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It’s been freezing here – how is it where you
are? If it’s any warmer I’m coming to visit -
now! Apart from the snow and the icy wind
we also have to cope with the breakdown of
our transport systems – it took me over three
hours to get back to Brighton from London
after the ILMC debrief - it should take an
hour! Maybe this year’s International Live
Music Conference’s time travel theme had
something to do with it. Also, as I’m laid low
with the heavy cold – ‘the lurgy’ as all those
who have contracted it recently refer to it – I
may have to apologize for a possible lack of
coherence in this Musing…
Anyway – perhaps the green shoots of
spring will show themselves before I leave
for Canadian Music Week next week – at the
moment it’s warmer in Toronto than it is here.
Right, enough of that complaining, for now
anyway… After all, apart from getting there
when that mysterious white stuff falls from
the sky, in terms of places to live, Brighton,
as all you Great Escape visitors will probably
have discovered, is not so bad. In fact I
noticed in a recent announcement that
one of our local rock stars, that fine chap
Roger Daltrey of The Who is to become the
first ever patron of the Brighton Institute
of Modern Music (BIMM), a reference to
that immortal line spoken by the main
characte r as portrayed by actor Phil Daniels
in ‘Quadrophenia ’, “I mean, nothing seems
right, apart from Brighton.” – You see how I
managed to cheer myself up there?
In his new role Daltrey comments on one
of the topics discussed at the recent 25th
edition of ILMC (see reports in this issue),
that of the ‘grass roots’:
“BIMM is a fantastic platform for talented
young musicians who are given the
opportunity to thrive and grow within the
music industry. I am very happy to support
new music in the UK and BIMM is helping to
develop and nurture future talent organically
and successfully.”
This is of course an essential subject, and
a concern, which very much interests VIP
News, we’re very keen to hear of all efforts
and enterprises involving the support and
development of new talent – so please keep
us informed.
Talking of ILMC, the whole VIP team is
recovering from a sold out and very full on
25th edition of the International Live Music
Conference at London’s Royal Garden Hotel.
The theme this year was time travel which of
course allowed for a review of the fortunes
of the live business over the last quarter
of a century through the archives and the
memories and observations of delegates of
an event that was originally intended to be
a one-off, and which actually readdressed
the enterprises of a set of loosely connected
entrepreneurs as the live music ‘industry’,
something we all take for granted today.
Over twenty of this year’s delegates had
attended every edition – and a good majority
of these were still coherent!
Of course the overall business is even older
than 25 years, and still active and interesting
– amongst the big boys AEG has decided
to take itself off the market – so if you
were thinking of buying the Corporation
– too late! – The Madison Square Garden
Company has sold all its Live Nation shares
– and it looks as though David Bowie has
reformed!
Right – while I’m still capable – yes, that
was a sneeze you heard and thanks for the
Gesundheits - Ladies and Gentlemen – The
News…
McGowan’s Musings
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Objections to Nationalistic Band at German Music Award Manfred Tari [email protected]
An Italian band from The Tyrol that consider themselves a German
band and a “not amused” former First Lady from France are the
two acts that outline this year’s political profile for the German
Music Award, Echo.
A nomination for the Tyrolean band Freiwild in the category
“Rock/Alternative National” led to other German acts MIA and
Kraftklub refusal to be nominated in the same category. Both acts
expressed their objection to this controversial band which sells very
successfully in Germany.
According to the statutes of the Echo-Award the award criteria is
apparently supposed to be defined by sales-success. For the Echo-
organizers it isn’t the first time that these criteria have enabled an
act with a politically far right mindset to be nominated. In 2008 the
also highly successful act Boehse Onkelz was nominated but finally
not invited to the Echo Award Show.
While Freiwild claim that they do not support right wing ideas, the
band is heavily criticized for their distinctively nationalistic lyrics.
Earlier this year the German music magazine Visions withdrew its
media-partnership for the With Full Force-Festival when the festival
announced the booking of the band.
However, shortly before the event on March 21 the Echo-organizers
announced the appearance of the French singer Carla Bruni, the
former First lady of France when her husband Nicolas Sarkozy was
still on duty. Bruni will present her new song “Mon Raymond”
which apparently is a love song for her husband. On her new album
“Little French Songs” she also included a protest song regarding
the current French Premier Minister Francois Hollande. In the song
“Le Pengouin” Bruni sings about a penguin, which in France is also
a synonym for a stiff, narrow minded person.
