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McGowan’s
Musings
For practical reasons we will not be
both the worst and the best of humanity.
festival’s 50th edition. The ‘Sonar Calling
putting out a December issue this year, so
Many things took place that would be best
GJ273b’ project will take place in two parts,
unbelievably this will be the last VIP News
forgotten but cannot be – it will be essential
with a total of 33 pieces of music, each ten
of the year! I know this is a cliché – but
to stay vigilant in 2018, and to apply all that
seconds in length - being transmitted to
2017 has flown past! It has certainly been
has been learned from the horrors of the last
Luyten’s Star, only 12 light years from us,
an eventful and dramatic year – with far
few months to hopefully see our festivals
making it the closest star to Earth with a
too many disasters besetting the live music
and shows operate safely and our audiences
known potentially habitable exoplanet.
industry. We have certainly been deeply
able to feel as secure as any of us can in
troubled by events that have revealed
admittedly difficult times.
Luyten’s Star is twelve light years away from us, possibly giving aliens time to receive,
Of course the ramifications of this year’s
digest and return their own message within
atrocities continue; just recently a number of
25 years. Let’s hope the ticket touts don’t
new lawsuits have been filed in relation to
jump in creating ‘Close Encounters of the
the mass shooting that occurred at the Route
Secondary Kind!’
91 Harvest festival in Las Vegas last month.
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Alongside the estate of the gunman, venue
Since we last spoke I was in Luxembourg
owners MGM Resorts International and
for the tenth edition of Sonic Visions (see
promoter Live Nation are defendants in the
report in this issue), now that event has an
cases. Much as more and more efforts are
impressive alien look to it as it is presented
made to add to security measures, obviously
within the huge towering metal structures,
nothing is fool proof, and there are it seems
now unused, that operated the steel
ever more risk factors and responsibilities for
foundries and blast furnaces that used to be
the live industry to contend with.
a huge part of the small country’s economy. Next trip will be in January to Groningen for
But of course there were the good things
Eurosonic Noorderslag, nothing other wordly
too, and there’s no doubt that the business
about this ever expanding Dutch event….. or
continues to develop, with new players and
is there? We’ll report back!
new markets making their marks around the world, and even, in the case of the Sonar
So for those of you that celebrate it, have
Festival, out of this world! The Spanish event
a great Christmas, and if you don’t, enjoy
intends to celebrate its 25th anniversary
whatever holiday you do! We’ll keep
next year by inviting aliens to its 50th! To
worrying about BREXIT and hope that the
mark the occasion, it’s sending music from
budget is kind to the business! (see article in
artists including Jean-Michel Jarre, Autechre,
this issue). Please keep us informed of how
Holly Herndon and Nina Kraviz into space.
things are going with you and your future
If all goes to plan, it is possible that extra-
plans, and in the meantime, Ladies and
terrestrials could RSVP in time for the
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VIP-Booking.com takes over Musicverb From VIP-Daily News
Musicverb
was
founded
in
2014
in
and more sophisticated so taking over
in 2016. In 2017, we wanted to boost that
Musicverb.com makes sense as we can
growth and attack the market leadership.
now offer Musicverb.com clients even more
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Portugal. It has now been taken over by
The clients at Musicverb.com will now have
the Danish company VIP-Booking.com, the
Rui Santos Couto, Founder & CEO of
access to an even better service and I’m sure
European market leader for B2B Live Music
Musicverb.com says: “We grew significantly
they will benefit from this deal.”
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Cartel Office turn down Four Artists acquisition From VIP-Daily News Ticket marketer CTS Eventim has to shelve its planned acquisition of the concert and event agency Four Artists. The Federal Cartel Office has prohibited the merger of the two companies and justified this with the already dominant position of
has already grown in the past through the
CTS Eventim.
acquisition of various tour operators.
and markets concerts and counts about 300 national and international artists, among
As the provider of the largest ticketing
By acquiring Four Artists, the company
others The Fantastic Four, Clueso, Marteria,
system in Germany, CTS Eventim ranks
would gain control over other relevant ticket
David Guetta, Rea Garvey and Andreas
dominant in the market in Germany.
contingents and further expand its market
Bourani.
“Organizers of concerts or tours depend on
position, “Mundt continued, adding that the
CTS as well as ticket outlets selling tickets.”
antitrust authorities believe that this would
CTS Eventim, which is listed in the MDAX,
Ticket sales also take place through the
be a significant impediment to effective
announced in March its intention to acquire
company`s own online shop Eventim. CTS
competition among the artists represented
Four Artists based in Berlin. A price was not
Eventim has a strong market position and
by Four Artists, for The company organizes
mentioned.
FKP Scorpio Expands Into Norway From VIP-Daily News Band of Horses, Sigur Ros, Arctic Monkeys,
seventh office in Europe, following Austria,
and many more, in Norway.
Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland and the main office in Hamburg,
Goldstar AS will end its 12 year run and all
Germany.
employees will become the new Norwegian team for FKP Scorpio.
– Norway is a fantastic country with a very vivid live music scene. Since Torgeir and his
– For many years Goldstar has been putting
team have been reliable partners for us over
FKP Scorpio will, as of the 1st of January
on quality shows around Norway, but of
many years, it feels like the natural next step
2018, have a Norwegian office based in
course we’ve noticed that it’s harder and
to establish FKP Scorpio Norge together. We
Oslo.
harder to be small and independent. In FKP
share the belief that professionalism and
Scorpio we have found a partner who is a
trustworthiness build strong relationships
The new company, FKP Scorpio Norge
big player but has kept it`s indie mentality
- with artists, fans, managers, venues and
AS, will be run by Torgeir Gullaksen,
over all those years. So we’re very happy to
everyone we work with - , says Folkert
who started Goldstar AS 12 years ago, as
be able to continue doing what we love and
Koopmans, CEO of FKP Scorpio.
executive director.
do best, but now as part of a large European company with similar values to our own, says
FKP Scorpio has grown to be one of Europe’s
The national promoter Goldstar AS has been
Torgeir Gullaksen, founder of Goldstar AS.
biggest live promoters while staying true
organizing concerts with renowned artists
FKP Scorpio was founded in 1990 and is one
to the indie roots that inspired managing
like Queens Of The Stone Age, Bon Iver,
the of the largest players in the live music
partner Folkert Koopmans to found the
The XX, Radiohead, Biffy Clyro, Arcade Fire,
business in Europe. Norway will be the
company 27 years ago.
