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Live Nation Expands Its Global Platform By Acquiring Leading Mexico Promoter OCESA Entertainment

LOS ANGELES and MEXICO CITY, July 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV), the world’s leading live entertainment company, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a controlling interest in OCESA Entretenimiento, a leading promoter in Latin America and owner of Ticketmaster Mexico from CIE (BMV: CIE), a prominent player in the live entertainment industry in Latin America, and Grupo Televisa (NYSE: TV), the largest multimedia company in the Spanish-speaking world.

One of the most prominent live events businesses globally, OCESA promotes more than 3,100 events for nearly 6 million fans annually across Mexico and Colombia and has a robust business portfolio in ticketing, sponsorship, food & beverage, merchandise, and venue operation with 14 premier venues across Mexico with a collective capacity of nearly 250,000 seats. OCESA’s primary ticketing business, Ticketmaster Mexico, is a leading ticketing company in Mexico, with more than 37 million tickets sold annually. As part of the transaction, Live Nation will also acquire an interest in OcesaSeitrack, OCESA’s booking and artist management joint venture; CREA, one of Mexico’s special and corporate event specialists; and Centro Citibanamex, an exhibition and convention center in Mexico City.

This move furthers Live Nation’s goal of building its global live entertainment platform, allowing the company to better service artists who now travel the world to play to their expanding global fan base.

“OCESA has been Live Nation’s touring, festival, and ticketing partner in Mexico for years, and I admire the business Alex has built,” said Michael Rapino, President and CEO, Live Nation Entertainment. “This next step is a logical extension for both our teams, and we look forward to working on many more shows together.”

“We are extremely proud to join Live Nation,” said Alejandro Soberón Kuri, President and CEO of CIE. “This evolution of our long-standing relationship with Live Nation gives us a unique opportunity to continue OCESA´s 30-year contribution to the development of the Mexican live entertainment industry. In addition, this will further foster CIE´s commitment to the promotion of Mexican artistic talent abroad.”

Soberón Kuri will serve as CEO and sit on the board of the newly-formed joint venture. Rapino will become Chairman of the venture’s board of directors.

The acquisition has been approved by the boards of directors of Live Nation, CIE, and Televisa. The consummation of the transactions is subject to the approval of the relevant regulatory authorities and other customary closing conditions. Live Nation anticipates that the transactions will close by the end of 2019. LionTree Advisors is serving as financial advisor to Live Nation in connection with the transaction.

This acquisition, including material information pertaining thereto, may be discussed on Live Nation’s previously-scheduled Q2 2019 earnings call, which will be held on Thursday, July 25 at 5:00pm Eastern Time.  Interested parties should visit the “News / Events” section of Live Nation’s website at investors.livenationentertainment.com to listen to the webcast.  Supplemental statistical and financial information to be provided on the call, which may include information about the acquisition, if any, will be posted to the “Financial Info” section of the website. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Live Nation website.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including the expected closing of the proposed transactions described herein and the time frame in which this will occur.  Statements regarding future events are based on Live Nation’s current expectations and are necessarily subject to associated risks related to, among other things, regulatory approval of the proposed transactions or that other conditions to the closing may not be satisfied, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements related to the proposed transactions, and general economic conditions.  Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date hereof, and Live Nation undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise. Live Nation refers you to the documents it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of its annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which contains and identifies important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in Live Nation’s forward-looking statements.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV)  is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Sponsorship.  For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento
Corporacion Interamericana de Entretenimiento (BMV: CIE) is a prominent player in the out-of-home entertainment industry in Latin America. The Company is a promotor and producer of concerts, music festivals, theater, as well as sports, family, and cultural events. CIE operates Centro Citibanamex, a convention and conference venue in Mexico City, as well as the El Salitre Magico amusement park in Colombia. Likewise, the Company produces corporate events for the public sector. CIE promotes and markets the Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix.

About Grupo Televisa
Televisa is a leading media company in the Spanish-speaking world, an important cable operator in Mexico and an operator of a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system in Mexico. Televisa distributes the content it produces through several broadcast channels in Mexico and in over 75 countries through 26 pay-tv brands, television networks, cable operators and over-the-top or “OTT” services. In the United States, Televisa’s audiovisual content is distributed through Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) the leading media company serving the Hispanic market. Univision broadcasts Televisa’s audiovisual content through multiple platforms in exchange for a royalty payment. In addition, Televisa has equity and warrants which upon their exercise would represent approximately 36% on a fully-diluted, as-converted basis of the equity capital in Univision Holdings, Inc., the controlling company of Univision. Televisa’s cable business offers integrated services, including video, high-speed data and voice services to residential and commercial customers as well as managed services to domestic and international carriers. Televisa owns a majority interest in Sky, a leading direct-to-home satellite pay television system and broadband provider in Mexico, operating also in the Dominican Republic and Central America. Televisa also has interests in magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature- film production and distribution, and gaming.

