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WEST LONDON Wembley Stadium is a world-renowned venue featuring top international stars and was the site of 1985's Live Aid benefit as well as recent Spice Girls and Aerosmith shows. […]

Souvenirs Are Big Business For Sophisticated Corporations With Competitive Artist Contracts The role of the merchandiser has changed dramatically since the business emerged in the 1960s. The days of street […]

Finance Minister Told Of Live-Sector Concerns LONDON - The German government has been told directly that its new tax structure is likely to 'destroy' the touring business in the country […]

Reports on the controversy caused by Principle Management's selection of Canadian-based tour producer Michael Cohl to promote the Irish band U2's next world tour. One-stop use of such companies as Cohl's Next Adventure as a route increasingly being taken by the world's top performing acts; Appointment of CAA as Next Adventure's partner in the U2 project; Release of a new U2 album for Island Records in 1996.

Reports on concert promoters' launching of an initiative to help support new British talent at the International Live Music Conference held March 1 to 3, 1996 in London, England. Number of attendees at the event; Concert promoter Graham Wrench as head of the new group; Concert venues that signed up for the initiative; Major record labels' reluctance to work on the promotion of a live show.

Reports on the impact of the German government's doubling of the tax burden for touring music bands on the touring business in the country for many international acts. German authorities' reassessment of touring artists' tax payments for the six years prior to 1996; Impact of the new tax regulations on British acts; Details of the International Live Music Conference in London, England, where the taxation issue was discussed.