is coming to Hamburg to
involved in the launch of more than a dozen
a positive impact in the world. In her talk,
promote this technological revolution at the
companies and advises and counsels a
Chelsea will showcase the Austin ecosystem,
Reeperbahn Festival Conference., and to set
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11th Great Escape Sells Out Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com As referred to in the Musings, this year’s
We delivered a fantastic Street Party for
Diet, Exmagician, Anna Meredith, DBFC,
edition of The Great Escape sold out,
the people of Brighton and created a real
and two South Korean bands whose names
attracting 16,500 festival goers to see 450
festival atmosphere, we breathed new
I’ve temporarily misplaced! All are worth
bands present 625 shows in 35 venues
life into our delegate hub, booked our
checking out, in general it was agreed that
throughout
Conference
strongest and most diverse line up yet and
the standard of acts was extremely high.
element drew 3,500 delegates representing
delivered strategic partnerships across the
45 countries.
board all in the name of new music and
Brighton.
The
discovery. VIP-News asked organizer Kevin Moore for his reaction to the success of the
The Festival ended with a sell out show
event:
at the Brighton Dome by Stormzy. As in the last couple of years many shows were
I’m truly delighted with this year’s edition
over subscribed and fans had to get in line
of The Great Escape. Moving into our 11th
pretty early to make sure of getting in to
year we knew that we had a hard task ahead
see many of the sought after acts. I was
after last year’s 10th birthday celebrations
lucky to get on the guest list to see Songhoy
and so we challenged ourselves to deliver
Blues, and I also recommend James Grant
the best and freshest TGE yet and I strongly
from Switzerland. Amongst the acts that
believe we did just that.
received good reports were Skinny Girl
Kevin Moore - General Manager at The Great Escape
Reading & Leeds Festivals Present Biffy Clyro Acoustic Show Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Biffy Clyro will perform at Reading and Leeds this year for the tenth
a link through to ticket collection, from 8:30am Friday 27 May.
time. The 2016 headliners will also present an exclusive acoustic
A transaction fee of £3.50 will be payable for each ticket. All
performance at Headrow House, Leeds, on Wednesday 1 June..
proceeds will be matched by Leeds Festival and donated to local charity, Martin House.
All Reading & Leeds ticket holders will be able to enter a ballot for the chance to win tickets to this exclusive performance. All
Biffy Clyro are one of five headliners alongside Red Hot Chili
successful ballot entrants will receive a confirmation email, with
Peppers, Foals, Disclosure and Fall Out Boy.
Biffy Clyro
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An Agency, Not A Start Up... Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com For more than two decades the Berlin
Label and Agency so much easier and way
concert companies instead of launching
based Dirq Niemann was part of Powerline
more productive.
their own business.
reputation of being a rock solid boutique
Being in the lucky position to have booked
Dirq Niemann: Of course, it is a bigger risk
agency.
tours from February on, I can say it was a
to found a new company, than joining a
Agency, an agency that still has the
smooth start. I managed to find the right
bigger player, but honestly, I come from the
However, the Powerline co-founder and
people for my team, who are interested
90’ies DIY scene and have always been my
previous stakeholder has moved on and at
and willing to put a lot of effort into the dq
own boss. I prefer the freedom of making
the beginning of 2016 launched his own
agency ‘project’
my own decisions, not that I would say that this couldn´t change within the next years.
company DQ-Agency. VIP-News: Please tell us about your policy
and
Never say never!
VIP-News asked Niemann about his new
company
company and his new challenges.
strategy for DQ-Agency...
development
VIP-News: What lead you to start your
Dirq Niemann: As a small and new company
with when you were still part of
own company after so many years with
on the market, I have to count on my
Powerline when it came to setting
Powerline Agency? What’s happened
credibility and reputation, resulting from
up DQ-Agency? And how has your
since then and are you pleased with
my experience and work at Powerline
business network responded to the
the results you’ve achieved so far?
Agency for the past 22 years. These are the
move?
VIP-News: What was the reaction of artists that you had already worked
resources I can work from. So the main focus Dirq Niemann: Indeed, there were many
is to build up a strong newcomer roster on
Dirq Niemann: The reactions from all sides
good reasons for me to make the decision
top of all the artists that followed me from
have been absolutely positive, from the
and finally leave Powerline Agency at the
Powerline. As we all know, the subculture of
artists, who all followed me, as well as
End of 2015. to launch dq agency straight
today will be the culture of tomorrow; and
from my business network. I got even more
after leaving, on January, 4th 2016.