About OCESA Entretenimiento
One of the most prominent live events businesses globally, OCESA promotes more than 3,100 events for nearly 6 million fans annually across Mexico and Colombia and has a robust business portfolio in ticketing, sponsorship, food & beverage, merchandise, and venue operation with 14 premiere venues across Mexico with a collective capacity of nearly 250,000 seats. OCESA’s primary ticketing business, Ticketmaster Mexico, is a leading ticket company in Mexico, with more than 37 million tickets sold annually

Contacts

Live Nation Media Contact: Carrie Davis, 310-975-6941, [email protected] or Live Nation Investor Contact: Jackie Beato, 310-975-6858, [email protected]

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Young Thug And Machine Gun Kelly Announce North American Fall Tour

Tickets On Sale to General Public Starting Friday, July 26 

GRAMMY Award-winning artist Young Thug and chart-topping rapper Machine Gun Kelly announced they are joining forces for a tour across North America this fall. Special guests Polo G, YBN Nahmir, KILLY and Strick will join on select dates. Please see itinerary below.  

Produced by Live Nation, the massive 31-city outing will kick off September 30th in Toronto, ON and make stops including Atlanta, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle and more before wrapping November 18thin Los Angeles, CA. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning this Friday, July 26that 10am local time at LiveNation.com. 

Young Thug defies categorization and is a true iconoclast. Emerging on Atlanta’s hip hop scene with his 2011 mixtape series, he launched into the mainstream with his knack for melodicism and unique vocal style. Thug’s highly anticipated new album So Much Fun is scheduled to release later this fall. He recently earned his highest chart placement on the Billboard Hot 100 with his latest single “The London” ft. J. Cole & Travis Scott and produced by T-Minus. “The London” also earned a spot on Spotify’s 2019 Summer Song Predictions list. Thug was recently featured on Ed Sheeran’s song “Feels” on Sheeran’s collaboration album, No.6 Collaborations Project, as well as Post Malone’s new single “Goodbyes” and on Lil Nas X’s new remix of “Old Town Road (Remix)”. In addition to his music, Young Thug recently launched his fashion brand SPIDER which premiered during Wireless week in London earlier this month. 

Machine Gun Kelly (EST 19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope Records) recently released his highly anticipated fourth studio album, Hotel Diablo, on July 5th. “I Think I’m OKAY” proved to be a standout single, earning a spot on Spotify’s 2019 Summer Song Predictions list. The album’s range seamlessly spans hardcore hip hop to alt-rock and features production from Ronny J, Tommy Brown, SlimXX and BazeXX. Listen HERE. In addition to his musical endeavors, MGK has been hard at work showing off his acting chops, appearing most recently in two major Netflix releases, Bird Box and the Motley Crue biopic, The Dirt. MGK was also featured on the Motley Crue track “The Dirt (Est. 1981)” which appears on the film’s soundtrack. Fans can catch MGK live when he resumes his Hotel Diablo World Tour in August following the annual EST Fest in Butler, OH.

Young Thug and Machine Gun Kelly 2019 North American Tour Dates:

DATECITYVENUE
Monday, September 30, 2019Toronto, ONRBC Echo Beach&~
Thursday, October 3, 2019Binghamton, NYBroome County Forum#^~
Friday, October 04, 2019Lowell, MATsongas Center at UMass Lowell#~
Saturday, October 05, 2019Kingston, RIThe Ryan Center#~
Sunday, October 06, 2019Baltimore, MDMECU Pavilion#~
Tuesday, October 8, 2019Cincinnati, OHPNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center#~
Thursday, October 10, 2019Philadelphia, PAThe Met Philadelphia#~
Friday, October 11, 2019Hartford, CTXFINITY Theatre#~
Saturday, October 12, 2019Portland, MECross Insurance Arena#~
Wednesday, October 16, 2019Atlanta, GACoca-Cola Roxy#~
Friday, October 18, 2019Tampa, FLYuengling Center#~
Saturday, October 19, 2019Jacksonville, FLDaily’s Place#~
Tuesday, October 22, 2019Washington, DCThe Anthem*~
Thursday, October 24, 2019Indianapolis, INIndiana Farmers Coliseum*~
Friday, October 25, 2019Chicago, ILCredit Union 1 Arena at UIC
Saturday, October 26, 2019Detroit, MIThe Fox Theatre&~
Sunday, October 27, 2019Milwaukee, WIThe Eagles Ballroom*~
Tuesday, October 29, 2019Des Moines, IAWells Fargo Arena*^~
Wednesday, October 30, 2019Kansas City, MOSilverstein Eye Centers Arena*~
Thursday, October 31, 2019St. Louis, MOThe Family Arena&~
Friday, November 1, 2019Oklahoma City, OKZoo Amphitheatre*^~
Saturday, November 02, 2019Houston, TXNRG Arena*~
Tuesday, November 05, 2019Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium+~
Wednesday, November 06, 2019Salt Lake City, UTThe Great Saltair*~
Friday, November 08, 2019Portland, ORTheater of the Clouds at Moda Center*~
Sunday, November 10, 2019Seattle, WAWAMU Theater*~
Tuesday, November 12, 2019Central Point, ORSeven Feathers Casino Resort*^~
Wednesday, November 13, 2019Reno, NVReno Events Center*^~
Friday, November 15, 2019Phoenix, AZComerica Theatre*~
Sunday, November 17, 2019San Diego, CACal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU*~
Monday, November 18, 2019Los Angeles, CAHollywood Palladium~

*with Polo G

#with YBN Nahmir

&with KILLY

~with Strick

^not a Live Nation date

+Young Thug only

For more information on Machine Gun Kelly, visit www.machinegunkelly.com.

