Artists, promoters and venues have their own kind of power on troubled tours like Ed Sheeran’s
Concert promoters, venue owners, and high-profile artists like Ed Sheeran hold significant influence over large-scale stadium tours. Industry experts report that stadium-level artists typically maintain final approval over events under their name. While promoters wield great power, venue owners often choose not to exercise their own potential influence.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Concert promoters wield great power. Venue owners can too but they rarely choose to. And artists capable of filling stadiums like Ed Sheeran usually have approval over everything that happens under their name. That’s the consensus view of music business players who talked to The Associated Press about how mammoth tours...
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