I´m still curious about new bands and scenes
positive statements and respect for this step
to explore.
than I had expected. I mean actually there
After setting up the first team, we moved
is no big change for all of them, they know
into an office community with Staatsakt
VIP-News: In these days isn’t it a bigger
Label, where I had already taken care of the
risk to start a complete new company
booking for a couple of artists, and whom
rather than joining an established
VIP-News: Is there anything you miss
we will do even more co-productions with
company? Various other players within
now since you have to oversee your
from now on. This is helpful for both sides
the German concert market have rather
own company?
as it makes the communication between
decided to join or to move on to bigger
who I am and how I work.
Dirq Niemann: What do I miss? Of course the financial comfort zone, but nothing much else. I mean I´m really kind of proud, that I have been part of Powerline Agency and what we developed from our ideas. I think it was a really great booking agency, but also, this is nothing, that isn´t doable again. Even though there is less time for it. We started Powerline in our twenties and had all the time in the world to do what we wanted as we liked it. Obviously I´m a little bit older now and lead a different life, so there is the need to get the company built
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up faster. But I like applying the necessary combination of creativity with experience, that is what makes it really exciting to do. VIP-News: The market situation for festivals and tours in Germany is changing,
basically
led
by
market
consolidation and concentration. Do you consider these developments as a burden for smaller companies and what are your expectations regarding the impact these developments will have on the concert market? Dirq Niemann: The current tendencies of consolidation and concentration started in the 90’ies already. So this is a process that´s been going on for a long time now. These days companies with their own impact and interests own the festivals, but this goes only for the fully commercialized part of the German market. On the other hand, there are a lot of nice, less, or even non-, commercial festivals established and I think right now there is still enough room for small agencies and acts to find their way to the stages. And last but not least, it is always about the act you talk about. In general I think the bigger festivals will become even more boring, because there is less room for experiment and new influences. They need a strong and safe billing which fits their audience and competes with the competition between these major festivals, I´m sorry for them being in that position. But I´m a really optimistic character, or possibly absolutely mad!
Dirq Niemann
Thank you and good luck to all of us!
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Mumford & Sons, Little Mix Take on Ticket Touts Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Always good to see artists taking an active role by expressing their
“At the moment, the law makes it easy for these shady operators
opinions on how `their` business is run! Mumford & Sons and Little
to hoover up tickets and profit at your expense – so we are joining
Mix, very different acts but with shared opinions, are leading calls
with others across the music and creative communities to support a
to combat ticket touts. They are calling on live music fans“stand
petition that demands politicians tighten up consumer legislation.
up” to rip-off ticket touts and to petition parliament to take further and decisive action on the activities of ticket resellers. Fans are
“If 100,000 of you sign it, then the government will be pressurised
encouraged, using the hashtag ToutsOut, to sign a petition so that
to consider the issue for parliamentary debate.”
tougher penalties for touts can be debated in Parliament. The petition is headlined Enforce the Consumer Rights Act to The hope is that public support will engender 100,000 signatures
protect music, arts and sport fans from touts.
for a debate to be held about tougher sanctions for resale websites, aimed at forcing ticket resellers to reveal their identities. So far,
It states: “On a commercial scale, touting deprives the Treasury of
more than 12,000 people have signed the petition.
VAT, and performance copyright holders of royalties that should be paid on the mark-ups. It also denies artistes the ability to ensure
Mumford & Sons issued the following message on their website
their events are priced so anyone can attend.”
that links to the petition: A Department for Business, Innovation and Skills spokesman said: “If getting onstage is one of the best things about being a
“In the Consumer Rights Act, the government committed to an
musician, seeing your audience get ripped off is undoubtedly the
independent review of online secondary ticketing.
worst.“At M&S HQ we try hard to ensure that true fans have the best opportunity of getting into shows, at the right price, but are
“The review has been considering a wide range of stakeholders’
often powerless when faced with organised industrial-scale ticket
responses to consider how best to represent consumers’ interests.
touting.
We are expecting the review report in late May 2016.
Mumford & Sons
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Consumer Magazine again Addresses Illegalities in Secondary Ticketing Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com UK
Has
None of the Viagogo listings that Which?
taken against them. The government must
published a research report stating that
consumer
magazine
Which?
checked had a seat number, and other sites
crack down on bad practice so that people
some of the biggest secondary ticketing sites
also failed to provide them on all listings.
know what they’re buying and don’t get
are routinely listing tickets unlawfully. It says
None of those checked demanded that
ripped off”.
