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EUROPEAN Joe Rush
NEWS
Gideon Gottfried
[email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM
Glasgow Outdoor Tax
May Cause TRNSMT
Festival To Leave
Geoff Ellis of DF Concerts has
warned Glasgow City Council that
he’d consider leaving the city with
his flagship event TRNSMT Festival,
should the politicians push through
a new tax on outdoor entertainment.
According to the Scottish Herald,
Glasgow City Council leaders voted
to introduce a new concert ticket
tax in order to balance the toll tak-
en by big events on city parks.
“It is of concern to me, and
should be to everyone involved in
tourism and culture in Glasgow,
that promoters and other event or-
ganizers will now be encouraged to
start events in other cities knowing
that our ability to attract strong
artistic talent to Glasgow is compro-
mised by hundreds of thousands of
pounds per event. GLASTONBURY 2019 visitors will walk along a full-fledged pier, designed by artist Joe Rush.
“I now have to decide whether to
lead or follow in that respect and it
is the business challenge that I now between supporting our green more attractive rates, according Glastonbury-On-Sea
face.” spaces and using parks to host large to Ellis, who told the Herald: “Stir- Visitors of Glastonbury 2019 will
Ellis added: “My objection to this events.” ling and Dundee are very keen for be able to walk along a full-fledged
tax is that of a fully fledged busi- Glasgow City Council currently us to make use of their assets and pier, which includes all the attrac-
ness member of Glasgow’s culture faces the challenge of closing a the rental prices they’re offering tions one would expect on a UK pier
and tourism community. £40.9 million ($54 million) spend- us are far less than Glasgow. If as well as some one wouldn’t expect
“I have some difficult decisions ing gap. you’re an event organizer you’re at all.
to make about the outdoor events Pollstar reached out to Mark going to go to these places ahead of Victorian pleasure piers are
that I run in Glasgow, which last Mackie of Regular Music, promoter Glasgow. famous landmarks to be found all
year saw over a quarter of a million of Summer Nights at the Bandstand “As long as they put this tax in along the UK’s coast. In 2019, Lon-
people attend, many of whom came in Glasgow’s Kelvingrove Park, place, Glasgow’s going to suffer don artist Joe Rush is going to build
from outside of the city, generating which already sold out all 26,000 and it will be to the benefit of other a pier on the site of the UK’s most
an economic impact in excess of tickets for the 2019 edition. cities. It’s well-meaning, but ill- popular festival – far from any kind
£10 million.” Mackie said he hadn’t been conceived and short sighted of the of water, though that may change
According to the report, the new approached by the council yet, but council to introduce a tax of £2.50 during Glastonbury, which has been
tax would add up to £2.50 to the expected to be in time for next on anyone attending an event with flooded by rain in the past.
price of tickets for outdoor events, year’s Summer Nights at the Band- a commercial aspect in the city’s Rush has been creating sculp-
such as TRNSMT Festival, which stand edition. parks, including free events across tures and art installations at
takes place on Glasgow Green in the Glasgow City Council justifies the the city. Glastonbury for many years, after
city center. new tax with the environmental im- “Substantial environmental meeting festival founder Michael
A council spokesperson told the pact large scale events have on the maintenance sums are already paid Eavis for the first time in 1985. Two
Herald: “The feedback we have city’s parks and the costs associated by promoters and event organizers years later, he built a Stonehenge
received from the public is that with cleaning them up again. to use greenfield spaces in Glasgow replica made out of cars on site.
they welcome large scale events in Cleanup costs are usually part of as part of other operational costs “I’ve always liked to work on a
the city and appreciate the cultural the hire fee promoters pay the city including policing, medical services, large scale. When I was very young
vibrancy that they bring. to rent out a certain area, which is cleaning, stewarding, welfare, stag- I saw a sculpture that somebody
“The public has also told us how why Mackie suggested raising the ing and power. had made from a Volkswagen Käfer,
much they value our green spaces hire fees instead of imposing a tax “I think the council aren’t as and made it into a spider. I was so
and how they would like to see a on tickets. Given the current rental aware of the knock-on impact as impressed by the scale of it,” he told
more direct connection between the fees, which were relatively low, they should be. This tax will mean Pollstar.
events we host and income being there was room to increase them, there are fewer events in Glasgow, Rush just unveiled his latest
invested back into our parks. he said. and fewer people visiting the city, show in London, March 22, a real
“The environmental levy is about But even in terms of rental which will hit nightclubs, bars, train being eaten by giant ants.