The Echo is considered to be the most important music award in
Germany.
While Freiwild claim that they do not support right wing ideas, the band is heavily criticized for their distinctively
nationalistic lyrics
Carla Bruni
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ILMC Celebrates a Quarter Century with another Sold Out EditionAllan McGowan [email protected]
The 25th edition of the pre-eminent live music
industry event, and quoting John Gammon
in Pollstar’s report, ‘...probably its greatest
social event.’ sold out yet again welcoming
eleven hundred delegates from 62 countries
to the Royal Garden Hotel, London – as ILMC
founder Martin Hopewell said in his opening
speech, “I’d find it difficult to write out the
names of 62 countries…!”
ILMC itself officially ran from the Friday
March 8 till Sunday the 10th, but private
meetings brought many delegates in
early as did the associated Green Events
and Innovations conference, and the
second edition of the bolt on Production
event on the Thursday attracted over 130
professionals . Topics discussed in this event
were referred to in the main event with co-
organize r Carl Martin delivering a summary
in the Tour Party session on the Saturday
morning at ILMC. The outstanding topic
dealt with Fatigue, with evidence showing
that many members of touring crews were
struggling to get by with as little as three
hours sleep a night – both an unhealthy
and dangerous situation, which was also
referred to in the Festival Forum, and may
well find its way into the main agenda next
year to see how the problem has been
addressed in the intervening year.
Although the Conference has made obvious
efforts to feature younger professionals in
the panels the ‘more venerable’ speakers still
pull a crowd, in some cases too much of a
crowd, the ‘Dragon’s Den’ sessions featuring
Leon Ramakers, Thomas Johannsen, Carl
Leighton-Pope and Harvey Goldsmith,
were set up in a room for 30 or so people,
intended to be seen as mentoring sessions
for newer and younger delegates to get ‘up
close and personal’ with these luminaries to
hear the stories of their careers and to ask
questions. However in the actuality it seemed
that even those who could quite reasonably
arrange lunch with these ‘Dragons’ wanted
to attend the sessions, leading to a crowd
in the corridor outside the room, and some
disgruntled latecomers. Sometimes you
can’t do right for doing right! In the end the
final Dragon session saw Harvey Goldsmith
leading his audience into a bigger room and
conducting what became more of a panel
than a more personal session.
Apart from the socializing and the networking ,
all the panels pulled good attendance, with
the ‘informative’ panels, such as the now
regular , ‘New Technologies’ session and
the Market Focus – ‘From Russia With Live’
providing attendants with new knowledge.
The Festival Forum, ‘Past, Present and Future
Tents’ brought some humorous moments as
Chairman John Probyn of Live Nation after
describing his battles to cope with deluged
grass surfaces at Hyde Park following
dreadful weather conditions was told by
panelist festival organizers including Dany
Hassenstein of Paleo in Switzerland and Baris
Basaran of Turkey’s One Love Festival of their
necessity to bring in snow machines to cool
the punters down! John’s eyes rolled to the
heavens, as he demanded of a certain panel
organizer of your acquaintance: “Did you
pick these panelists just to wind me up?!”
The theme of cooperation was mentioned
in several of the panels at ILMC. Although,
of course, competition exists, particularly
between the bigger companies such as
Live Nation and AEG, there seems to be a
willingnes s to share information. In the Tour
Martin at Flight Attendants briefing
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Party - Keeping the Customer Satisfied ,
Herman Scheuremans of Arthur winners
Rock Werchter revealed that his crew often
passed on information about particular acts
production needs to other festivals in other
territories due to host that act, with particula r
emphasis on anything unusual or problematic.
The work of Festival Associations like
Yourope and the AIF in areas like Health and
Safety and Green concerns are also evidence
of this continuing trend.
Ex Dire Strait’s manager Ed Bicknell, also a
drummer, conducted his regular and now
legendary Sunday morning interview, this
time with Pink Floyd drummer and founder
Nick Mason, who proved to be an extremely
entertaining and informative speaker. A
triumvirate of drummers was made up by
a front row guest in the person of Brian
Bennett , the drummer of The Shadows.