Machine Gun Kelly Hotel Diablo eRelease: https://smarturl.it/HotelDiabloMGK

Machine Gun Kelly Press Images: https://umusic.app.box.com/s/w2d9dnz05ylomyqtgxc8vlo6kzpaypu8

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. 

For Young Thug, contact:
Carleen Donovan

[email protected]

For Machine Gun Kelly, contact:
Natasha Dubin-Collatos

[email protected]

Randy Henderson

[email protected]

For Live Nation U.S. Concerts, contact:

Emily Bender

[email protected]

Monique Sowinski

[email protected]

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Ticketmaster Appoints Kathryn Frederick As Chief Marketing Officer And Adds New Heads Of Partnership And Brand

LOS ANGELES, July 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ticketmaster today announced that Kathryn Frederick has been named Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), leading the company’s performance marketing, brand, partnership, insights, growth and digital marketing teams. Ticketmaster has also added David Eisenberg as Vice President of Partnership Marketing and Andrew Samson as Vice President of Brand Marketing to their marketing team.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Frederick will report to Amy Howe, President and Chief Operating Officer of Ticketmaster North America, to lead a centralized marketing team responsible for building new tools and approaches to maximize customer affinity and revenue.

"Since joining Ticketmaster, Kat has built the tools and strategies that have made her team the market leaders in customer acquisition," Howe said. "In her new role as Chief Marketing Officer, she will continue to develop innovative solutions for Ticketmaster and our clients to further engage fans across all our channels from the initial event search to the event itself and beyond."

Frederick joined Ticketmaster in 2015 and previously served as the Senior Vice President of Growth and Insights. Prior to joining Ticketmaster, Frederick was instrumental in developing marketing strategies for a number of brands across ecommerce, luxury lifestyle, hospitality and media. Most recently, as VP of Product Strategy and Marketing for PriceGrabber, she connected millions of consumers to a wide range of products through global syndicated commerce strategies. Prior to PriceGrabber, Frederick served as Chief Marketing Officer of Distillery No. 209, where she oversaw the global expansion of the high-end distillery’s brands. Frederick also helped launch omg! (later becoming Yahoo! Celebrity) and drove growth marketing strategies across the Yahoo! Media portfolio including Music, Tech, Finance and Games.

David Eisenberg will lead the company’s integrated sponsorship strategy and partnership marketing teams that manage relationships with dozens of properties, sports teams and leagues including the NFL, NBA, NHL, College Football Playoffs, MLS clubs, and many more. He will also lead the development of integrated marketing strategy across Concerts, Sports and Theatre. Eisenberg has spent more than a decade driving marketing strategies at leading brands, including StubHub, where he served as Lead of Integrated Marketing. Prior to StubHub, Eisenberg spent time at YouTube, where he drove the product marketing strategy across devices, and at American Express, where he developed and led strategic sport partnerships.

In addition, Andrew Samson has joined to lead all Ticketmaster brand activations, campaigns, and brand marketing strategy. Samson previously led brand partnerships at FOX Sports, working closely with top consumer brands to seamlessly integrate their products and messaging into linear and digital programming. Prior, Samson spent time at Nike, where he led all digital brand efforts for North America field sports categories, and Gatorade (a division of PepsiCo) where he worked on a variety of brand building initiatives.

With a customer base of over 300 million fans globally, Ticketmaster continues to invest in better connecting fans to the more than 10,000 artists, teams and venue clients it serves across 29 different countries.

About Ticketmaster

Ticketmaster (NYSE: LYV) is the global market leader in live event ticketing processing over 500 million ticket transactions per year across 29 countries. Through exclusive partnerships with thousands of venues, artists, sports leagues, and performing arts centers and theaters, Ticketmaster delivers unparalleled access to the most iconic live events to millions of fans worldwide.

 

Contacts

Ashley Dos Santos, Ticketmaster, [email protected]

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Ticketmaster Signs As Official Ticketing Partner Of O2 arena Prague In Landmark Year For The Venue

PRAGUE, July 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Ticketmaster Czech Republic (Ticketmaster Česká republika, a.s.), a live Nation Entertainment company, has become the official ticketing operator of O2 arena Prague, as part of a new partnership announced today.

Operated and owned by Bestsport, O2 arena Prague is one of the most modern, multi-purpose venues in Europe, hosting high profile concerts, sports fixtures and entertainment events with a total capacity of 18,000. Starting from this month, tickets for all upcoming events will be sold via Ticketmaster.