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UK Music Chief Welcomes Budget Measures but Warns of Effects on Music Venues Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com UK Music chief executive Michael Dugher
He added, “Many venues will feel short-
has reacted to the UK Chancellor’s Budget,
changed by the Chancellor today. We need
having previously called on Philip Hammond
a review of the rates many venues and
to introduce an urgent review of business
studios face if we are to maintain our vibrant
rates in support of music venues and
and diverse music scene. In particular,
recording studios.
the Government must clarify whether smaller music venues will benefit from the
In his Budget, the Chancellor announced
Chancellor’s announcement of an extension
the bringing forward of a planned business
of the pub relief scheme.”
rates’ switch from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) by
Other Budget measures were welcomed
two years to April 2018, claiming the move
by Mr. Dugher, although he stressed the
would save companies £2.3 billion.
industry was keen to see more details,
He concluded, “News of a £2 million
saying, “The announcement of a £1.7 billion
Cultural
However Mr. Dugher warned that this
Transforming Cities Fund to modernise
Department for Digital, Culture, Media
move would do little to help music venues
transport in cities is welcome. Local music
and Sport on the role that “place-based”
and studios, many of which are currently
industries need good transport links to help
culture can play in regeneration and local
struggling to survive. He commented,
grow their audiences and attract touring
growth also sounds promising. But we will
Development
Fund
from
the
“The Chancellor’s decision to link increases
bands. The promise of extra funding for
need to see the detail to see what benefit it
in business rates to the Consumer Price
Mayoral Combined Authorities of £12
could bring to the music industry. We hope
Index instead of the higher Retail Price
million, as well as new devolution deals with
that the Government will address plans for
Index is welcome, as is his commitment to
West Midlands and North of Tyne, are also
shared parental leave to the self-employed
more frequent revaluations. But this fails
positive news.”
in their forthcoming response to the Taylor
to address the immediate concerns of the
Review on modern employment practices.
music industry where venues and studios
That support should provide the opportunity
We also look forward to the Government’s
are still reeling from rises of up to 118% in
to help develop local music industries under
forthcoming Industrial Strategy White Paper
their rateable value.
the continuing process of devolution.
and trust this will put the creative industries at the forefront.”
Michael Dugher
About UK Music: UK Music is the umbrella organisation which represents the collective interests of the UK’s commercial music industry – from artists, musicians, songwriters and composers, to record labels, music managers, music publishers,
studio
producers,
music
licensing organisations and the live music industry. The members of UK Music are: AIM, BASCA, BPI, FAC, MMF, MPA, MPG, MU, PPL, PRS for Music and the Live Music Group. www.ukmusic.org
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Cross-party Support in UK Grows for Proposed New Law to Protect Music Venues Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Support at Westminster is mounting for a
He will table his proposed new law next
new law to protect music venues.
month with a debate in the House of
Ed Vaizey
Commons early next year. But Culture Former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey MP and
Secretary Karen Bradley has hinted the
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music
Government is already actively considering
Chair David Warburton MP have now
his idea.
declared their endorsement. In a question to the Culture Secretary, Mr UK Music is spearheading the campaign
Spellar asked: “In order to progress their
to get the “Agent of Change” principle to
careers, creative artists need lots of work
protect venues enshrined in law.
opportunities. For musicians, that means venues, many of which are now being
The proposed legislation would mean
closed. Will the Secretary of State give
to protect our country’s brilliant grassroots
developers would have to take account
serious consideration to embedding the
venues. These venues are the lifeblood of
of the impact of any new scheme on pre-
agent of change principle into legislation, as
the UK music scene, a source of immense
existing businesses like music venues before
I hope to propose in a ten-minute rule Bill in
pride for communities and a springboard
going with their plans.
the near future?”
for many artists’ success. Adopting agent of change into existing planning laws is
That
could
mean,
for
example,
the
therefore an important step in safeguarding
developer of new flats takes responsibility
the future of these vital platforms.”
for soundproofing to avoid the risk of new neighbours complaining about noise from a
Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary
music venue.
Group on Music, Conservative MP David Warburton said:
The proposals are being brought forward by Labour MP and former Government Minister John Spellar who is leading the fight at Westminster.
“Putting the Agent of Change principle
Karen Bradley
firmly into law is simple common sense. Any new development, whether it’s a residential project near a music venue, or a music
In response, Karen Bradley replied: “We are
venue opening next to properties should
aware of those concerns and we are working
be responsible for the costs of protecting
with the Department for Communities and
against the noise - because they’re the ones
Local Government to look at the proposition
making the change to the environment.
that has been put forward.” It’s crazy that you can build right next door The Agent of Change proposals is attracting
to a music venue and then demand they pay
growing support at Westminster.
for the soundproofing you need. A huge number of popular venues are facing closure
Westminster - The Houses of Parliament
Former Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said: “In
because the law just isn’t working fairly - so
order for our creative industries to continue
it’s now time to make a change and stand
to flourish, it is essential that we do all we can
up for common sense.”
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CONFERENCE UPDATES Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com
Sonic Visions
Sonic Visions 10th Music Conference & Festival Sonic Visions celebrated its 10th anniversary with a successful
addition to the circuit of the European music conferences and
move to the new festival site at the blast furnaces of Esch – Belval.
showcase festivals.
Within the magnificent setting dominated by the impressive architecture of Luxembourg’s industrial past, three days entirely
Rockhal and Sonic Visions are involved in three important European
dedicated to music entertained a festival crowd of 2000 plus,
projects which made presentations themselves at the conference:
presenting a mix of favourite bands and plenty of new music. Impressive acts included Edsun and the fascinating US/UK group,
• Multipistes, a Greater Region training & education program
Superorganism. The unique atmosphere of Belval’s ancient steel
gathering 5 initiatives and structures from France, Belgium,
factory, illuminated at night by the light show made by the festival
Germany and Luxembourg.