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The Arthur AwardsAllan McGowan [email protected]
These Awards started life as a spoof – a lighthearted take on the
pomposity of certain Awards, ‘Arthur’, not too far from Oscar, being
based on a certain ‘wheeler-dealer’ TV character. Now these Awards
are taken very seriously with local and international press commenting
on the winners, and many winners issuing press releases expressing
their pride and pleasure in receiving their ‘Arthur’, as with the Rock
Werchter response following this list of winners.
This year the Awards were presented at a Gala Dinner at London’s
famous Savoy Hotel;
First Venue to Come Into Your Head:
The Royal Albert Hall (UK)
Services Above And Beyond:
EPS
Liggers Favourite Festival:
Rock Werchter
The Golden Ticket:
The Ticket Factory
Most Professional Professional:
Gillian Park (MGR, UK)
The People’s Assistant:
Charlie Renton (Primary Talent, UK)
Tomorrows New Boss:
Oliver Hoppe (Wizard, DE)
Second Least Offensive Agent:
Emma Banks (CAA, UK)
The Promoter’s Promoter:
Folkert Koopmans (SKP Scorpio, DE)
The ILMC Bottle Award:
Ed Bicknell (Damage Management, UK)
2013 Arthur Winners:The Royal Albert Hall
Oliver Hoppe
Emma Banks
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The ILMC Experience 2013Manfred Tari [email protected]
The 25th edition of the ILMC proceeded very smoothly. The days
of overwhelming rhetorical contributions by UK-top agents to the
conference agenda definitely seem to be history. In the past the
Conference was particularly highlighted by occasionally emotional
and opinionated declarations by some of its top speakers.
This though has changed. Some of the elder statesmen of the ILMC
hold themselves back or leave more room for younger and new faces
that appear on this conference. Does the IMLC lose any of its on
attraction as a result? No, not at all.
The new conference spirit of ILMC has rather become more factual
and informative. Like every music conference ILMC is able deliver
interesting and inspiring information for those who are interested
in new developments that drives the music business into the future.
And the ILMC stands foremost besides the Amsterdam Dance Event,
Midem and SXSW in confirming that it is a meeting place for the
global music industry community. But, compared to other flagship
conventions, the ILMC is also still a much more intimate industry
event, benefiting from being able to maintain its highly personnel
character.
The ongoing meet & greet in the lobby and in the bar of the Royal
Garden is certainly one of the key assets of the ILMC, but besides this
it is some of its conference topics that deliver an often underestimated
added value towards this event.
One of this year’s highlights was the panel “Selling the show:
Going to market”, hosted by Serge Grimaux and Geoff Meall. This
panel impressed due to its up to date overview of new media and
technology relevant to the live music business. “Sell out on twitte r
alone “, as someone says underlines how massively the settings for
communication have changed in just a few years. Buzz phrases such
as “permissive marketing” as Grimaux called it, “referring to today’s
much more personalized marketing tools. Today’s marketing inventory
has made available a multifunctional complexity that opens up yet
almost unthinkable new opportunities for the live music business .
When the speaker for the Dutch agency Friendly Fire stated that he is
not interested in “giving Mark Zuckerberg all the data” he indicated
that the live music industry is on the verge of a new phase.
For years the live music industry delivered data for ticketing supplier s,
but since RFID technologies now enable promoters to run their festival s
on a cashless basis, and since social media apps allows promoter s to
interact with punters directly, promoters such as Friendly Fire are able
to set up “editorial rooms” for festivals to follow up to four weeks
of post-event-communication, it is now obvious that the live music
business has access to new additional values that are of enormous
interest to other industries.
Certainly l some of the new applications are still under development ,
but in particular this ILMC panel documented how times have
changed for this sector of the music industry. Occasionally it is just
a side note that underlines how significant the changes for the live
music industry are. In the ILMC “booking ring” it was Rob Challice
from Coda Agency who emphasized that the live music sector is a
much greater income supplier for artists than the record industry.
Settin g this conclusion in context with the findings as mentioned on
the panel “Selling the show...” proves that the live music business is
currently undergoing a thorough conversion.