GetMeIn!, Seatwave, StubHub and Viagogo
sellers provide seating details covering
all offer music and theatre tickets for sale
tickets for specific seats.
without adhering to the rules laid out in the
clarify that it is the secondary sites, rather
previously reported Consumer Rights Act,
Which? Director Of Policy And Campaigns
than individual sellers, who are responsible
which introduced some light regulation of
Alex Neill. Commented, “We’ve found
for ensuring that the required information
the ticket resale sites last October.
evidence of tickets being sold unlawfully.
is displayed, something that has been of
This means people will struggle to find basic
much debate since the Consumer Rights
The magazine sampled 200 listings for
information on tickets, such as face value
Act became law. The research comes ahead
a variety of shows, including Beyonce’s
and seat location. It is clear the protections
of the publication of the results of the
‘Formation’ tour., finding that information
put in place by the Consumer Rights Act
government’s latest review of the secondary
on the face value of tickets, seating
aren’t being followed by some of the biggest
ticketing market, which is due but not
information, and restrictions were regularly
players in the market, and no action is being
available as VIP-News went to press.
not being provided, despite such information now being required by law when tickets are resold. StubHub responded, saying that “there are instances where sellers may not have access to this information at the time of listing, as some primary vendors do not provide this at the time of purchase”. But, when Which? Posed as a seller, they found that some sites are simply not displaying information that has actually been provided to them. Viagogo, for example, makes it mandatory for sellers to input the exact face value cost, but then does not always display this figure. It is possible that seating information may sometimes be unavailable at the time of purchase, but there could be a fear that if this is made available then some promoters and artists wouldl cancel those tickets.
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Which? is calling on the government to
Alex Neill - Director Of Policy And Campaigns Which?
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NAMES & JOBS
MAY 2016
CFO has moved from Live Nation to AEG Live From VIP-Daily News AEG Live has appointed industry veteran
tenure at the company, he was in charge of
wealth of knowledge and expertise as we
Jorge Melendez as its chief financial officer.
managing the overall business unit`s profit
continue to build our business around the
and loss, coordinating worldwide touring
world.”
Melendez, joins AEG Live from rival Live
activities and ensuring the operational
Nation, where he served as chief financial
efficiency of the division.
officer of touring and the global artist rights divisions for more than nine years. During his
Jorge Melendez
Before joining Live Nation, Melendez served as EVP and chief financial officer for EMI’s
Reporting to the company`s chairman and
Latin America Business. He also spent 17
CEO Jay Marciano, Melendez will oversee
years at Sony Music International where he
the division`s financial operations including
held senior management positions, most
financial governance, regional finance teams
recently serving as EVP of Sony Discos, the
and risk management across its touring,
company’s US Latin Label.
festival and venue. “I am thrilled to join the talented team at “We are very pleased to welcome Jorge to
AEG Live, which has an incredible track
AEG Live’s senior leadership team,” said
record of success,” added Melendez. “With
Marciano. “He joins us with more than 25
the continued demand for live music globally,
years of global experience in finance and
this is an exciting time to join this dynamic
operational management and brings a
company.”
Lay-offs at Global Entertainment From VIP-Daily News Global Entertainment launched last year as a
Carson. Meanwhile, former James Grant
combined management, publishing and label
management exec Ben Karter was drafted
operation out of Los Angeles and London,
into Global Entertainment in London as GM
now the company cut back on staff.
of Recorded Music.
The company appointed ex-AEG boss Randy
Alarm bells struck just six months later, when
Phillips as CEO, as it brought together Global’s
Randy Phillips left the business. We were told
established publishing division – including
he would be appointed to a “specific project
clients such as Ellie Goulding, Corinne Bailey
to be announced in due course” – but it
Rae, LMFAO, The Script, The Vamps and The
never publicly materialized.
Vaccines – with label, artist management,
management – with a small amount more remaining in London.
promotion, live concerts, events, touring,
Now Global Entertainment on both sides of
branding, sponsorship and marketing teams.
the Atlantic has been cut back to skeletal
The cutbacks follow a 15-month period in
staff, incurring heavy job losses.
which Global has struggled to break new
A month later, it announced a string of high
profile
appointments:
artists on a blockbuster level. It’s understood
ex-Universal
Following a redundancy process at the end
to be pointing the finger at the rise in
publishing exec Monti Olson and ex-Capitol
of last month just two or three individuals
streaming, making it hard to do battle in a
exec Bob Semanovich joined the Los Angeles
are left at Global Entertainment in Los
marketplace where large catalogue owners
HQ alongside ex-Modest! manager Nicola
Angeles to manage records, publishing and
are king.