“Nuits des Lampions de Wiltz”, added to the atmosphere and lineup of the three festival stages.
• Liveurope, with the Rockhal as one of its founding members, which aims to support concert venues in their efforts to promote emerging European artists. It has seen a growth of more than
The Music Conference:
35% in its activities over the first three years., and has recently secured another four years of co-funding by the EU Creative
A mix of local and international artists and industry professionals
Europe program.
attended the sold out Sonic Visions music conference which saw
• INES – The Innovation Network for European Showcase Festivals,
more than 500 delegates coming from all over Europe to attend
a project that connects some of the best European showcase
three days of panels, workshops, networking events, keynotes and
festivals with the aim to connect the music markets of the
an opportunity to connect with Luxembourg’s music and creative
participating countries and to provide education and training
scene.
for artists and music professionals throughout its members. Sonic Visions is one of the founding members of this project that
With more than 100 speakers from 20 different countries Sonic
receives funding by the Creative Europe program of the EU as one
Visions again proofed to be the leading event for the music scene in
of only 15 large-scale cooperation projects. Activities will start at
Luxembourg and the Greater Region, and has become a confirmed
the beginning of 2018.
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Amongst the various panels and workshops two keynotes by Benji Rogers, founder of PledgeMusic and cofounder of the Dot Blockchain Music Project, and Imogen Heap, Grammy award winning artist and founder of music collective and collaboration community Mycelia attracted large attendances. Over the past years I have participated in most editions of Sonic Visions and the event has grown continuously connecting music, technology and the creative industries, fostering creativity and entrepreneurship.
Eurosonic Noorderslag 2018 ESNS festival announcement: 121 acts for Eurosonic and NPO Soul
(is) Holy (se) Hope (de) Husky Loops (it) IAMDDB (gb), IceAge (dk),
and Jazz stage at Noorderslag
IDER (gb), Iguana Death Cult (nl), Isaac Gracie (gb), Jeangu Macrooy (nl), Jesus Chrüsler Supercar (se), Jo Goes Hunting (nl), Kareem
ESNS will take place in Groningen (The Netherlands) from the
Kalokoh (gr), Keir (gb), KO KO MO (fr), Leoniden (de), lilly among
17th to 20th of January 2018. The event hosts showcase festivals
clouds (de), Lomboy (be), Luwten (nl), Lysistrata (fr), Malihini (it),
Eurosonic and Noorderslag, a music conference and several awards
Marlene (se), Mateusz Franczak (pl), Millionaire (be), Milo Meskens
ceremonies.
(be), Mogli (de), MOLÉCULE Live (fr), Monolithe Noir (be), Museless (es), MY BABY (nl), MYRKUR: Folkesange (dk), Never Sol (cz), One
Confirmed for Eurosonic:
Sentence. Supervisor (ch), Paceshifters (nl), Pale Grey (be), Pale Waves (gb), Panivalkova (ua), Pip Blom (nl), Polo & Pan live (fr), Pom
Ace Tee & Kwam.E (de), Afterpartees (nl), Alfa Mist (gb), Altin Gün
Poko (no), Raoul Vignal (fr), Robocobra Quartet (ie), Roméo Elvis x
(nl), Amanda Delara (no), Astroid Boys (gb), Austinn (lu), AVEC (at),
Le Motel (be), Sälen (gb), Sheep Got Waxed (lt), Sônge (fr), Spoil
aYia (is), Belau (hu), Bergfilm (de), Binkbeats (nl), Black Snake Moan
Engine (be), Suff Daddy & The Lunch Birds (de), Super Besse (by),
(it), Blackberries (de), Blind Butcher (ch), Bowrain (si), Broen (no),
Super Parquet (fr), Surma (pt), Témé Tan (be), Terra Profonda (hu),
Bruno Belissimo (it), Callum Beattie (gb), Cari Cari (at), Chapelier
The Cool Quest (nl), The Dawn Brothers (nl), The Zephyr Bones (es),
Fou (fr), Chelou (gb), Colin Benders (nl), Curtis Alto (be), Dakota (nl),
TheColorGrey (be), Theodore (gr), THIRSTY EYES (at), Tolstoys (sk),
Darling West (no), Death Alley (nl), Dewolff (nl), Diablo Blvd (be),
Tom Grennan (gb), Tom Tripp (gb), Tom Walker (gb), Tontario (fi),
Dinamarca (se), Dope Calypso (hu), Echo Collective (be), Elizabete
Transylvania [Damn Fun] (ro), VUUR (nl), VRWRK (be), Walking Dead
Bal?us (lv), Emma Bale (be), Equal Idiots (be), Erotic Market (fr),
On Broadway (de), Warmdusher (gb), Will Heard (gb), WWWater
Faces on TV (be), Fenne Lily (gb), Fred Well (no) George FitzGerald
(be), Yxng Bane (gb), Zulu Zulu (es).
(gb) Gizmo Varillas (es) Great News (no) Gruppo Di Pawlowski (be) HAEVN (nl) Hak Baker (gb) HÅN (it) Hey Elbow (se) HMLTD (gb) Högni
Danish punkband Iceage will perform at Eurosonic
Confirmed for Noorderslag: NPO Soul and Jazz will host a stage at the Noorderslag festival, 20 January 2018. The performing acts were announced on Dutch national radio, NPO Radio 2. THE HOWLIN’ (nl), De Raad van Toezicht (nl), Arp Frique (nl), Kim Hoorweg (nl) en Rilan & the Bombardiers (nl). About ESNS ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is the place to discover and access the very best emerging European music talent. The event has a proven track record of helping to break new acts on the international music
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scene, with now well-known names such as Alma, Ásgeir, Aurora,
all over the city of Groningen as well as offering a comprehensive
Dua Lipa, Hozier, HER, Mø, My Baby, Rejjie Snow, Lost Frequencies,
and focused conference programme of around 150 panels and
Roosevelt, Royal Blood, Seinabo Sey and Vök, having played at ESNS
keynotes. The event also hosts multiple networking opportunities,
as up and coming talents. The B2B side of the event attracts more
annual meetings by music associations, pitch sessions, dinners,
than 4,000 entertainment industry professionals from all sections
parties and dedicated areas featuring the very latest thinking and
of the industry, including representatives of over 400 European
technical innovation in the music, media, interactive and production
festivals, managers, agents, publishers, labels, tech companies and
industries. At this year’s edition Denmark will be the ESNS focus
event suppliers. Each year, ESNS stages more than 350 showcases
country.
