Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Lushington Entertainments Pte Ltd have partnered to form Live Nation Lushington in a bid to promote live concerts in Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Live Nation expands presence in Asia, forms JV with Lushington
ALBUMS David Bowie did it at 66, Bob Dylan, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond all did at the age of 67 but Rod Stewart becomes the oldest recording artist to have a number one album with new material, topping the chart for the eighth time in his career with Time, four months after his 68th birthday. Amazingly, it is Stewart’s first number one album since he was 34 – his first seven number one albums came in a rush between 1971 and 1979. The only male solo artists to have morenumber ones than Stewart are Elvis Presley (11), Robbie Williams (10), David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen and Michael Jackson (nine apiece)
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Official Charts Analysis: Rod Stewart breaks oldies record at he hits No.1
Tickets for the BBC Proms concerts have landed up on secondary ticketing sites for up to five-times their face value. Taking place from July 12 to September 7 at the Royal Albert Hall, a record 114,000 tickets for the event sold a day after they went on sale on Saturday, May 11, a 17% rise on 2012. However, many of those tickets have now ended up on secondary re-selling sites for well over the original selling price, reports The Guardian .
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BBC Proms tickets on secondary sites for up to five-times face value
Go Group Presents a “ A field trip to Øya”, a 2-day seminar at Øyafestivalen , Middelalderparken, Oslo on August 8 and 9 2013 . The forth GO Group workshop for Sustainable Festivals and Events will focus on two main topics: Day 1: Green initiatives at the Øya Festival / Live Examples & Best Practise Day 2: Climate communication and behavorial change – how can events impact their audience’s attitudes and actions towards a more sustainable lifestyle
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Go Group – a field trip to Oya
Julies Bicycle, DeMontfort University, the Environmental Change Institute (ECI, Oxford University), and Midas UK have teamed up through Powerful Thinking to offer festival organisers the opportunity to become involved with an important research project about energy saving in the events sector. By being part of this project festivals can take advantage of significant discounts on cutting edge monitoring equipment, receive FREE expert advice on how to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions
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Powerful Thinking has launched the Know Your Power monitoring project 2013
Mobile network EE has been named as the official technology and communications partner of Glastonbury 2013. EE, the only 4G mobile network provider currently in the UK, takes over from sister brand Orange with Glasto returning this year after a fallow period in 2012. As part of its partnership, EE will install the first ever dedicated 4G network at a UK festival allowing users on site to access 4G speeds.
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EE named official tech and comms partner for Glastonbury 2013
The lobbying period for the Pro Sound News Awards is now open with Sony Europe and Sony Professional Solutions are the latest supporters to come on board for the Intent Media brand event.
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Lobby now for the Pro Sound Awards
SoundCloud is set to open an office in New York City and has appointed former Pandora exec Dan Gerber to its team. Gerber formerly held the position of national director of Strategic Partnerships at the internet radio company and is SoundCloud’s first NYC-based hire
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SoundCloud hires Pandora director, set to open New York office
Today’s Official Chart Midweek Sales Flash is in. Caro Emerald tops the album chart going into the weekend with The Shocking Miss Emerald ahead of Rudimental’s Home. Daft Punk’s Get Lucky is leading the singles with Chris Malinchak’s So Good To Me in second.
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Official Charts Midweek Sales Flash Top 40s: Friday, May 10
In a series of management moves at Capital FM London, Robert D’Ovidio has been appointed managing editor while Mike Parker takes on the new role of deputy managing editor. D’Ovidio has been at Capital since 2009, most recently in the role of acting managing editor of the station.His new responsibilities will include the London network centre as well as Capital FM London. Mike Parker joined Global Radio in 2010, most recently in the role of Capital’s network producer
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Capital FM appoints new Managing Editor in series of senior promotions
Love Your Tent, the first cross festival waste campaign aimed at campers, wants to know why?
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Love Your Tent Survey – we need YOU!
The new 13,000-seat arena in Leeds has agreed its major sponsor and will be known as the First Direct Arena. This marks the bank’s first major sponsorship deal.
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New Leeds Arena sponsored by First Direct
Live Nation sells Foxwoods Theatre to UK's ATG: 20/05/2013 Live Nation has sold the Foxwoods Theatre in New York to Lyric Theatre, LLC, a subsidiary of Ambass...
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