The partnership comes in a landmark year for O2 arena Prague, in which it celebrates 15 years since opening and welcomed its 10 millionth visitor. In 2018 alone, it hosted concerts for Imagine Dragons, Metallica and Depeche Mode, as well as high profile sporting events including the tennis FED Cup Finals, the IFF World Floorball Championship and the gala show of showjumping Global Champions Prague Playoffs.

Simona Matějková, Managing Director of Ticketmaster Czech Republic, said: "Partnering with one of the country’s biggest and most innovative venues is hugely exciting for us and a significant moment in our development following our launch in the Czech Republic two years ago. As the O2 arena Prague prepares to play host to some of the biggest names in music and sport in the coming months, we are looking forward to working with the venue and Bestsport to provide a simple and seamless experience for fans looking to buy tickets to some amazing events."

Robert Schaffer, Chairman of Board and the CEO of Bestsport company and O2 arena Prague, said: "As one of the most recognised global ticketing platforms, Ticketmaster was a natural choice for us and our partnership will create many fantastic opportunities. Ticketmaster’s market-leading technology will help to simplify the process of selling tickets to fans at home and abroad and opens up new possibilities in terms of promotion and exposure of the many exciting events we host at the O2 arena Prague to audiences around the world."

Ticketmaster has already begun working with Bestsport selling tickets for events hosted at the brand new O2 universum, the O2 arena multi-purpose next door neighbour, due to open in September 2019. This venue will provide additional space for sports events and concerts, as well as operating as a perfect spot for international congresses and corporate events with its largest hall accommodating up to 4,500 visitors and overall capacity of 10,000 visitors using the space of all 21 halls. 

About Live Nation Entertainment:

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media & Sponsorship and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

 

Contacts

Mel Perrett, 0207 9804 387, [email protected]

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Live Nation Hires Industry Veteran Sally Williams as President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy

LOS ANGELES, July 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, today announced that it will continue to grow its operations in Nashville by hiring seasoned executive Sally Williams as President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy. Beginning September 2019 and reporting to President of US Concerts, Bob Roux, Williams will play an integral part of Live Nation’s continued growth in Music City. 

As President of Nashville Music and Business Strategy, Williams will drive Live Nation’s overall business and entertainment strategy in the market, including venue and client development.  She will lead the company’s overall efforts in the programming and marketing of Live Nation’s concert activity in the greater Nashville market, and collaborate with Nashville-based artists to develop and execute their vision on a world-wide basis.  Williams will also oversee operations of Live Nation’s existing portfolio of Nashville venues, including Ascend Amphitheater, The Quarry and The Brooklyn Bowl, while also leading efforts in the development of new venues. 

"Sally is a Nashville music industry icon, and the perfect executive to oversee Live Nation’s growing footprint in Nashville," said Roux. "She’s spent decades contributing to the success of Nashville artists, venues, and events, and certainly the community itself, and we’re extremely fortunate to have someone with her industry knowledge and dedication to live music join our company." 

"For decades, Nashville has not only been my home, but also my passion," said Williams. "It’s been a privilege to be in the middle of such incredible growth and I’m excited about what’s on the horizon. Live Nation has built a strong business here and has a terrific team in place. It will be an honor to collaborate with them to create world class experiences for fans and artists here in Nashville and beyond."

Sally will join Live Nation following nearly 20 years at Ryman Hospitality Properties and Opry Entertainment Group. Since February 2017 she has served as the Senior Vice President of Programming and Artist Relations, as well as General Manager of the Grand Ole Opry, overseeing booking, programming, artist relations, artist collaborations and show production across the group’s venues, including: Grand Ole Opry, Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and Ole Red.  Prior to that, Williams served as General Manager of Ryman Auditorium. During her tenure, the Ryman was consistently recognized with a multitude of awards and Williams herself garnered many accolades of her own, including Pollstar’s Facility Executive of the Year, Academy of Country Music’s Don Romeo Talent Buyer of the Year and Promoter of the year, the TJ Martell Frances Preston Outstanding Music Industry Achievement Award, and more.

Williams has served as a steward of many organizations throughout Nashville’s music community, including as Chairman of the Country Music Association, President of Leadership Music and President of the Opry Trust Fund. Currently she is serving as Co-chair of the Music City Music Council and as Marketing Chair for the Country Music Association board of directors. She also is a member of the Academy of Country Music, the Americana Music Association, the International Association of Venue Managers, and the International Entertainment Buyers Association.

Williams’s last day with Opry Entertainment will be August 9. Beginning September 9, she will be in Live Nation’s Nashville office and can be reached at 615-346-9000.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Contacts

Kaitlyn Henrich, [email protected]

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City of East Providence and Live Nation Collaborating to Bring New Outdoor Concert Venue to Waterfront

Plans for New Mixed-Use Development Feature Local Entertainment and Green Economy Deepwater Port

The City of East Providence and the East Providence Waterfront Commission are working with Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, on initial stages of securing a new location for a new amphitheater to house the city’s waterfront concert series and more local entertainment. Not far from its current location, the prospective site is a new mixed-use development with plans to also serve as a deepwater port for Rhode Island’s growing offshore wind industry. 