International Live Music Conference Announces 30th anniversary edition Organisers of the International Live Music
to our continued partnership with the
Conference (ILMC) have launched the
leading conference for live entertainment.”
event’s 30th anniversary edition, with a raft of the industry’s top companies lining up in
“It’s great to have a conference that’s as
support.
inspiring and forward thinking as the live entertainment industry as a whole,” says
The invitation-only conference will see
chairman and CEO of CTS Eventim Klaus-
over 1,000 key decision-makers from 60+
Peter Schulenberg.
countries head to London for four days of close encounters that probe the business of live music.
Having sold out in advance for over a Companies supporting ILMC 30 include Live
decade, delegates at ILMC include booking
Nation, Ticketmaster, CTS Eventim, DEAG,
agents, promoters, festival organisers, venue
“With its ongoing mission to maintain peace
Showsec, Malaysia Major Events, AirX,
operators and related professionals. Within
and harmony among the live music worlds,
Eventbrite, United Talent Agency, WME
the schedule, the Arthur Awards – the live
ILMC 30 will feature more meetings, events,
Entertainment, eps, Emporium Presents,
music industry’s equivalent of the Oscars –
networking and out of body experiences
Feld Entertainment, Green Copper and
will be presented during a Gala Dinner at
than ever,” says conference head Greg
Buma Cultuur.
8Northumberland on Thursday 8 March.
Mark Yovich, president of Ticketmaster
ILMC will take place from 6-9 March
ILMC returns to its new mid-week format in
International says: “ILMC’s support of
2018. The new website, which calls on
2018, and plans to celebrate its milestone
the leaders and decision-makers within
otherworldly inhabitants of the live music
edition include a UFO-themed Blast-off
the world of live entertainment is vital to
universe to congregate at the top secret
party on Tuesday 6 March with many from
ensuring continued success for the industry
Royal Garden HQ space base in Kensington,
the wider music business invited.
as a whole. Ticketmaster is looking forward
is live here.
Parmley.
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The Great Escape Although the event itself doesn’t actually take place until next May in Brighton. The Great Escape kicked off in London between 21-23 November, presenting acts booked to take part in TGE 2018 under the title of FIRST FIFTY. The festival, now in its 13th year, announced Mist and Mostack as its spotlight show and reveals more artists, including Pale Waves, Girlhood, Grace Carter, FEET, Bad Gyal and Naaz among acts playing in 2018 Full artist list so far announced: ÁINE CAHILL / AMA LOU / AWATE / BAD GYAL / BENNY MAILS / CITY CALM DOWN / COIN / DAN STOCK / DENZEL HIMSELF / DREAM STATE / EBENEZER / FEET / FREAK / FRED WELL / GIRLHOOD / GRACE CARTER / HAK BAKER / HOTEL LUX / HUNTER & THE BEAR / JERRY WILLIAMS / JOY CROOKES / KATIE VON SCHLEICHER / KING NUN / KOPS / LEWIS CAPALDI / LOVE SSEGA / MAISIE PETERS / MANSIONAIR / MIKAELA DAVIS / M.I.L.K / MIST / MONCRIEFF / MOSTACK / NAAZ / PALE WAVES / PARTNER / PITOU / PROMISELAND / RUBY EMPRESS / S4U / SAM FENDER / SAY SUE ME / SPORTS TEAM / STELLA DONNELLY / STEREO HONEY / TAMINO / TEN TONNES / THE NINTH WAVE / THE ORIELLES / VALERAS / WILD FRONT
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Review of the Year Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com We will be taking a break in December – we
hope that many of our readers have had
know you’ll all miss us, but we’ll be back to
some good fortune and that the rest of this
help you come to terms with whatever 2018
year continues to be successful for those
decides to throw at us! – So, as this will
who have done well, and that in general
actually be the last News of the year, time
everything improves for all! What were the highlights of your year, and
we thought for a review! We asked a couple of VIP regulars to let all
what are your conclusions regarding the
As we all know the international live
our readers know how things have been for
state of the business in general? Also, please
music industry once again underwent a
them and their Companies by responding
let us know your outlook and expectations
challenging business year in 2017, but we
briefly to the following questions:
for 2018.
Okan Tombulca: Managing Director eps holding 2017 was a year with many fantastic
had a successful start in Great Britain with
worldwide tours by Guns’ N Roses, Depeche
our new subsidiary eps UK since spring. And
Mode, Coldplay and Robbie Williams. One
we are proud to be the exclusive supplier
of the highlights was certainly the European
of floor coverings for the Olympic Stadium
kick-off tour concert of the Rolling Stones
London for the next five years.
in Hamburg, where we built a complete open air venue for more than 82,000
Despite the football World Cup coming
visitors - including 25,608 grandstand
up, the tour schedule for next year is full
seats - in the middle of the city. From the
again. Internationally Ed Sheeran is currently
general business point of view, it was a
breaking many records, while Helene Fischer
very successful year, especially as we were
is one of the top acts in GSA. In addition,
able to launch numerous new products: the
there are further shows of Guns’ N Roses,
new eps Pro turf protection system, special
Taylor Swift and the Toten Hosen as well as
barricade pieces for tours like Adele and
many sport events like the Commonwealth
on the international market - especially to
Take That, the mobile pedestrian bridges
Games and many festivals, including the
support the growing security requirements.