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So, besides the good old heavyweights many new players were to be
seen at ILMC. Some of the pioneers of the live music business such as
Marcel Avram, Barry Dickens or Carl Leighton Pope just to mention
a few still enrich the ILMC with their presence, but ILMC is on its way
to become the home of a new generation of live music entrepreneurs
and workers...
By the way, this year’s ILMC theme “Back to the future” is also in
line with the statement of Rob Challice, remarking that before the
invention of the gramophone it was just the live music and the
publishing sector that fed the music industry...
Rob Challice - Coda Agency“Returning for my first weekend at ILMC in 6 years it brought home
how much the live business’ relationship with the record business has
changed in that time. Whereas once artists used to rely on record
labels for their income, now the main source of their income comes
from live work. We, the live business, are creating the opportunities
and strategies that enable bands to have sustainable careers.”
Ivana Draglia and Renzo Wellinger
(Editors at Musikmarkt.de)Please let us hear your comments on this year’s edition of the
ILMC?
– “Martin Hopewell brought it to the point when saying: ‘It was
fucking good!’ The ILMC is a perfect occasion to make new contacts,
to gain input and to inform you about new trends.”
Did you gain any new ideas or inspirations out of ILMC 2013?
– “Loads of coffee and a nap in between are highly important. But
seriously: We found out a lot about how important regulated working
times can help to improve the safety standards at events. Also many
technology innovations were introduced at ILMC and besides this it
is a pleasure to see that there is young generation of promoters that
have been successful in establishing themselves in this business.”
Neil Vasavada: EPS America llc“EPS America was impressed by the organization, execution and
quality of the panels presented. The access to industry veterans as
well as colleagues and customers who are at the top of their game
was an experience that would be hard to replicate.”
Of the many new insights, one thing that stands out is the direction
and health of the industry. We understand how important festivals and
EDM events remain, got to hear very insightful things about evolution
in the ticketing industry and what kinds of things are becoming more
important to promoters. Communication and personal relationships
are still among the most important things, even in this age of Twitter
& Facebook.”
Delegate Comments re ILMC 2013
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Which music convention you will visit next?
– “Pollstar for sure, probably more but don’t know right now.”
Andrew Stone:
Managing Director EPS Australia pty ltd“As a first time ILMC delegate, it was a far different atmosphere to
many of the other conferences I’ve attended in the past. There was
a wide range of industry delegates in attendance from an even wider
range of countries. To hear people become actively involved with the
Panel discussions and openly discuss topics which are relevant within
the industry right across the globe, made the conference well worth
attending. I’m looking forward to registering for 2014 already.”
Adam Saunders X-Ray Touring:Had another great year catching up with a lot of old friends, drank a
load of beer, did a load of business... business as usual!
Did you gain any new ideas or inspirations out of ILMC 2013?
– It’s possible to fit 10 cowboys on stage at the Underworld in
Camde n, courtesy of The BossHoss (Friday night)!
Which music convention you will visit next?
– SXSW for a change
Philipp Styre, Creative Talent: Are you pleased with this year’s edition of the ILMC?
– Yes - I met a lot of old friends and partners and made some new
ones and also made new contacts. With winning the ILMC table-
socce r cup the 2nd year in a row we may have made some new
enemie s as well.
Did you gain any new ideas or inspirations out of ILMC 2013?
– International touring even to very new places has gotten easier. The
world is becoming a smaller place.
Which music convention you will visit next?
– Reeperbahn Festival and CMJ New York...
Rainer Appel - CTS Eventim:“ILMC 25 was a truly intense experience. It was great to meet so
many peers in one place over a weekend - and in many cases be able
to finally put a face on the e-mails you’ve been getting and sending
all the time. And it was particularly great to get so much positive
feedback on Eventim’s new FanTicket – it seems we really hit the
spot with our latest innovation! Thanks also to Serge Grimaud and
Geoff Meall for inviting me to their marketing panel. See you all at
ILMC26!”
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Rock the House – UK Parliament Supports Live MusicAllan McGowan [email protected]
Rock the House is a Parliamentary live
music and venue competition founded by
Member of Parliament Mike Weatherley. The
competition aims to celebrate the very best
of up-and-coming unsigned British artists
and the live music venues that support them.
