Live Nation, the world’s largest concert and live events production company, has purchased one of Southern California’s largest independently owned music venues — the 1,000-capacity Observatory Orange County in Santa Ana — and is finalizing its acquisition of San Diego’s 1,100-capacity Observatory North Park. The move comes less than five months after Live Nation signed a deal to exclusively book performers at the two venues. Both venues were owned and operated by the same parent company, the Orange County-based Observatory LLC, which formed SD Observatory LLC in 2015 when it bought what is now Observatory North Park from its previous owners.The North Park Observatory covers 32,000 square feet. It has presented such established acts as Queens of the Stone Age, Los Lobos and Arctic Monkeys, along with such rising talents as Phoebe Bridgers, dvsn and Greta Van Fleet, whose sold-out 2018 show there grossed $43,450 in ticket sales. In 2018, the San Diego and … [Read more...] about Live Nation is buying Observatory North Park and Observatory Santa Ana
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Concert recap: Regine regales with popular movie themes
MANILA -- In “Regine at the Movies,” the first concert of Regine Velasquez-Alcasid as a Kapamilya artist, Asia’s Songbird cannot be thankful enough for the full support extended by the network to her latest musical endeavor. Three top Kapamilya artists guested in the show on three, different nights. Piolo Pascual joined Velasquez onstage last November 17, the first night of the concert, while Megastar Sharon Cuneta was Regine’s special guest Saturday night. Daniel Padilla will join Velasquez Sunday, the last night of the concert at the New Frontier Theater (formerly Kia Theater). Yesterday, too, Kapamilya Box Office (KBO) promoted the November 24 concert for live viewing, right in the comfort of your homes through TV Plus. “Lahat ng kapitbahay ko, pinagbibigyan ko ng P30, para sabihin ng ABS-CBN ang galing ko,” Velasquez bragged. Yet, the intimate venue was packed and Velasquez was undoubtedly thrilled. “Regine at the Movies” was another … [Read more...] about Concert recap: Regine regales with popular movie themes
With ‘A Star Is Born,’ Live Nation gains Hollywood clout
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By Anne Steele The Wall Street Journal Tues., Oct. 30, 2018 Fresh off its success in funding and marketing “A Star Is Born,” Live Nation Entertainment Inc. has sent Hollywood a message: The world’s largest concert promoter and ticketing company is also in the movie business. Live Nation Productions, the company’s film- and television-production division, which has released six music-oriented film projects in the past 2½ years—most of them documentaries—has quickly made a name for itself by drawing on Live Nation’s relationships with artists. “A Star is Born” has made $149 million (U.S.) at the domestic box office through last weekend, making it the biggest commercial and critical success to date in which Live Nation Productions has had a hand. The company put up a quarter of the film’s $40 million budget, according to people familiar with the matter. Live Nation says its media division is profitable and … [Read more...] about With ‘A Star Is Born,’ Live Nation gains Hollywood clout
Raising an ancient Egyptian god at Mia; free concert with Ryland Angel and Nels Cline
When first we saw the Egyptian god Hapy (pronounced “hoppy”), he was flat on his back in the second-floor rotunda at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. His crown and his hands were sheathed in blankets and plastic. Roughly an hour and a half later, he was upright, majestic, large and in charge, daylight washing down him from the skylight above. Like others who had come to view the installation of the monumental sculpture – nearly 18 feet tall and weighing 9,700 pounds – we stood transfixed and silent except for the click of camera shutters. Hard-hatted, no-nonsense crews from France; the Minneapolis firm Rocket Crane; and Mia raised it with block and tackle and a steel gantry on wheels, then sited it precisely on a platform meant to distribute its weight on the floor. There were unnerving times when it hung at an angle, swaying slightly. And moments before it touched the ground when men gathered closely around it and we wanted to shout, “Watch your … [Read more...] about Raising an ancient Egyptian god at Mia; free concert with Ryland Angel and Nels Cline
Freddie Mercury biopic crowns enduring majesty of Queen
Freddie Mercury biopic crowns enduring majesty of QueenLONDON: The Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” premieres in London in grand style on Tuesday, reflecting the enduring appeal of Queen and their legendary frontman 27 years on from his death. Fans are set to watch the film in the 12,500-capacity Wembley Arena—opposite the stadium where the iconic British rock band staged a famous performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert. Appreciation of the group’s legacy and Mercury’s unique talent has only grown since his death in 1991 of bronchial pneumonia, brought on by AIDS. Among the world’s best-selling artist’s ever, most of the band’s sales have come since the singer’s passing at the age of 45.And Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, now 71 and 69, are still rocking arenas worldwide, resurgent as a live act propelled by the flamboyant US vocalist Adam Lambert. Now hits including “We Will Rock You”, … [Read more...] about Freddie Mercury biopic crowns enduring majesty of Queen