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Vince Power, the concert promoter who helmed festivals such as Reading and Leeds, has died aged 76.Born John Vincent Power in Waterford in 1947, Power was a champion of music from his native Ireland after moving to London in his mid-teens. He opened the venue the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden in 1982, funded from a successful secondhand furniture business he’d built up over the previous two decades. It hosted Irish folk music and country and western, and grew in stature, attracting the likes of Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox and…

Harvey Goldsmith, the concert promoter who backed the London leg of Live Aid as well as numerous other charity events and major gigs, has announced a new multi-year project to benefit action on the climate crisis.Earth Aid Live will take place in six countries across five continents over one weekend in August 2025, including London, Los Angeles and Rio de Janeiro, with lineups still to be announced. Goldsmith is planning similar events in 2030 and 2035, and will feature concerts in the metaverse as well as real…

Swiggy’s largest investor Prosus is likely to be tagged a promoter in the company as plans for trimming stake ahead of an initial public offering (IPO) haven’t materialised. Details of this and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ Online gaming’s latest conundrum■ Udaan CFO resigns■ GenAI in customer engagementNaspers’ Prosus may be tagged promoter in Swiggy’s $1 billion IPO As food and grocery delivery platform Swiggy prepares for its $1 billion IPO, its largest investor Prosus might be tagged…

Live Nation Middle East asserted Tuesday that “no changes” had been made to Travis Scott’s upcoming concert at the Egyptian pyramids despite reports that officials in in the country had canceled the hip-hop star’s permit to perform there.“PSA There have been no changes to Travis Scott’s show in Egypt; any reports to the contrary are false. We can’t wait to celebrate ‘Utopia’ with you in Egypt,” the concert promoter and ticketing service Ticketsmarche said in a Tuesday tweet. 🚨PSA 🚨There have been no changes to…

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Portea Medical (Health- vista India Ltd) has reclassified its founders Meena Ganesh and Ganesh Krishnan as “promoters”, the company disclosed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) last month. It marks the first instance where the stock markets regulator has intervened to get the founders to be reclassified as promoters, said people aware of the development. In its draft red herring prospectus filed in June 2022, Portea Medical said it is a “professionally managed company” and that it “does not…

A jury has sided with DaBaby in the lawsuit filed against him for the alleged assault of Miami concert promoter Kenneth Carey in 2020, per TMZ.The controversial rapper and his crew were accused of attacking Carey and one of his friends over a dispute regarding an event DaBaby was hired to host. The two had a disagreement over payment, and DaBaby was hit with a $6 million federal lawsuit over the fight. He was originally facing a criminal battery charge as well, but that was dropped before the trial concluded in DaBaby’s…

Taylor Swift accepts the Artist of the Year award onstage during the 2022 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Winter | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesTaylor Swift's tour promoter is shifting blame for the botched "Eras" ticket sale squarely onto Ticketmaster, potentially fueling even more concerns about the Live Nation-owned ticket seller's dominant role in the industry.AEG Presents, the company in charge of handling Swift's upcoming tour, has rejected…