Independent Indianapolis-based promotion firm Live 360 is breaking into the St. Louis market and further into the midwest, providing some healthy competition for Live Nation. Helmed by former Co-CEO of Clear Channel Entertainment, Dave Lucas, the company boasts a roster of employees (almost all poached from Live Nation and CCE) with "over 100 years combined music industry experience." Upcoming concerts include Rob Zombie and All-American Rejects.
"There will be a bit of competition between all of us, but everybody will get their piece of the pie," says Live-360 CEO Dave Lucas.
Article here.
Starland Ballroom in New Jersey is the fourth most popular venue in the world. With a wise shift to the younger demographic through elimination of alcohol sales at all ages and booking increasingly popular emo/pop-punk bands, the popularity of the venue has grown in leaps and bounds. Asbury Park Press profiles the men at Concerts East who make the magic.
What the clubs found in the early 2000s was a shift in who was buying concert nightclub tickets.
"The music industry is not aimed at people over 21.....It's really 10 to 20 years old because those are the kids who are buying stuff and in particular merchandise — it's serious money. I remember we had one band in here who in two days sold $7,500 in merchandise. Every little girl lined up bought a T-shirt and a hat."
"The post-punk movement has been good to Starland," Pallagrosi (co-owner of Concerts East) said.
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