EventBridges, as well as the mobile light
come back of “Rockavaria” in Munich.
This includes the mobile vehicle barrier
poles Powermoon® and Hydro Power Cube.
We are also looking forward to launching
for outdoor events, which we have just
We are also very pleased that we have also
numerous new innovations and products
introduced in the USA.
Okan Tombulca
Thorsten Seif: MD Buback Konzerte We had a successful 2017; with our
We have a long-term relationship with
longstanding act Beginner, one of the
acts like Beginner, Jan Delay, Samy Deluxe
biggest German hip hop groups, played a
and many more. Our company has grown
sold-out arena tour throughout GAS with
consistently together with these artists,
more than 10.0000 fans.
which helps us to bring newcomers into the market and build them up from scratch.
Thorsten Seif
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Also the sold-out farewell tour of our act Irie
Nevertheless we experience the challenges
Revolties definitely belongs to the highlights
everyone else does, but we are confident, as
of 2017. Throughout GAS more than 75.000
people will always love shows with passion
fans attended these shows.
and credibility.
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Buback Konzerte booked four Deichkind-
summer. The follow up headline-tour will
Festivals with more than 55.000 fans in
take place in fall 2018.
2018. Deichkind is definitely one of the best selling artists in Germany and can be seen as
We are focussing on many younger artists
the Blue Man Group of German old school
in 2018. With Zugegogen, Maskulin, Die
rap. They also headlined the World-Club-
Sauna, Bengio and Chefboss long tours and
Dome in Frankfurt, which is the biggest
festival appearances are already planned
indoor rave festival worldwide.
and booked.
Next year Beginner are going to play a new
With
arena tour. Furthermore they are going to
Hamburg Buback Konzerte is focussing on
headline several summer festivals. For their
international female artists playing several
arena tour our artist Samy Deluxe will appear
venues in Hamburg. The preparations are
as special guest, and will record an MTV
ongoing and more information will be
Unplugged show which will be released late
available soon.
the
Female
Future
Festival
in
Martin Goldschmidt - Chairman - Cooking Vinyl Group The biggest musical event in my life in the last 5 years was the
teenagers and they told us many stories that gave us a hint of what
first Palestine music expo (PMX). Without the support from family,
life in the camp is like. The walls were riddled with holes from bullets
friends and my network it wouldn’t have happened.
and grenades. Everywhere were posters to remember people who
THANK YOU! xo
had been killed. Some of the stories were of the Israeli army, others were of the challenges living in Palestine, others were about the
The most moving story of PMX 2017 started in Qalandia refugee
refugee camp internal laws and codes.
camp. 30 minutes by car from Tel Aviv is Qalandia checkpoint, the main entry point through the wall to the West Bank.
At one point we passed were passing a shop in the camp. The owner stopped us and insisted on giving all us Arabic coffee and falafel. He
50 yards from the checkpoint, is the refugee camp. My son and I
wouldn’t accept payment and smiled. It was a tough place but we
were in a group of 15 PMX delegates from the international music
were always met with smiles and hospitality.
industry to see around the camp. Our guides were 3 very eloquent The tour ended in a small hot dusty room, beneath a funeral parlour just 50 yards from the checkpoint. It had a mic and a couple of speakers. They started rapping. It was electric. We fell in love with them. We decided to give them their first gig, a slot on the main stage at PMX (April 2017). By the end of the show they had a booking agent and were booked for a festival in Switzerland!!! They had never left the West Bank before. In June Saleek were the hit of Bad Born Kilby festival. Help Music and the Music Industry inspire positive changes.
Martin Goldschmidt
As for 2018, overall the business climate feels very positive and the political chaos is stimulating some very exciting music.
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Ernst Ludwig Hartz - MD of ELH Promotion Gmbh The highlight of the year for me was
Ernst Ludwig Hartz
being 40 years in the business and our Open Air concerts at Kunst!Rasen in the Beethoventown of Bonn - Andreas Bourani, Jean-Michel Jarre and Zucchero. The business is getting harder every year when you are independent. Also more Open Air Concerts every year but less headliner! For 2018 it looks like we have got our best season for the seventh year of Kunst!Rasen. Also ticket prices and artist fees will still rise…!
Signe Lopdrup – Director, Roskilde Festival We are very pleased with this year’s
adjustments each year, and this year we
of potential ticket buyers. The growing
edition. It was once again completely sold
made more visible changes than we usually
competition means that you have to
out, which means we’ll be able to donate
do, such as additional road blocks and
consider what can make your festival stand
a substantial sum of money to social and
more police at strategic places. Some of the
out, but if you get it right and nurture the
cultural charities. We had 180 acts playing
precautions are not very visible in nature,
profile and the connection with the fans,
to an audience from all over the world,
but there is a lot going on behind the lines
you can still build strong new festivals. Or
celebrating diversity and togetherness for
and we focus on a strong dialogue with
in our case maintain a unique position in the
a full week, and as pointed out by many
the authorities that we have built excellent
festival market.
guests and medias alike there were many of
relationships with over the years.
these very special and touching moments in
The planning for 2018 is coming along nicely,
front of our stages and around the festival
In 2017 we had more rain than we have
the first 20+ acts have been announced to
area.
experienced in many years, but we do
much praise from the festivalgoers and we
have a lot of experience in the field and
are on sale with all tickets including a new
2017 was also the year where we increased
have worked with the city on getting the
subscription-like smart-ticket that seems
our security arrangements in response to
festival ground drained, having good roads
to be very popular already. We will put a
the terrorism threat. We really can’t stress
for supply so we do not have to drive on
lot of work into integrating our Music and
enough that the safety and well-being of
the grass with heavy machinery and so on
Arts programme, so expect to see more
our guests is our top priority. We make
– at the end we managed to secure a good
experiments in this field as well.
festival experience despite of the weather.