RI Waterfront Enterprises LLC, the new parcel owner, has planned a unique mixed-use model to meet two objectives: helping connect the people of East Providence to the waterfront, and serving the port needs of the offshore wind industry. The entertainment venue is planned to include an outdoor amphitheater, ample parking, and new amenities for warm weather events from May to September.  The venue will be booked by Live Nation New England.

Live music, among other benefits, helps to attract tourists to cities and contributes to a thriving cultural environment. In East Providence, a strong emphasis has been placed on the positive economic impact of the waterfront concerts at Bold Point Park. The City is enjoying renewed interest in key areas of economic development including job growth, consumer spending and real estate development.

The City of East Providence and the East Providence Waterfront Commission partnered with RI Waterfront Enterprises to bring this 45-acre mixed-use development project to fruition. Mayor Bob DaSilva said, “It was important for the City to champion this project because it adds to our City’s commercial tax base, as well as solidifies the State of Rhode Island’s commitment to green energy and its position at the forefront of offshore wind energy.”

The East Providence Waterfront Commission, charged with facilitating the transformation of the East Providence waterfront, will be instrumental in streamlining the approval process. The parcel, known as the South Quay, was previously owned by Providence and Worcester Railroad, sat unoccupied and mostly unused for the past 40 years. William Fazioli, chairman of the Commission, noted, “We are encouraged by the expansion of the successful Bold Point concert series within our Waterfront District. This proposal advances our goals for a vibrant mixed-use development that will grow jobs and increase public access to our City’s waterfront.”

The Bold Point Park concerts will continue as planned for 2019. The new yet-to-be-named venue is slated to open in 2020. RI Waterfront Enterprises General Manager Melissa Martin is working with local corporations on naming rights for the new outdoor amphitheater.

About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE:LYV)  is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Sponsorship.  For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

About RI Waterfront Enterprises LLC:
RI Waterfront Enterprises LLC is the new owner of the Providence and Worcester Railroad land along the East Providence waterfront. The development will include the new home for a boutique outdoor amphitheater and a deepwater port for offshore wind energy. 

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El Cajon’s Decade-Long Shuttered Performing Arts Center Set To Re-Bloom In September As “The Magnolia”

First Shows Announced And Preview Unveiled Of Spectacular Multi-Million Dollar Renovation

The City of El Cajon and Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s leading live entertainment company, today formally unveiled the initial show lineup and details of the re-imagined East County Performing Arts Center set to officially open in September and re-named “The Magnolia.”

The 1,210-seat Magnolia joins Live Nation’s global portfolio of over 1,700 clubs and theaters and complements the company’s existing landmark venues across Southern California in Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego counties. 

“This is a special moment for not only El Cajon but the entire San Diego region,” said City Manager Graham Mitchell.  “The completely renovated Magnolia represents another jewel in the continued growth of the entire region.  Its Magnolia’s look, feel and vibrancy – ranging from extra wide rows to more legroom in the venue, to a VIP lounge and new bars combined with some of the best sightlines and entertainment experiences match any building anywhere in the country.”

Live Nation, which will operate, market and book The Magnolia anticipates attracting a wide-variety of acts appealing to a diverse group of audiences from throughout the region.

Ben Weeden, COO of the Live Nation Clubs & Theaters division said, “The Magnolia will offer an amazing elevated entertainment opportunity for both artists and music fans.  In addition to a spectacular outdoor Plaza Bazaar featuring unique pre- and post-show dining, the theater will offer new state-of-the-art sound, lighting and projection systems.  We’re thrilled to join the El Cajon team.”

Magnolia’s Initial Show Line-Up:

  • 9/13/19 Countess Luann and Friends 
  • 9/24/19 Al Di Meola – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE – Music of Di Meola, Piazzolla & The Beatles US Fall Tour 2019)
  • 10/1/19 Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly – The Rock ‘N’ Roll Dream Tour
  • 10/3/19 Patti Labelle In Concert
  • 10/9/19 Dave Mason Feelin’ Alright with very Special Guest Richie Furay
  • 10/10/19 Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers
  • 10/16/19 Masterchef Junior Live!
  • 10/17/19 Leo Dan
  • 10/18/19 Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo 
  • 10/23/19 Engelbert Humperdinck: The Angel on My Shoulder Tour”
  • 10/27/19 Dream Theater: Distance Over Time Tour + 20 Years of Metropolis Pt. 2
  • 11/1//19 Ramon Ayala y Sus Bravos Del Norte 
  • 12/13/19 Stassi Schroeder: Straight Up with Stassi Live – Featuring Beau Clark & Taylor Strecker
  • 12/29/19 PJ Masks – Save The Day Live!
  • 1/9/20 Art Garfunkel 
  • 2/20/20 Kathleen Madigan – Hot Dogs & Angels Tour
  • 3/7/20 Dennis DeYoung: The Grand Illusion 40thAnniversary Album Tour 

Further show details available at: www.magnoliasandiego.com; #TheMagnoliaSD @TheMagnoliaSD; CITI Presale 7/16 10am – 7/18 10pm; Live Nation Presale 7/17 10am – 7/18 10pm; Public On Sale 7/19 10am

About Live Nation Clubs & Theaters
A division of Live Nation Concerts, the world’s leading live concert company, Live Nation Clubs & Theaters promotes over 25,000 shows in 1,700 venues with more than 20 million fans in attendance annually. As the world’s premier network of intimate live music venues, Live Nation Clubs & Theaters oversees legendary spaces including Fillmore theaters, House of Blues clubs, the Academy Music Group portfolio and more. For additional information, visit  livenationentertainment.com. 

