VAN HALEN To Save The US Tour Industry?
October 1, 2010, 14 years ago
According to USA Today, the concert business will end 2010 on a sour note, Live Nation Executive Chairman Irving Azoff told analysts today.
"We're still not seeing a consumer recovery" in ticket sales, after a summer when revenues declined, Azoff said at a meeting organized by Liberty Media. Liberty owns 14% of Live Nation, the No. 1 owner of concert halls and, with Ticketmaster, an e-commerce powerhouse.
Next year may improve, he said, as hitmakers who sat on the sidelines in 2010 plan major tours. He's especially optimistic that VAN HALEN, FLEETWOOD MAC among others will fill arenas and ampitheaters.
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