Signe Lopdrup
We are presenting a new cooperation with A lot has happened over the past few years
Meyer Sound in which we not only get their
in terms of new festivals, booking, security
world class equipment but also plan to
and much more. New festivals are still
form an academy for high-level training for
popping up all over the place, both boutique
technicians throughout the year.
and larger ones. So far we haven’t reached
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saturation point, and we will most likely see
The one thing we cannot control is of course
more investments and ownership changes
the weather, but as described we managed
in the next few years. But more people than
to deal with the rain in 2017, so rain or shine,
ever, from many different demographics,
we will be ready to welcome everyone to a
are attending festivals, so there are plenty
new great edition next Summer.
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German Concert promoters Set out Future Course for Industry Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Members
of
the
German
Federal
Association of the Events Industry (bdv) met on Wednesday 17. November in Berlin for this year’s annual meeting, with the theme of the future direction of the industry taking centre stage. The board were able to report upon a wide range of important directional decisions. These included the long‐term collective labour agreement solution which was
bdv MV Impression Foto: Daniel Braun
concluded with GEMA (Society for Musical Performing and Mechanical Reproduction Rights) in October, both of the first rates legislated by the association’s own copyright
association, later leading onto the inaugural
relation to local promoters in recent years.
collective the GWVR (Society for the
meeting of the BDKV.
Both Schwarz and Semmelmann explained
Safeguard of Organisers‘ Rights), as well as
that their companies increasingly had to
the internal agreement concluded between
Another central theme in Berlin was the
organise large events in big cities alone,
the bdv and the VDKD (Association of the
discussion of appropriate action against
without assigning a local partner to the
Event Trade). With the general framework
the rise of illegal ticket reselling. Members
project. They added that the increased
for the planned merger of both associations,
decided to call upon politicians to address
costs of engaging a local partner needed
significant foundations for the future of the
possible regulations against commercial
to be justified by a corresponding increase
industry were laid in 2017.
ticket reselling. In the short term, the bdv
in value. Matt Schwarz indicated that it can
also wants to start an engaging public
be problematic when a local partner is not
Over
the
campaign to highlight to consumers the
just simply a service provider, but also a
VDKD merger reports with great interest.
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participants
followed
risks and effects of ticket scalping. Michow
promoter and therefore also a competitor.
Against this backdrop, and with only one
added: “Any regulatory framework must
Lohmann, Schacke and Doll illustrated the
abstention and no opposing votes, the
ultimately result in legal prohibition, as is
ways in which their companies had already
members decided to move forward with
already being pursued in France and other
adapted to these new challenges.
the merger. Mr. Michow, president of the
EU member states, for example.”
bdv, reported: “The merger contract will
As
the
A further panel discussion dealt with the
be concluded by the boards over the course
conference, which begins with internal
market position of performer agencies in
of the following year and will come into
addresses, with a public event in the
the age of the internet. Michael Angerer
force on 1 July 2018 for legal reasons. The
afternoon, moderated by NDR journalist
(Nord‐Süd‐ Programm), Dr. Stefan Anowski
future BDKV (German Federal Association
Jan Hendrik Beck. The highlight was a
(Michow Concerts Entertainment), Hilmar
of the Events and Concert Industry) will
panel discussion entitled “Localisation –
Körzinger (Kulturgipfel), Joachim Rudolf
be created from this merger. This will only
Challenges in Times of Radical Change”
(Event Company Nord) and Dieter Schubert
leave ratification at a joint meeting of the
The round table with bdv members Matt
(a.s.s. concerts) concluded that within the
associations, which should be a formality in
Schwarz (Live Nation), Dieter Semmelmann
event industry economic success was also
light of the resolution decisions taken up to
(Semmel
Lohmann
dependent on offering more than just the
this point.“ The final assemblies of the bdv
(Hannover Concerts), Michael Schacke
finalisation of a contract with an artist. It is
and the VDKD will take place in autumn
(Undercover)
(C2
also vital that the promoter is also offered a
2018 in Hamburg, the location of the future
Concerts) underlined the drastic change in
comprehensive package. The client needs to
always,
the
bdv
Concerts), and
continued
Michael Christian
Doll
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be fully aware that the consultancy service provided by the agency is worth the money.
Podium ‘Der Örtliche’ Foto: Daniel Braun
The event continued with numerous other agenda items, including, amongst others, the direct licensing of author’s rights, the fiscal treatment of complimentary ticketing, a presentation of the new wage agreement with GEMA, as well as the initial GWVR rates. As a perfect end to an informative (and equally exhausting) day, bdv members were then able to relax at a gala buffet organised by CTS EVENTIM. President Michow was upbeat as he
above and beyond the daily work of the
bdv represents the most important
summarised the day: “The continued bdv
association, as well as talks from experts
economic sector (alongside the book
concept has once again proved itself this
and interesting panel discussions. The
trade) of the national cultural and
year by replacing conventional formalities
time, cost and effort required to get to the
creative industry. With over 120 million
(which become more and more tedious for
conference has to be worth it. I have the
tickets sold in 2013, the German events
members) with reports and information
feeling that we were once again able to
industry achieved a total turnover of
on current themes and trends which go
surpass all expectations.”
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Glasgow’s TRNSMT to Extend to Two Weekends in 2018 Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com The TRNSMT festival, launched earlier this year as an alternative event to T In The Park,
The TRNSMT festival
will return to Glasgow across two weekends in 2018. TRNSMT - which is produced by Live Nation’s DF Concerts - will consist of a conventional three-day festival one weekend (29 Jun-1 Jul), and then some standalone shows at the same Glasgow Green site a week later (6+8 Jul). The scheduling is similar to the London-based All Points East festival that is being launched by AEG next year.
DF Concerts boss Geoff Ellis told reporters:
additional festival aspects TRNSMT has to
“After such a successful first year in 2017,
offer, so stay tuned!”
we’re absolutely delighted to extend the transmissions at TRNSMT Festival into two
Supporting the event, the leader of Glasgow
weekends to better the experience for the
City Council, Susan Aitken, commented:
amazing TRNSMT fans next year”.