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Contact  :
Jim Yeager
breakwhitelight (for Live Nation Clubs & Theaters)
[email protected]
Office: 424-644-0225
Cell: 818-264-6812

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POST MALONE ANNOUNCES RUNAWAY TOUR

Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh Joining as Special Guests

Citi Presale Starting Tuesday, July 16; Tickets On Sale to the General Public Starting Friday, July 19

Today, GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum artist Post Malone revealed the Runaway Tour, his latest North American outing kicking off later this year. Produced by Live Nation, the run will start September 14 in Tacoma, WA and visit cities across the U.S. and Canada before wrapping November 20 at The Forum in Los Angeles. Swae Lee and Tyla Yaweh will appear as special guests on all of  the Runaway Tour dates. Full routing can be found below. 

Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, July 19 at 10am local time at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card of the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, July 16 at 10am local time until Thursday, July 18 at 10pm local time through Citi EntertainmentSM. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.

T-Mobile customers can get exclusive access to stage-front pit tickets at every U.S. concert, as close as any fan can get to the stage – even at sold-out stops! Un-carrier customers can snag their Reserved Tickets starting 30 days prior to each show at first day prices – just another way T-Mobile thanks its customers simply for being customers. For tickets and more information, visit https://t-mobile.com/music [t-mobile.com]

Post Malone’s star continues to rise with the debut of his latest single “Goodbyes,” ft.Young Thug which became an instant hit after its Fourth of July release. This past March, “Wow.” peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Post Malone’s sixth top 10 single. At the end of 2018, “Sunflower” was featured in the Oscar-winning film Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse and ultimately hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The anthemic song features the Runaway Tour’s special guest, Swae Lee. Post Malone released his Grammy nominated sophomore album, beerbongs & bentleys, in 2018, which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and is certified triple Platinum by the RIAA.

DATE CITY VENUE
Saturday, September 14 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
Monday, September 16 Vancouver, BC Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Tuesday, September 17 Portland, OR MODA Center
Thursday, September 19 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
Saturday, September 21 Fresno, CA* Save Mart Center
Sunday, September 22 Las Vegas, CA Life Is Beautiful Festival
Thursday, September 26 St. Paul, MN XCEL Energy Center
Sunday, September 29 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Thursday, October 3 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
Sunday, October 6 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
Wednesday, October 9 Boston, MA TD Garden
Friday, October 11 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall
Saturday, October 12 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
Monday, October 14 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Thursday, October 17 Raleigh, NC PNC Arena
Friday, October 18 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
Sunday, October 20 Miami, FL AmericanAirlines Arena
Thursday, October 24 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
Friday, October 25 Jacksonville, FL Vystar Veterans Arena
Sunday, October 27 New Orleans, LA Voodoo Festival
Tuesday, October 29 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
Saturday, November 2 Dallas, TX Posty Fest
Tuesday, November 5 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Friday, November 8 Glendale, AZ Gila River Arena
Sunday, November 10 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Monday, November 11 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Smart Home Arena
Thursday, November 14 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Saturday, November 16 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Wednesday, November 20 Los Angeles, CA The Forum

 *Sway Lee not appearing

About Post Malone

Post Malone stirs a mix of genres into his own sonic sound that’s both intoxicating and invigorating. His RIAA 3x Platinum certified debut album, Stoney, led the genre-bending Dallas, TX artist to his first Top 10 Billboard 200 and first #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Album while being the “#1 Debut Hip-Hop Artist of 2016”. 2019 has been packed with one milestone and achievement after another for Post Malone. “Congratulations” has been certified Diamond by the RIAA. According to Nielsen Music, his second full-length, Beerbongs & Bentleys, emerges on the Mid-Year Top 10 Albums (Based on Overall Equivalent Album Units) and he earns two entries on the Mid-Year Top 10 Selling Digital Songs, namely “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)” with Swae Lee at #3 and “wow.” at #6. “Sunflower” also lands at #2 among the Top 10 On-Demand Song Streams (Audio and Video Combined) and Mid-Year Top 10 On-Demand Audo Streams as “wow” sits at #7 on both charts.

