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TALLINN, Estonia, June 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company, has acquired a majority stake in BDG Music Group, the Baltic region's largest concert promotion company. Since early 2012, BDG Music has produced more than 50 shows in the Baltics and sold more than 200,000 tickets. The group will retain its current management team, although upon completion of the deal, it will be renamed Live Nation Baltics. Full terms of the...
The WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR? Kicks Off September 25th in Portland, OR With Special Guest Miguel LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy(® )Award-winning, multi-platinum selling, recording artist Drake today announced his 41-city North American WOULD YOU LIKE A TOUR? arena tour in support of his highly anticipated upcoming album release NOTHING WAS THE SAME, due out later this year. The tour starts Wednesday, September 25(th) at Portland's Rose Garden Arena and will...
Checkout The Oddball Comedy & Curiousity Festival Announcement Video on Funny Or Die Now by Clicking HERE: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8f51bf576c/announcing-oddball NEW YORK, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation unveiled today a comedy tour too big to be contained by four walls: Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival featuring Dave Chappelle, Flight of the Conchords, with Al Madrigal, Brody Steven, Chris D'Elia, Demetri Martin, Hannibal Buress,...
Dierks Bentley, Phillip Phillips, Big Boi and Empire of the Sun Join '50/50/1' ST. LOUIS, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In just 50 days, Bud Light Music First's summer-long celebration of music will culminate with "50/50/1," a never-before-seen music event featuring one concert in every state on a single day. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130612/CG31267) Taking place on Thursday, Aug. 1, the unique structure of 50/50/1 brings a stage to each state to create the...
LOS ANGELES, June 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) reported today that it has prevailed in its arbitration against Germany-based CTS Eventim AG, and that the arbitrator ruled that the company validly terminated its ticketing software license agreement with CTS in June 2010, and therefore has no liability to CTS. The arbitration proceeding, related to the former ticketing software license agreement between the two companies, had been pending with...
On Sale Friday, June 14th at 10:00 AM LOS ANGELES, June 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Comedian, actor and author RUSSELL BRAND is embarking on his first ever world stand-up tour, MESSIAH COMPLEX. Keeping in line with Brand's comedic style, the Live Nation produced tour will be a dissection of various social and religious figures and the reality of their lives through comparisons of each other. MESSIAH COMPLEX is a mental disorder where you think you might be the messiah. Did Jesus have...
Demi Lovato, Owl City, Hot Chelle Rae, Austin Mahone and Bridgit Mendler Will Rock Three Cities with Free Concerts BATTLE CREEK, Mich., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pop-Tarts® toaster pastries is bringing Crazy Good(TM) Summer 2013 to teens nationwide by giving them exclusive access to their favorite music artists, including three free concerts beginning in Atlanta and in two additional, secret cities. The line-up includes some of today's hottest artists, produced by Live Nation...
Emerging from the Destruction of Superstorm Sandy, Live Nation Returns Nikon at Jones Beach Theater to New York Music Fans After Intense Collaborative Effort NEW YORK, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment today opened the doors of one of its most unique concert venues, Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh (Long Island), NY, which was damaged catastrophically by Superstorm Sandy in October of last year. After months of reconstruction at a cost of more than $20...
Shopzilla Alumni Mulkey Bolsters Ticketmaster's Industry Leading Tech Team LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ticketmaster, a Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. company, today announced tech leader Jody Mulkey joined the company to run platform engineering and technical operations. Most recently the CIO of Shopzilla, Mulkey joins a roster of key talent assembled from some of the most prominent technology companies in the world, including: Google, Amazon, the Rubicon Project,...
The Roots, Jill Scott, Slash & Aziz Ansari to Perform in the Event Center on July 1st ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating 10 years as an unparalleled travel destination on the East Coast, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa along with Live Nation Entertainment announced today a unique concert celebration featuring The Roots with Jill Scott and special guests Slash & Aziz Ansari on Monday, July 1(st) at 8 p.m. in the Event Center. "It has been an incredible...
