1 VIP-BOOKING.COM PREMIUM ›› VOL. 134 ›› MARCH 2011 WWW.VIP-BOOKING.COM Before we get into anything else in this edition of the News I think it very neces- sary that we make mention of the terri- ble events in Japan which create a sense of proportion that make the majority of things that occupy us seem trivial. The ter- rible consequences of earthquake and tsu- nami are now added to by the risk of nu- clear meltdown, all in all the disaster is too huge to take in, I found myself trying to dis- miss the sight of people in cars desperately trying to outrun huge waves of water and debris then disappearing as shots from a disaster movie… then being shocked into the realisation that this was real life…and death. Lets hope that the nuclear reactors are made safe, that the tremors abate and that all those affected receive all the possi- ble help that they can to start the slow and difficult process of recovery. Last weekend’s International Live Music Conference appears to have been a re- sounding success. This 23rd edition again sold out with registrations closing after a 1000 plus professionals booked in for the event. You have to have recommendations from two professionals, or members, who have attended the ILMC before in order to register and it is a good indication of how the business is growing to note that there were 250 new delegates at London’s Royal Garden Hotel. The presence of this ‘new blood’ contributed to a freshness of the event, particularly in the conference ses- sions, where more new voices were heard in contributions from the floor – a very good thing! As we all know 2010 was marked by various problems including a shaky world economy and a drop off in concert attend- ances and ILMC 23 set out to consider these setbacks and to discuss remedies, even the ‘Lost World’ theme suggested a quest for rediscovery, however in the event the over- all atmosphere and much of the comment was to do with future growth and optimism (see report in this issue). Talking of improvement the UK record business seems to be quite pleased with it- self in terms of performance with the great rival across the Atlantic. For the first time in 25 years UK acts Adele, former Floetry singer Marsha Ambrosias and Mumford & Sons have taken the top three places in the US charts. Also 140 UK acts are performing at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week, the larg- est contingent of any country outside of the USA. Feargal Sharkey of UK Music com- mented, “…while the investment involved in breaking an act internationally remains considerable, I’m convinced that with in- creased strategic support across music and creative content industries there’s no limit to the growth we could achieve”. So that’s all right then! As it happens I decided not to go to SXSW this year, but as certain people send me messages talking about 26-degree tem- peratures and the fun they’re having I’m beginning to miss Austin! Still maybe I’ll just go for a walk by the sea and pretend to love the cold North wind that’s blowing at the moment, or shall I just stay in the warm and finish off, just for you Ladies and Gen- tlemen…The News! 1 McGowan’s Musings: Allan McGowan The VIP-Booking European Live Entertainment Book Advertising in the VIP Book will make you visible to 10.000 business professionals all over Europe. You will find no better place to expose your company to the whole European Live Entertainment Industry. ›› RESERVE YOUR AD NOW ON WWW.VIP-BOOKING.COM VIP- News
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PreMIuM ›› VOl. 134 ›› MarCh 2011
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Before we get into anything else in this
edition of the News I think it very neces-
sary that we make mention of the terri-
ble events in Japan which create a sense
of proportion that make the majority of
things that occupy us seem trivial. The ter-
rible consequences of earthquake and tsu-
nami are now added to by the risk of nu-
clear meltdown, all in all the disaster is too
huge to take in, I found myself trying to dis-
miss the sight of people in cars desperately
trying to outrun huge waves of water and
debris then disappearing as shots from a
disaster movie… then being shocked into
the realisation that this was real life…and
death. Lets hope that the nuclear reactors
are made safe, that the tremors abate and
that all those affected receive all the possi-
ble help that they can to start the slow and
difficult process of recovery.
Last weekend’s International Live Music
Conference appears to have been a re-
sounding success. This 23rd edition again
sold out with registrations closing after a
1000 plus professionals booked in for the
event. You have to have recommendations
from two professionals, or members, who
have attended the ILMC before in order to
register and it is a good indication of how
the business is growing to note that there
were 250 new delegates at London’s Royal
Garden Hotel. The presence of this ‘new
blood’ contributed to a freshness of the
event, particularly in the conference ses-
sions, where more new voices were heard in
contributions from the floor – a very good
thing! As we all know 2010 was marked by
various problems including a shaky world
economy and a drop off in concert attend-
ances and ILMC 23 set out to consider these
setbacks and to discuss remedies, even the
‘Lost World’ theme suggested a quest for
rediscovery, however in the event the over-
all atmosphere and much of the comment
was to do with future growth and optimism
(see report in this issue).
Talking of improvement the UK record
business seems to be quite pleased with it-
self in terms of performance with the great
rival across the Atlantic. For the first time
in 25 years UK acts Adele, former Floetry
singer Marsha Ambrosias and Mumford &
Sons have taken the top three places in the
US charts. Also 140 UK acts are performing
at SXSW in Austin, Texas this week, the larg-
est contingent of any country outside of
the USA. Feargal Sharkey of UK Music com-
mented, “…while the investment involved
in breaking an act internationally remains
considerable, I’m convinced that with in-
creased strategic support across music and
creative content industries there’s no limit
to the growth we could achieve”. So that’s
all right then!