About Swae Lee

Swae Lee has made a name for himself outside of Southern hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, and is a force to be reckoned with both within and beyond the hip hop world. Tracks such as French Montana’s “Unforgettable” show off his singing chops and his impressive list of writing credits includes the hook to Beyoncé’s “Formation.” For Rae Sremmurd’s  upcoming project, Swae and Jxmmi will present a 3 part album consisting of a duo side of the album and parts with each of the brothers exclusively and allowing for more Swae melodies to take shape. The first Swae track released off the album, “Hurt to Look”, continues the energetic production that Swae is known for, but shows off a tender, moodier side to Swae’s singing. The much more serious, emotional ballad has that characteristic Swae hook, but implements a more groovy and comparably chilled backdrop. It’s a song to “make you feel some kind of way,” as Swae describes it while explaining that each track is a whole feeling, often mellow and “easy on the ears.” Above all, however, Swae insists that the music is meant to be “feel good” and both embodies and advocates for a positive life outlook. Swae’s goals for his music as universal and far-reaching—with projected listeners ranging from doctors to lawyers to kids and “whatever lifestyle you live,” as Swae puts it—but entirely unique to what is popular and being produced today are not far off. The album proposes to position Swae as a heavy weight, unpredictable musician producing serious music that still has the enjoyable, turn up element that Rae Sremmurd is known for. And that is exactly what Swae’s music fulfills: a serendipitous unpredictability that is only predictable in the sense that Swae, with all his Gemini-crooning selves, always delivers.

About Tyla Yaweh

A new kind of Rockstar, Tyla Yaweh defies everything, even genre. He seamlessly merges R&B, hip-hop, and pop without apology. As a result, he has quietly become a phenomenon. Beyond racking up over 100 million-plus cumulative streams globally  and landing on the cover of coveted Spotify playlists like Signed XOXO, the Orlando-born and Los Angeles-based 24 year old disruptor has performed alongside everyone from Post Malone to Jaden Smith and Saint JHN and collaborated with the likes of French  Montana, Ski Mask The Slump God, Juice WRLD, and more. Not to mention, he received acclaim from Complex, Hypebeast, Billboard, Pigeons and Planes, Wonderland, HotNewHipHop, and more. He continues to make a name for himself on the road, having recently given rousing performances at the likes of Governor’s Ball, Firefly, Bonnaroo and more, with Lollapalooza, Reading and Leeds, Life is Beautiful and more set for later  this summer. Breaking rules and boundaries all at once, he’s primed to explode in 2019 with the aptly titled project, Heart Full Of Rage.

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Post Malone Media Contacts:  

Matthew Bernal, [email protected]

Beau Benton, [email protected]

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Monique Sowinski, [email protected]

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Live Nation Entertainment Schedules Second Quarter 2019 Earnings Release And Teleconference

LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), the world’s leading live entertainment company, will release its second quarter 2019 financial results after market hours on Thursday, July 25, 2019. Michael Rapino, Live Nation Entertainment’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will host a teleconference that day at 5:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. PT) to discuss the company’s financial and operational performance.

A live webcast of the call will be accessible from the "News / Events" section of the company’s website at investors.livenationentertainment.com. All interested parties can register for the webcast under the same link. Supplemental statistical and financial information to be provided on the call, if any, will be posted to the "Financial Information" section of the website.

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship.  For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

 

Contacts

Media, Carrie Davis, (310) 975-6941, [email protected]; or Investor, Jackie Beato, (310) 867-7143, [email protected]

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Twenty Øne Piløts Announce New U.S. Headline “Banditø Tour” Dates

New Dates Kick Off October 9th In Tampa, FL

Share “Cut My Lip (40.6782°N, 73.9442° W)” Løcatiøn Sessiøn

‘Trench’ Available At All DspsAnd Www.Twentyonepilots.Com

Twenty One Pilots have announced a new U.S. leg of their global headline “BanditøTour” due to overwhelming demand.  The new Live Nation-produced tour dates, which follow this summer’s sold-out arena run, are set to kickoff October 9that Tampa, FL’s Amalie Arena and will continue through a performance at Tulsa, OK’s BOK Center on November 9th. To ensure tickets get in to the hands of fans and not scalpers or bots, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan platform. Fans can register now through July 14that 10:00PM PT atwww.twentyonepilots.com/banditotour. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public starting on July 16that 10:00AM local time through July 18that 10:00PM local time. All remaining tickets for the new U.S. dates will be released to the public at 10:00AM local time on Friday, July 19th.  For complete details and ticket availability on Twenty One Pilots’ “BanditøTour,” visit www.twentyonepilots.com/banditotour.

Furthermore, Twenty One Pilots have shared “Cut My Lip (40.6782°N, 73.9442° W),” the second stripped back performance from the band’s new “Løcatiøn Sessiøns.”  Recorded by Tyler Joseph, “Cut My Lip 

(40.6782°N, 73.9442° W)”follows the series’ debut session “Chlorine (19.4326° N, 99.1332° W),” and is accompanied by an official visualizer streaming now on the band’s official YouTube channel.