The initiative of the competition is to raise
the political profile of the importance of
intellectual property rights, and live music,
among Parliamentarians. The very laudable
and increasingly important aim of Rock the
House is to underline just how is hugely
importan t the UK music industry is in terms
of employment and overseas earnings . The
organisers state that this must be encouraged
and protection of copyright is essential to the
ongoing ability to pay artists for the work
they create.
How it Works
Every MP is invited to nominate their favourite
act from each category in their constituency .
A panel of international music industry
expert s and musicians then determine the
finalists who will compete in a live battle
of the bands. The lucky winners will receive
some once in a lifetime prizes, while some
will also get the chance to play a live set on
the Terrace of the House of Commons in the
evening at the finale reception.
The categories for the competition this
year include:
Best solo act under 19
Best band under 19
Best solo act
Best band
Best music video
Best small venue
MPs nominations will close on March 31st
2013; The under 19’s finals will take place
at The Bedford, Balham, South London on
May 28th 2013, and the Awards ceremony
will take place at the House of Commons on
June 26th.
VIP News spoke to Mike Weatherley MP
about the Competition and what he hopes
to achieve:
Many people in the music industry and
particularly in the live industry have
been lobbying the Government for
assistance with the problems of breaking
and supporting new talent for quite
some time; it seems that your initiative is
helping to move things on. Do you think
your fellow MP’s are a lot more aware of
the situation now?
– Definitely, some 250 MP’s have responded
to requests to propose bands and venues
from their constituencies. There’s a surprising
number who are musicians and have played
in covers bands for instance.
So do you think it’s true to say that attitudes
have changed and the importanc e of
‘popular’ music is now being taken more
seriously by the powers that be?
– Yes, I recall that not so very long ago two
Labour MP’s tried to ban Alice Cooper from
playing in this country, but recently I hosted
him at The House of Commons, and the
Speaker of the House joined us for tea! He
is now one of the patrons of Rock the House.
What else are you trying to achieve in
this area?
– There are various aspects that we’re trying
to push up the agenda, we’ve been very much
involved in the successful bringing to law
of Lord Tim Clement-Jones Live Music
Act. The easing of licensing restrictions
for live music venues instituted by the Act
originally applied to venues of up to 200
capacity, but this has now been raised
Rock The House launched 2013 at Speakers House, The House of Commons
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Fatboy Slim, Commons House Rock The House, Alice Cooper
to 500. “I’m very proud that ‘Rock the
House’ has helped nudge legislation in
the right direction , reducing needless red
tape for small venues. I hope many small
venues will enter the competition this
year, and hold gigs with up to 500 people
attending – with no need for a license!”
Also many venues have been closed, or
threatened with closure , because of noise
complaints, we’re urging venues to fit air
lock type doors. I’m a member of the Noise
Abatement Society, but I don’t want to see
more venues closed if we can help it.
Do you have plans to increase your
activities ?
– This is the largest Parliamentary Competition
by far. This year the prizes are much bigger
and the competition’s Patrons range from
rock legends Alice Cooper, Mark Hoppus,
Ian Gillan to Charlie Simpson, Matt Tuck,
Rick Wakeman and Yngwie Malmsteen. In
a different genre we also had Fatboy Slim
performing at the House last week – under
the banner of ‘House the House’!
I’m also getting interest from the US and
Europe , so perhaps we could consider
extending the Competition, to run it on a
Europe wide basis.
More information:
www.rockthehosehoc.com
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Mama & Company Acquire Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen Allan McGowan [email protected]
On Thursday 14th March 2013; MAMA &
Company announced the expansion of its
venue portfolio with the purchase of East
London’s highly regarded Hoxton Square
Bar and Kitchen. Considering the number
of Londo n venues closing, or in danger of
closing of late, this is good news for the
capita l.
Following the management buyout from
HMV in December, CEO Dean James set
out MAMA & Company’s plans to develop
the live music arm of the business, and this
latest addition to their roster of venues and
award-winning festivals marks a further step
in MAMA’s growth.
The 450 capacity restaurant, bar and
live music venue, situated in the heart of
fashionabl e Shoreditch, East London, is
one of London’s most popular locations for
intimate live performance and has played
host to numerous breaking acts. MAMA &
Company – once known as the Mama Group,
has a long history of promoting emerging
talen t through its venues and festival s and
will continue to programme new music at
the Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen.