As it happens I decided not to go to SXSW
this year, but as certain people send me
messages talking about 26-degree tem-
peratures and the fun they’re having I’m
beginning to miss Austin! Still maybe I’ll
just go for a walk by the sea and pretend to
love the cold North wind that’s blowing at
the moment, or shall I just stay in the warm
and finish off, just for you Ladies and Gen-
tlemen…The News!
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McGowan’s Musings:
Allan McGowan
The VIP-Booking european live entertainment Bookadvertising in the VIP Book will make you visible to 10.000 business
professionals all over europe. You will find no better place to expose your
company to the whole european live entertainment Industry.
»We are focused on increasing online ticketing conversion,
growing our online advertising business and
building out our fan database and CRM resources«
- Michael Rapino
In the report Michael Rapino commented:
“We have entered 2011 with the strategic
benefit of our combined operations fo-
cused on executing our plan to maximize
ticket sales and improve our operating
performance.” Rapino furthermore said:
“Our investment priorities centre on fur-
ther building on the value proposition of
Ticketmaster.com, one of the world’s top
five eCommerce sites. We are focused on
increasing online ticketing conversion,
growing our online advertising business
and building out our fan database and
CRM resources.”
In reference to the overall difficult business
situation for the company he said: “While
the macro-environment remains challeng-
ing given pressure on the consumer, we
are encouraged with overall year-to-date
ticket sales trends. In addition, the pipe-
line of artists planning to tour this year is
strong and we are taking steps to better
price and promote our shows, while care-
fully managing our costs.”
The number given for total attendances
went down from 52.148mn to 47.262mn,
for the different business units the rev-
enue figures decreased within all five
company segments. The revenue in the
concert department went down from
$3.7bn to $3.4bn, in the ticketing division
from $1.18bn to $1.039bn, the revenue for
Artist Nation fell about 20 percent from
$452.8mn to $362.2mn. Only the decline
for the eCommerce and Sponsorship
departments was moderate. The eCom-
merce revenue went down from $89.6mn
to $87.9mn while the income stream for
sponsorship only went down by about
0.4 percent from $162.4mn to $161.7mn.
The price of Live Nation shares went down
from $11.45 on February 18, to $10.0.
speculation regarding Take Over of deaG
On February 24th The German financial
newspaper Handelsblatt reported ru-
mours regarding a likely take over of DEAG
as unlikely; the German trade magazine
Musikwoche picked up on the story again
on March 17 in reference to an analyst
report by tradecentre.de published on
March 14 concluding that take over of the
company could be likely.
Sony Music and Live Nation had been
mentioned in the story as potential buy-
ers. Also the Handelsblatt actually wrote in
their story that the company structure of
DEAG could make a hostile take over pos-
sible, but also reported that other analysts
currently did not see evidence for such a
buyout attempt. The journal furthermore
reported that a fund had quit its engage-
ment in DEAG and that therefore a higher
number of shares was available in the mar-
ket which were bought by an unknown
buyer. Currently since February7 the share
has moved from 2.5 Euro up to 2.88 Euro
before coming down to 2.62 Euro on
March 18.
Vince Power Floats Festival Com-pany on stock exchange
Vince Power, the music entrepreneur who
built up the Mean Fiddler group of venues
Vince Power
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and took them to the stock market, goes public again next month with the
planned flotation of a venture hosting music festivals in Britain and Spain.
Power’s Music Festivals Company is to be floated on the London Stock Ex-
change’s alternative investment market.
Organisers of the Hop Farm and Benicàssim events, Music Festivals is joining
Aim in April, six years after Mean Fiddler was taken private. Chief executive
Power and finance director Jon Hale, also ex-Mean Fiddler, are hoping to raise
a minimum of £3m in the public offering, advised by corporate finance group
Merchant Securities. The cash is required to help buy other fledgling festivals
in the UK and overseas.
The listing comes three months before this year’s festivals. The Hop Farm
event, the fourth so far, is in early July, headlined by the Eagles and Morrissey.
Previous headliners at the Kent festival have included Bob Dylan, making his
only 2010 UK appearance, and Neil Young. In Spain, Benicàssim is in mid July,
with headliners including Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys and Tinie Tempah.
Power is best known for his time in charge of Mean Fiddler, which he founded
in the 1980s with one venue in north London and expanded to included the
Reading festival and a 39% stake in Glastonbury. He floated Mean Fiddler on
Aim by reversing into a failed dotcom business in 2001, and sold it in 2005 for
£38m to a consortium of the US entertainment group Clear Channel and the
Irish firm Gaiety Investments.
Power pocketed £13m from the deal but lost £7.9m when his music promo-
tions and pubs business, Vince Power Music Group, went into administration
last year. He eventually bought it back from the administrators for £600,000.
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