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Live Nation Australia And New Zealand
Jul 28 2010 03:17 AM | Mike in Tour News & Updates
Live Nation recently launched their concert promotion business in Australia, choosing Melbourne as its base.
They already have a presence in Australia and New Zealand through Ticketmaster. Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management.
Luke Hede, currently the Vice President of International Booking for Live Nation Asia, based in Hong Kong, has been named Vice President of Promotions - Pacific Rim.
In addition, Live Nation has appointed Roger Field, formerly of Michael Coppel Presents, as Vice President of Promotions - Australia and New Zealand. Roger and Luke will work with Live Nation's Global and International Touring teams to bring Live Nation tours to Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the Pacific Rim, as well as booking local dates across the region.
Alan Ridgeway, CEO of Live Nation International, commented, "Over the last decade, Live Nation has been involved with some of the most successful tours throughout Australia and New Zealand, including: U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Prince, Nickelback, The Police, and many others. We now feel that the time is right to establish our own presence and further monetize our global tours in this particularly strong and growing live music market. After working closely with two of Australia's most highly regarded promoters in Paul Dainty and Michael Coppel respectively, both Luke and Roger have vast experience and knowledge in the local market and we are thrilled to have them leading our Australian launch."
The Live Nation Australia and New Zealand website is still to go live (www.livenation.com.au), but they do have a Facebook Page where they recently asked:
Hello gorgeous punters. What do you think the first LIVE NATION tour should be for OZ/NZ ??
http://www.facebook....51669165?v=wall
I'm sure you all know the answer to that question so don't forget to say U2FANZ.com sent you.
They already have a presence in Australia and New Zealand through Ticketmaster. Live Nation Entertainment is the largest live entertainment company in the world, consisting of five businesses: concert promotion and venue operations, sponsorship, ticketing solutions, e-commerce and artist management.
Luke Hede, currently the Vice President of International Booking for Live Nation Asia, based in Hong Kong, has been named Vice President of Promotions - Pacific Rim.
In addition, Live Nation has appointed Roger Field, formerly of Michael Coppel Presents, as Vice President of Promotions - Australia and New Zealand. Roger and Luke will work with Live Nation's Global and International Touring teams to bring Live Nation tours to Australia, New Zealand and the rest of the Pacific Rim, as well as booking local dates across the region.
Alan Ridgeway, CEO of Live Nation International, commented, "Over the last decade, Live Nation has been involved with some of the most successful tours throughout Australia and New Zealand, including: U2, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Prince, Nickelback, The Police, and many others. We now feel that the time is right to establish our own presence and further monetize our global tours in this particularly strong and growing live music market. After working closely with two of Australia's most highly regarded promoters in Paul Dainty and Michael Coppel respectively, both Luke and Roger have vast experience and knowledge in the local market and we are thrilled to have them leading our Australian launch."
The Live Nation Australia and New Zealand website is still to go live (www.livenation.com.au), but they do have a Facebook Page where they recently asked:
Hello gorgeous punters. What do you think the first LIVE NATION tour should be for OZ/NZ ??
http://www.facebook....51669165?v=wall
I'm sure you all know the answer to that question so don't forget to say U2FANZ.com sent you.