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MUSIC IN SHARES
MAY 2016
Music In Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
CTS Eventim
Live Nation
- Top Ratings By Analysts
- Revenue Up, Debts Up, Loss 2 Cent Down
On May 26, CTS Eventim announces its business results for Q1/2016.
The business report for Live Nation for Q1/2016 once again delivered
Already various analysts have recommended buying the company’s
increased revenue results, but also increased debts and a slightly
shares, although the share price targets vary significantly from each
lower loss compared to last year’s results for Q1/2015.
other. In the first three months of 2016 the revenue of Live Nation went up The Berenberg Bank, who earlier this year was the focus of
10%, from $1.120 to $1.230 billion. The net loss results improved
investigations following on from revelations by the Panama Paper,
from previously minus $66.5 to just $55.9 million and lead to net loss
predicts a price target of 46 Euro. A research report by Commerzbank
per share of $0.29 instead of $0.31.
expects a price of 44 Euro, and the analysts of Bankhaus Lampe and the investment bank Oddo Seydler both assume a price of 37 Euro.
The results for total liabilities and equity moved up from $ 6.156 to $6.927 billion, the total current liabilities summed up from $2.1 to
The previous reported share price on April 25 was 29.99, on May 23
$2.9 billion.
when this edition went to press the share price was at 31.54 Euro. The share price is also on the move up, from a previous $21.57 to $23.07 at New York Stock Exchange. Within one year the share price
DEAG
of Live Nation went down 18.68 percent.
- Annual Meeting On June 23 DEAG are launching a new department for corporate events, serving the increase in popular artists being available for gala events; the roster of acts for these kinds of events featuries artists such as Till Brönner, David Garrett, Chris de Burgh, Jamie Cullum, Bryan Ferry and Zucchero. However in the media DEAG faced one more critical article for its new festivals and the financial losses resulting from those. At beginning of May the German news-magazine Spiegel released a one-page article about the development and difficulties the introduction of the festivals caused for DEAG. The story itself did not include any new news and mainly reads as a summary of the various legal battles in which DEAG has recently been involved. For investors the next relevant date will be the annual meeting to be held on June 23 in Berlin. On the agenda amongst other items, are questions about the issue of new shares with a value of 8 million Euro. Anyhow, since the last issue of VIP-News the share went down from 3.80 to 3.70 Euro.
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MAY 2016
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GAIN is a record and management company owned by Magnus Lundbäck
ARTIST AVAILS THE CURE Territory: Europe Period: 2016 Agency: Primary Talent International Agent: Martin Hopewell Phone: +44 20 7400 4500 E-mail: martin@primarytalent.com Homepage: www.thecure.com
50 CENT & G-UNIT Territory: Europe & around Period: Summer festivals & upon request Agency: Georg Leitner Productions GmbH Agent: Georg Leitner Phone: +431 914 86 15 E-mail: gleitner@glp.at Homepage: www.glp.at
DIZZIE RASCAL Territory: Europe Period: 2016 Agency: Primary Talent International Agent: Peter Elliott Phone: +44 20 7400 4500 E-mail: peter_elliott@primarytalent.com Homepage: www.dizzeerascal.co.uk
GAIN is a record and management company owned by Magnus Lundbäck, Markus Tagaris Petri H Lundén and Sony Music Entertainment. It consists of Gain Music Entertainment, Gain Management and Rambo Music. Gain Music Entertainment and Rambo Music are record labels specialized in rock and metal. Gain Management is working with all musical genres.
MICHAEL BOLTON Territory: Europe & around Period: Before / after August 27th & upon request Agency: Georg Leitner Productions GmbH Agent: Georg Leitner Phone: +431 914 86 15 E-mail: gleitner@glp.at Homepage: www.glp.at
LARA CONLEY Territory: UK based, Worldwide Period: 08/01/2016 - 01/11/2016 Agency: Ragged Moon Agent: Niks Patel Phone: +44 (0) 1453 569770 E-mail: niks@raggedmoon.co.uk Homepage: www.laraconley.co.uk
PAUL HARTNOLL (ORBITAL) Territory: World excl. USA Period: Spring 2016 onwards Agency: Value Added Talent Agent: Dan Silver Phone: +44 (0) 2077 049720 E-mail: dan@vathq.co.uk Homepage: www.vathq.co.uk
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