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UNITED STATES
Live Nation offers $ 99 festival tickets
Live Nation expanded its Concert Week promotion to include festivals . Festival Weekend saw fans offered $ 99 one-day tickets to more than a dozen 2023 festivals . The promotion ran from 19-22 May and involved festivals across North America including Gov Ball , FORMAT Festival , Greenville Country Music Fest , Afro Nation and Sound on Sound Music Festival .
UNITED STATES
Fyre Fest founder plans return
Having been convicted of fraud for his role in the botched Fyre Festival , failed promoter Billy McFarland said he has secured funding for ‘ Fyre Fest 1.5 ’ and a Broadway musical based on his disastrous attempt to stage a festival . Of the musical , he said , “ Instead of like traditional Broadway actors , it ’ s going to be current music artists , combined with the Broadway format of the play — making fun of me , but also I think sharing some of the good sides as well .”
GERMANY
FINLAND
ASM Global expands into Finland
Venue management company ASM Global has expanded into Finland after being appointed to run operations at Helsinki venue Kulttuuritalo ( cap . 1,400 ). As part of the venue ’ s relaunch , a renovated basement room will be opened as a new 300-capacity live music space . Branded Klubi , it will host live music , club nights , DJs and streaming events .
Former Berlin airport hosts concert series
Berlin Tegel Airport ( TXL ), formerly Berlin ’ s primary international airport , was transformed by promoter ARTE Concert into a venue that hosted a series of shows . The TXL Berlin Records show series involved international DJs including Ben Klock , Patrick Mason , Elli Acula and Rebekah . The shows are being streamed on ART . TV until 22 June . Prior to its closure in 2020 , the airport was among the busiest in Berlin . It is to be transformed into a park .
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