“Cultural tourism is extremely important to us and a festival, held in the city’s premier
Geoff Ellis
Continuing, Ellis added: “We’re bringing
events space at Glasgow Green, will play a
even more of the best artists from around
key role in bringing people to the city from
the world to Glasgow Green and making
all over Scotland and further afield. That is
sure Glasgow is the place to be this summer.
not only good news for the thousands of
The event is now established at the heart
people who will enjoy the event; but for
of the Scottish music calendar and we are
hundreds of city businesses in the tourism,
looking forward to announcing the line-
leisure and hospitality sectors that support
up for both weekends soon, as well as the
thousands of jobs”.
New Supporters for Music Venue Trust’s Work Allan McGowan am@vip-booking.com Music Venue Trust is proud to announce 5
can work together to protect and improve
new patrons who have added their voices
these vital venues, keynote speaker Steve
to support the charity’s work to secure the
Lamacq (BBC Radio 6 Music) and panellists
long-term future of the UK’s grassroots
Charlotte Brimner (Be Charlotte) and Rhoda
music venue circuit. Following October’s
Dakar agreed to become charity patrons.
Venues Day 2017 event, which had a focus
They join Elbow and Bright Light Bright Light
on artists and venues exploring how they
in endorsing MVT’s work.
Charlotte Brimner
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Guy Garvey from Elbow said, “Without these
Guy Garvey
pubs and clubs, musicians don’t develop. They don’t get a taste of what it would be like to live as a full-time musician. And without musicians you’ve got no new music and without new music it’s a very bland and shitty world. So that’s why we support Music Venue Trust. Because everyone needs a place to start out and you also need to learn how to be in an audience and a lot of small venues are the first ones that people visit as a music lover.” Rhoda Dakar, a musician with many years’ experience of performing live as a solo artist, DJ and as part of bands such as The Bodysnatchers and Special AKA, said “Popular music is an art form. Until it starts to take itself seriously as such, on a par with theatre, opera and classical music, it is unlikely to be deemed so by others. I have been performing in public since the 1960s. I may have picked up a thing or two along the way. I try to put on a very good show. However, venue facilities are often woefully short of what is on offer in Europe. The industry has made money, but this has almost never been reinvested into the grassroots. And there’s absolutely nothing
Rhoda Dakar
from the Arts Council. We trade on the
come away feeling engaged and inspired.
cultural capital of popular music, but seem
Every community wants a place that it can
to feel musicians do better if mistreated. I’m
be proud of. Somewhere which represents
still offered sub-standard dressing rooms, as
them.
if it were some sort of rite of passage. Give us the opportunity to do good work and we
There’s all this amazing music and art, which
will.”
needs a place to go. It might be new music, it might be niche music, but it deserves to
Steve Lamacq has been a long-term supporter
be seen and heard. I think it’s critical that
of Music Venue Trust, contributing to Venues
we encourage people who go against the
Day for the last 3 years. A film of this year’s
grain or experiment and give them a space.
keynote speech was watched 9,500 times
I applaud the Music Venue Trust for taking
on MVT’s Facebook pages, reducing many
on this job. Socially, culturally, creatively, we
to tears as he spoke with passion about the
need venues. There are thousands of bands
social and cultural importance of feeling a
out there and thousands of music fans
part of venues such as The Square in Harlow
who’ve had their lives changed by going to
(now closed) as a young person. “Every
grassroots music venues. Let’s never stop
town should have a variety of places where
remembering how important they are.”
people can go. Every town should have
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somewhere independent of thought and
Visit musicvenuetrust.com/patrons/ to read
spirit to provide an alternative place where
full testimonials from all of Music Venue
people can meet and make new friends, and
Trust’s patrons.
VIP NEWS >
NOVEMBER 2017
Continental Concerts Re-introduce the Headbangers Ball Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com Only a handful of entertainment formats
heydays of MTV, a TV-Station meanwhile
package will go on tour in countries such as
are really able to endure, as the current
replaced by Youtube. Dedicated to metal
the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Belgium,
best-case normality of life time cycles in
music, Continental Concerts have managed
Germany Austria and Switzerland.
these days equates to the release date of
to revamp this format as a touring format.
each new iPhone generation. With artists such as the former Sepultura-
More information can be found on
Headbangers Ball used to be a popular TV-
members Max and Iggor Cavalera, Overkill,
continental-concerts.de
format far way back in the eighties in the
Insomnium
plus
Deserted
Fear,
this
Class Action Law Suit Follows Las Vegas Shooting Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com The tragic terror attack on the country
The hotel operator of Mandalay and its
heavy weapons from the 32nd floor of the
festival in Las Vegas has resulted in two
owner company MGM Resort International
Mandala Bay Hotel.
lawyers filing class action law suits against
are being accused of carelessness, enabling
Live Nation and two hotel chains in the US.
the attacker to use his room to store an arsenal of weapons and to install video
The lawyers Mo Aziz and Chad Pinkerton both
from
Texas
are
accusing
cameras for his protection.
Law suit against Las Vegas venues
the
companies failing to provide enough
On October 1st the pensioner Stephen
emergency exits as well as not training
Paddock shot and killed 58 concertgoers,
their staff sufficiently enough to handle
and injured many others attending the
the situation on the site.
Route 91 Harvest Music festival when firing
Digital Music Europe Lobby Office Launched Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com As yet the live music sector has still not got
Brussels. Olivia Regnier, who, since 1996,
together to set up any proper lobby body
previously worked for the IFPI branch in
in Brussels or Washington. Now the likes
Brussels before moving earlier this year to
of Deezer, Spotify and Soundclould have
Spotify, heads the office. Digital issues are
shown how to go about this.
high on the political agenda in the European
Olivia Regnier
capital and it is quite obvious that the main The operators of digital music platforms
players in this business field have strong
have joined forces and launched the
interests in getting their message across to
lobby organisation Digital Music Europe in
the ears of the law makers in charge.