Earlier this year, the Twenty One Pilots shared an official music video for “Chlorine,” which is directed by longtime collaborator Reel Bear Media and streaming now on the band’s YouTube channel. “Chlorine” is featured on Twenty One Pilots’ acclaimed LP TRENCH, which made a stunning global impact upon release this past October.  The RIAA gold certified collection earned the GRAMMY® Award winning duo of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun their biggest sales week ever in the U.S., with 175,000 units sold in its first week. An extraordinary achievement for the Columbus, OH band who moved 135,000 copies ofTRENCH in pure album sales without the aid of a ticket / album bundle for their worldwide headline “BanditøTour.”  TRENCH — with over 52 Million on-demand audio streams its first week — also marked the largest streaming week (debut or otherwise) in the U.S. for a rock album.  A true global phenomenon amassing 110 Million streams worldwide in its first week, TRENCH earned Twenty One Pilots Top 5 chart debuts around the globe including the U.S., U.K., Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Scotland, and Sweden, with #1 debuts in Australia, New Zealand, and The Netherlands. TRENCHis available worldwide at all DSPsand www.twentyonepilots.com.

TRENCH is highlighted bythe #1 Alternative smash “Jumpsuit,” which became the decade’s fastest rising song to reach #1 on Billboard’s “Alternative Songs” chart, and also earned the duo their fourth GRAMMY® nomination (Best Rock Song). TRENCHalso features album standouts “Nico And The Niners,” “Levitate,” and “My Blood,” which is accompanied by a Tim Mattia directed music videos streaming now on the band’s official YouTube channeland all other providers.

Twenty One Pilots’ TRENCH follows the Twenty One Pilots’ global breakout BLURRYFACE, which made a stunning chart debut upon its initial release, entering the SoundScan/Billboard 200at #1. The album also achieved a milestone unrivaled in the digital era, becoming the first album in which every individual song on the album certified Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum by the RIAA. 

BLURRYFACEspawned a series of hit singles, beginning with the 2x RIAA platinum certified “Tear In My Heart” and followed by the #1 sensations, “Ride” (5x platinum certified) and the 7x platinum certified, GRAMMY® Award-winning “Stressed Out.” The latter track – which reached #2 on Billboard’s “Hot 100” – spent three months at #1 at Modern Rock while also topping the charts at CHR/Top 40 and Hot AC. “Stressed Out” was a worldwide breakthrough for Twenty One Pilots, earning gold, platinum, and multi-platinum certifications in countries spanning Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The “Stressed Out” companion video was an equivalent success, now boasting over 1.8 billionviews at YouTubealone. 

BLURRYFACEwas then followed by still another world-conquering hit single, “Heathens,” featured on Atlantic Records’ blockbuster SUICIDE SQUAD: THE ALBUM. The 6x RIAA platinum certified single – which received three GRAMMY® Award nominations including “Best Rock Performance” (Tyler Joseph, songwriter) – spent four consecutive weeks at #2 on the “Hot 100” while also topping Billboard’s “Hot Rock Songs” for a record-shattering 28 consecutive weeks and counting. The unprecedented one-two punch of “Ride” and “Heathens” made Billboardhistory, establishing Twenty One Pilots as only the third rock act with simultaneous top 5 “Hot 100” singles in the chart’s 58-year history, following only the Beatles and Elvis Presley.  In addition, the “Heathens” companion video received the 2016 MTV Video Music Award for “Best Rock Video” and has now earned more than 1.2 billion individual views via YouTubealone.

 (TOUR ITINERARY BELOW)

TWENTY ØNE PILØTS

“BANDITØ TOUR”

FOR MORE INFO AND TICKETS VISIT:

www.twentyonepilots.com/banditotour

* FESTIVAL DATE

**new dates bolded below

JULY

17 – Gurtenfestival 2019 – Bern, Switzerland*

19 – Festival de Nimes – Nimes, France*

20 – Lollapalooza Paris – Paris, France*

23 – Paleo Festival 2019 – Nyon, Switzerland*

AUGUST

03 – Lollapalooza US – Chicago, IL*

09 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival 2019*

13 – Sziget Festival – Budapest, Hungary*

15 – Pukkelpop 2019 – Kiewit-Hasselt, Belgium*

16 – Lowlands Festival 2019 – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands*

22 – Caberet Vert 2019 – Charleville-Mezieres, France*

24 – Reading Festival – Reading, United Kingdom*

25 – Leeds Festival – Wetherby, United Kingdom*

SEPTEMBER

07 – Lollapalooza Berlin – Berlin, Germany*

OCTOBER

09 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena

11 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

12 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena

15 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena

17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena

18 – University Park, PA – Bryce Jordan Center

20 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center

22 – Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Bank Arena

24 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

25 – Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena

27 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center^

30 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena

NOVEMBER

01 – Los Angeles, CA – STAPLES Center

02 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center

03 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center^

05 – San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena San Diego

08 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena

09 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center

^not a Live Nation date

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Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com. 

For more information:

Ross Anderson

212-707-3066

[email protected]

Sarah Goldstein

212-707-2146

[email protected]

Live Nation U.S. Concerts Media Contacts:

Emily Bender

[email protected]

Monique Sowinski

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