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A Private Fair

The Tennessee State Fair is expected to take place after all in September with the help of private companies. more

North Shore Reopens

The North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Mass., is reopening in July after a financial collapse prompted the cancellation of last year’s program and the facility’s sale. more

Fogel Calms Fans Going Gaga

Live Nation chairman of global touring Arthur Fogel looks to have calmed Lady Gaga fans who were moaning about a ticket price hike. more


Virtual On The Block?

Steve Jenner’s Virtual Festivals Web site and Virtual Festival Awards are believed to be the subject of interest from outside investors. more

An REMG Union

The Union Ltd., a Canadian independent promoter, has acquired the concert promotion assets of REMG Entertainment Corp. and is opening a Toronto office to drive its expansion into Ontario province and eastern North America. more

Country Crossing Remains Closed

The Country Crossing entertainment complex, voluntarily closed late January to avoid a state anti-gambling task force raid on its bingo hall, will remain closed until the state, and possibly voters, decide whether electronic bingo machines are legal. more

Tropicana Purchase A Done Deal

Billionaire financier Carl Icahn’s purchase of the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City, N.J., is reportedly a done deal, more than two years after the bankrupt casino lost its gaming license. more

Team Coco Hits The Road

The rumored Conan O’Brien tour became a reality today with the former “Tonight Show” host revealing dates via Twitter.  more

Pink Floyd Triumphs Over EMI

Britain’s High Court says record label EMI must sell Pink Floyd’s music only in album form.  more

Tending Toronto’s Gardens

A historic Toronto venue that has sat mostly vacant for the past decade will get a second act as a multi-use sports and recreation facility for the city’s Ryerson University following a $60 million upgrade. more

Live Nation Voids Scalped Tickets

The Dutch wing of Live Nation has canceled more than 1,000 tickets it deemed invalid because they’d been bought from sites known to be run by touts. more

Bhatti Running Boston Bowery

New York-based Bowery Presents has officially announced the opening of its Boston office. more

How To Throw A Burrito

Facility managers take note: a "burrito chucker" has explained the secrets of his trade to ESPN.  more

Photo News

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Carl Leighton-Pope gets between a couple of longtime promoter colleagues now working for rival sides, German promoter Johannes Wessels (L) and AEG’s Rob Hallett, at the pre-ILMC pow wow in London March 11. Live Nation recently acquired Wessels’ Music Pool and named him managing director of its new Live Nation Germany office.

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An RV rented by Christian band Addison Road for a tour with Sanctus Real caught fire March 6 and was destroyed along with a trailer full of band equipment, merchandise and other items.
 

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Tina Knowles, Beyoncé and Mayor Michael Bloomberg cut the ribbon on the Beyoncé Cosmetology Center at Phoenix House in Brooklyn, New York, March 5.
 

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An artist rendering shows the proposed Luna Park in Brooklyn’s Coney Island neighborhood. NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently promised that 19 new amusement park rides would open by this summer and two additional roller coasters by next summer.

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Lil Wayne is handcuffed at Manhattan criminal court, Monday, March 8, 2010, in New York, after being sentenced to a year in jail in New York City for having a loaded gun on his tour bus in 2007.

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