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NAMES & JOBS
NOVEMBER 2017
Live Nation Sweden appoints new MD`s From VIP-Daily News Live Nation Sweden has announced the
complementary skill set that Anna and
Depeche Mode and the Rolling Stones.
promotion of its head promoter, Anna
Therése will bring to their roles as managing
The Stockholm-based company also owns
Sjölund, and director of marketing and
directors is unparalleled. Together they will
and
Nordic partnerships, Therése Liljedahl, as
continue to grow the business that Thomas
Way Out West (through subsidiary Luger)
joint managing directors.
[Johansson] and Carl [Pernow] have built
and Sweden Rock, which it bought last
and take Live Nation Sweden into the
November.
Both Sjölund and Liljedahl, who commence their
new
positions
immediately,
festivals
Summerburst,
future.”
will
Sjölund comments: “I have spent the
retain elements of their previous roles:
Carl Pernow, now Live Nation’s president
majority of my career at Live Nation and had
Sjölund remains head promoter, overseeing
of Nordics, adds: “I am pleased to hand
the opportunity to grow together with the
Live
touring
over the leadership of Live Nation Sweden
business. I am excited to be able to continue
and festivals, while Liljedahl will retain
Nation
Sweden’s
agency,
to two exemplary leaders within their
my journey in this new role and look forward
responsibility for commercial partnerships in
respective areas. I look forward to further
to what is ahead.”
the Nordics while also managing Live Nation
developing the Nordic business with Anna,
Sweden’s marketing, partnership, finance,
Therése and our Nordic colleagues.”
administration and HR functions.
“I’m honoured to have been given this opportunity,”
adds
Liljedahl.
“I
look
The appointments follow a bumper 2017
forward to taking the next step at Live
John Reid, president of concerts for Live
for LN Sweden, with concert successes
Nation Sweden together with Anna and my
Nation Europe, says: “The combined and
including Guns N’ Roses, Coldplay, Metallica,
fantastic colleagues.”
Anna Sjölund & Therése Liljdahl
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operates
VIP NEWS >
NAMES & JOBS
NOVEMBER 2017
New talent buyer for London venues
Clementine Bunel joins Coda Agency
From VIP-Daily News
From VIP-Daily News
DHP Family has brought in Matthew Cook as London venue programmer for DHP’s venues
Clementine Bunel has departed ATC Live
in the capital – Oslo (Hackney), The Garage (Islington); Thousand Island (Islington) and
and joined Coda Agency.
Borderline (Soho). According to industry magazine IQ, Bunel Some of his experience includes delivering music programmes for The ICA, Brighton Dome
started her new job last week and is taking
and Festival, Hackney Empire, House of Vans, Soundcrash and Warwick Arts Centre. He has
a number of acts on her roster to Coda.
worked with artists such as Florence and the Machine and Arcade Fire as well as collaborating with The Great Escape, Barbican, Southbank Centre, Roundhouse and others to deliver a
Before joining ATC in 2015, Bunel had her
variety of creative projects throughout his career.
own successful agency, 2 For the Road Events Ltd, which combined a booking
Drawing on his specialist knowledge of contemporary music, venues and festivals, Cook will
agency, promoter and creative production
lead on music programming at the London venues and build on relationships with sponsors
team.
and non-music events. Brunel told IQ: “I’m very excited to work with Cook commented: “I’m very excited to join the team at DHP and programming four of
the likes of Natasha Bent, Rob Challice, Tom
London’s best live music venues. I first came into contact with the DHP team a few years ago
Schroeder and Alex Hardee and all the other
when we presented Bonnie Prince Billie at Hackney Empire. They were a pleasure to work
amazing agents around the world at Coda
with and it was a phenomenal show.
and Paradigm and I look forward to being part of such a forward thinking company
“I’m looking forward to steering the programme of such iconic and diverse venues as Oslo,
and using their resources to enhance the
The Garage, Thousand Island and Borderline and I am especially grateful for the opportunity
services I can offer to my artist clients.”
to contribute to London’s live music scene at such a crucial time. Music is London’s lifeblood and these venues play a key role in sustaining a healthy live music scene in the capital.”
Clementine Bunel Matthew Cook
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MUSIC IN SHARES
Music In Shares Manfred Tari mt@vip-booking.com
CTS Eventim - Solid Growth As Usual There have been weeks of uncertainty, not so long ago, but right on time the years end review of the corporate concert companies, share price performance covered by VIP News, indicates the share price of CTS heading towards the end of the year with a solid price push. While at the end of August the share price staggered around the 35 Euro border, it now can be seen that the share recently went up to 40.05 Euro on November 23. Within one year the share gained about 32 percent, peaking at 40.50 Euro and bottoming at 27,04. Exactly one year ago the share cost 29.90 Euro, before slipping down on December 2, 2016 to 27.35 Euro. On June 23 it peaked at the 40 Euro border before the Company’s autumn period was overshadowed by speculative news that Amazon was to enter the ticket market in the US, which surprisingly lead to the CTS Eventim share coming under price pressure. The market capitalisation now is up to 3.75 billion Euro.
DEAG - Still Yet Not Where The Share Price Used To Be At the end of January 2015 the shares of DEAG stood at 7.90 Euro, Then came the festival extravaganza in 2016, resulting in write off of losses of about 23 million Euro. Since then DEAG has resettled itself, but has still not yet managed to recover the reasonable share level of two years ago. Currently the share price is 3,13 Euro, while being 2.93 Euro on November 25, 2016. The highest price attained this year was 3.48, the lowest 2.31. In total the share gained plus 1.55 per cent, while the market capitalisation now stands at 49.22 million Euro.
Live Nation - Top Performer Of The Year Love it or hate it, a share price increase of more the 58 per cent is more than just solid. A lowest of 26.31 whilst peaking at 46.33 is also quite impressive. The current share price on November 23 was 44.22, the company now is worth 8.8 billion US dollar on the stock market.
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Jelling Musikfestival is one of Denmark’s most popularly festivals. The festival, which started back in 1989, is always in the last weekend of May. Jelling Musikfestival has a capacity of 15.000 people and the tickets have been sold out for the last many years.
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