CEO Dean James said;
“Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen is one of
the premier venues in London for showcasing
new talent. We started 15 years ago with
The Barfly in Camden and gave first London
gigs to bands like Coldplay and Muse. The
axis of London’s music scene has definitely
shifted East over the years and we have long
coveted a space where we could do what we
do best – promote up and coming artists.
With Hoxton we think we have got the best
site in East London.”
High-profile musicians that have played the
Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen stage in
their infancy, include; Mumford and Sons,
Paloma Faith, Vampire Weekend, Jessie J and
Laura Marling to name just a few. The future
line-up includes shows with form Bleech,
Story Books, CSS, Ewert and the Two
Dragons and Akron Family.
Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen
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Live Nation to Stage even More Shows throughout Europe Allan McGowan [email protected]
Reports in the Financial Times and elsewhere indicate that the world’s
biggest concert promoter is to present even more Concerts across
Europe after significant increases in ticket sales this year. There is talk
of gigs at a 1,000 new venues, although I’m sure this doesn’t mean
absolutely new venues, but venues new to Live Nation, which also
seems a mite questionable. Still, I suppose this may be possible, and
I’d love to see a listing!
The figures bandied about mention 1,100 new arenas, producing a
total of nearly 5,000 to be used by the giant, in order to capitalis e
on ‘buoyant European demand’ for live concerts. Considering the
expressed worries in the last year of promoters in France, Spain,
Portugal and elsewhere this seems to indicate a reversed trend.
However Live Nation has apparently already seen a 25pc increase
in ticket sales fuelled by sales for Rihanna and Bruce Springsteen,
(who will headline Hard Rock Calling at the Olympic Stadium this
year) since the start of this year, with the UK doing particularly well.
They’ve done well with One Direction in the US as well.
Live Nation staged around 22,000 gigs and festivals in 2012, attracting
16.75m visitors. That helped to fuel a 4.8pc increase in operating
profits to $459.1m, and an 8.1pc boost in sales to $5.82bn. 100,000
tickets were sold for The Wireless Festival on the first day.
Is everything on the up again? Watch this space!
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WeGotTickets Reveal the Environmental Impact Results of Varying Ticketing ProcessesAllan McGowan [email protected]
At the Green Events and Innovations
conference , part of the International
Live Music Conference in London by
WeGotTickets’ founder Dave Newton
reveale d the results of their ticketing survey .
They revealed mailed-out tickets consume
over a whopping 100x the amount of
energy of completely paperless ones, where
the ticketholder just presents their ID and
booking reference to gain entry. And
print-at-home tickets produce over 40x
more carbon than the completely paperless
variety .
To put this in context, the energy used in
ticketing a sold-out O2 Arena show via
paperless tickets would do less environmental
damage than if a 200 capacity venue like The
Lexington had sold out using paper tickets .
The ticketing from a sold-out paperless
ticket show at Brixton Academy would have
less environmental impact than a barely
half-full print-at-home ticket show at the
aforementioned Lexington.
Newton used the presentation to deliver a
call to action to industry and consumers alike
to make paperless ticketing work.
“This report resoundingly illustrates how
a modern ticketing system would reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by over 100-fold.
It behoves the ticketing sector to make sure
that paperless becomes the norm and that
gig-goers are educated and encouraged to
never print out an email confirmation again.
The message is clear: there’s simply no need
for people to print out tickets, a booking
reference is all that’s necessary.”
The report, available
from the WeGotTickets
web site, is a first step
towards signposting
a better- functioning
primary ticket market
that puts customers first
and makes purchase,
delivery and redemption
of tickets as transparent
as possible.
While there’s scope for energy savings to
be made across the events business, from
using refillable bottles and cups instead of
disposables , right through to low energy
equipment, ticketing also has its part to
play.
Estimating conservatively that there are over
40m entertainment tickets sold in the UK
each year, the environmental impact of 40m
mailed-out tickets equates to a London bus
circumnavigating the globe five times. That
same bus would have to go round the world
a little more than twice before it had the
same impact as 40m print-at-home tickets. If
the ticket industry were to go truly paperless
then that bus wouldn’t even have to go from
London to John O’Groats and back.
