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After Jackson's death, AEG Live offered either refunds to ticket holders or a special "souvenir" ticket designed by Jackson. The cancelled shows, record-breaking ticket sales [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and potential for a world tour [ 4 ] [ 5 ] led to This Is It being described as "the greatest concert[s] that never happened".
AEG Live stated that the delay was necessary because more time was needed to prepare, mainly for dress rehearsals. The revised schedule called for 27 shows between July 13 and September 29, 2009, followed by a three-month break, and resuming in 2010, with 23 more shows between January 7 and March 6, 2010. [ 13 ]
AEG was the second-largest event promoter in the United States. AEG Presents, previously AEG Live, came to international public attention in 2009 when it acted as the promoter for Michael Jackson's This Is It concerts. Jackson died just three weeks before the series of 50 concerts were due to begin. Members of Jackson's family have said that ...
AEG Live estimated that the first 10 concerts would have earned Jackson approximately £50 million. Joe Cohen, chief executive of Seatwave, told BBC 6 Music that the shows would generate £1 billion for the economy.
Live Nation is a monopoly that likely will be broken up as a result of the Department of Justice’s antitrust lawsuit filed last week, says Jay Marciano, CEO of AEG Presents, in an internal memo ...
The Microsoft-branded theater in downtown Los Angeles will be no more: The L.A. Live venue owned by AEG will be renamed the Peacock Theater.
Talent Buyer, AEG Presents. Adam Stroul is often quiet and unassuming, yet he’s a beast when it comes to the live music sector. The Denver-based promoter, has been a talent buyer at AEG Presents ...
The theater is operated by AEG Live. It has hosted various concert residencies , and is a common venue for classic rock and modern rock bands in the Las Vegas Valley . [ 1 ] It has frequently booked groups who traditionally favor arena types of venues. [ 2 ]