The Report
The report, The Carbon Assessment of
Ticketing Delivery Systems, was compiled
by Sam Chapman of En-Count, a
sustainability consultancy specialising in
life cycle assessment s. It took the Life
Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach, which is
commonly used by industry professionals for
analysis of the environmental
impacts of products and services, and is
described by the International Standard
Organization’s (ISO) framework 14040 [1].
The three ticketing options were modeled
using a life cycle approach, similar to the
ISO 14040 LCA methodology, to compare
their environmental impacts, particularly to
understand what the Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions of these systems are.
The study was based upon WeGotTickets’
business activities over the 12 months from
July 2011 to June 2012, which equated to
approximately 60,200 tickets and 28,000
emails per month, equivalent to 2.15 tickets
per order.
It concluded that the energy and Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emission burdens of digital ticket
delivery, such as WeGotTickets’ standard
model, are dramatically lower than the
other ticket delivery systems, at 0.0672g of
carbon-equivalent emissions released per
paperless ticket. If the customer prints their
order confirmation email, then the associated
emissions will rise to 2.83g, an increase by
a factor of 42.1:1. This is compared to the
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traditional approach of ticket order delivery
that has associated carbon-equivalent
emissions of 7.23g, an increase by a factor
of 107.6:1 in environmental impact over the
electronic approach.
Commented Chapman:
“It’s fantastic to see ever greater emphasis
on environmental issues in the entertainment
sector, especially since it is such a key part of
modern life and indeed a good message to
younger generations.”
To see the full report visit:
www.WeGotTickets.com/about/goinggreen/
report.pdf
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AEGSale cancelled
The sale of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) announced in
September 2012 has been cancelled. Various media sources report
that offers for the Group simply did not meet the sales target The
company, owned and founded by Philip Anschutz owns and operates
more than 100 venues and arenas such as the Staples Center in L.A.
and the O2 arenas in London, Berlin and Hamburg and hold interests
in several sports teams.
Investment firm Blackstone handled the sale procedures. The former
price target was estimated at between $7 and 11 billion. But
apparently offers received were no higher than $4-6 billion.
Live NationAppoints New Chairman
Live Nation has appointed Greg Maffei, the president and CEO of
Liberty Media as non-executive Chairman of the Board, he had
originally joined the board of directors of Live Nation in February 2011.
At the beginning of the year Liberty Media already held 26.4 percent
of the share capital of Live Nation. After the departure of Irving Azoff
as Chairman in Decembe r 2012 Liberty Media also bought 1.7 million
shares from Azoff.
Shortly before the news of Maffei’s appointment the Madison Square
Garden Company (MSG) sold its 2 percent stake in Live Nation. MSG
previously held 3.9 million shares in Live Nation and sold for around $44
million. The sale was a consequence of one of MSG’s main shareholders
James Dolan leaving the Live Nation Board
The news sparked a little share price rally for Live Nation as peaking the
$12 border for the first time for a year.
Earlier this month Live Nation revealed its business results for 2012.
The company has been able to increase its revenue result from $5.383
billion the year before to $5.819 billion and almost doubled its net loss
results from previously minus $83 million to $163,2 million.
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Preliminary 2012 Results by
CTS Eventim
CTS Eventim released its preliminary business report for the business
year 2012 on February 21. The full business report was supposed to
be released at the end of March, while the current figures are as yet
unconfirmed
As usual CTS Eventim reported a higher revenue result. In 2012 it went
up 3.5 percent from 502.6 the year before to 520.3 million Euros.
The Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation
(EBITDA ) rose from 94.6 to 118.9 million Euro, a jump of 25,7
percent . Also the EBIT result grew: from 72.1 up to 96.1 million Euros.
While in the past the ticketing division of CTS Eventim appeared to
be biggest gainer for the company, last year the live-entertainment
department was also able to increase its revenue result by 5.5
percent . While in 2011 the revenue was 281 million Euros, this part
of CTS Eventim last year produced a turnover 296.4 million Euro. The
EBITDA went up by 41.6 percent from 18.8 to 26.6 million Euros, the
EBIT even went up by 45.4 percent, from 16.9 to 24.5 million Euros.
The share price of CTS Eventim stood at 27.14 Euro on March 15.
Earlier on in January 2013 the share once stood at 27.87 Euro.
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