striking an appropriate balance prices, surrounding cities offered shops, restaurants and hotels.” Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis


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Artist Tickets Sold Artist Tickets Sold
Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross

11/23/18 Nothing But Thieves 9,394 $335,217 12/06/18 “Disney In Concert” 3,257 $191,400
Alexandra Palace 10,000 Mercedes-Benz Arena 4,308
London, UNITED KINGDOM 93% Berlin, GERMANY 75% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Live Nation 28.00 (£263,064) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 34.58 - 60.28 (168,535)
12/21/18 Kase O 9,912 $318,004 03/24/19 Cem Yilmaz 3,300 $187,805
WiZink Center 15,454 AFAS Live 3,300
Madrid, SPAIN 64% Euro Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 100% Euro
Radiation Tours, SL 23.10 - 33.40 (280,014) (In-House Promotion) / Sahmeran Entertainment 50.00 (165,000)
12/08/18 “Disney In Concert” 4,862 $305,668 01/16/19 “Thriller Live” 2,702 $181,919
TUI Arena 5,547 01/17-18 Metropol Theater Bremen 1,038
Hannover, GERMANY 87% Euro Bremen, GERMANY 86% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 35.51 - 59.81 (269,152) 3 shows Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 35.51 - 68.22 (158,967)
02/15/19 “Professor Brian Cox-A Journey Into Deep Space” 4,945 $274,766 12/08/18 Pablo Alborán 14,896 $178,343
The SSE Arena Belfast 6,872 WiZink Center 16,367
Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM 71% Madrid, SPAIN 91% Euro
Nigel McIntyre Productions 17.00 - 45.00 (£193,848) Get In Promociones Musicales 30.80 - 180.00 (157,038)
12/11/18 Symphonic Rios 4,236 $261,220 03/15/19 Jorge & Mateus 6,568 $173,464
WiZink Center 5,472 Metropolitan 8,364
Madrid, SPAIN 77% Euro Rio De Janeiro, BRAZIL 78% Reals
The Show Business Partner 44.00 - 64.60 (230,014) T4F - Time For Fun 24.00 - 300.00 (648,535)
12/09/18 “Disney In Concert” 3,870 $255,824 03/21/19 Mike Shinoda 3,300 $165,268
SAP Arena 8,334 AFAS Live 5,000
Mannheim, GERMANY 46% Euro Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 66% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 35.51 - 61.68 (225,263) (In-House Promotion) / Friendly Fire 44.00 (145,200)
12/01/18 La Moda 11,162 $253,527 03/03/19 “X Factor Live” 3,395 $161,930
WiZink Center 12,132 Manchester Arena 5,920
Madrid, SPAIN 92% Euro Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM 57%
Black Izar 20.00 (223,240) SJM 19.75 - 99.00 (£123,409)
11/10/18 Bullet For My Valentine 6,046 $250,390 02/15/19 Nils Frahm 3,740 $156,678
Alexandra Palace 10,000 AFAS Live 5,000
London, UNITED KINGDOM 60% Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 74% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Live Nation 32.50 (£196,495) (In-House Promotion) / Paradiso 36.50 (136,510)
03/13/19 Slash Myles Kennedy 3,435 $250,224 03/30/19 Luccas Neto 6,502 $154,222
WiZink Center 5,630 Belo Horizonte 3,546
Madrid, SPAIN 61% Euro Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 91% Reals
Live Nation 64.00 (219,840) 2 shows T4F - Time For Fun 40.00 - 180.00 (576,594)
02/20/19 Good Charlotte 5,320 $246,838 11/30/18 Nightwish 2,863 $145,978
Alexandra Palace 10,000 WiZink Center 9,000
London, UNITED KINGDOM 53% Madrid, SPAIN 31% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Live Nation 33.50 (£174,145) (In-House Promotion) / Contra Promotion 45.00 (128,835)
03/15/19 Crystal Fighters 5,538 $245,833 01/18/19 Antonio Jose 5,341 $143,635
WiZink Center 5,871 WiZink Center 5,630
Madrid, SPAIN 94% Euro Madrid, SPAIN 94% Euro
Houston Party Music 39.00 (215,982) Clipper’s Live 23.50 (125,513)
11/22/18 Roland Kaiser 3,717 $243,210 01/15/19 “Thriller Live” 1,980 $129,600
SAP Arena 4,075 Messehalle 2,606
Mannheim, GERMANY 91% Euro Erfurt, GERMANY 75% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 30.23 - 62.94 (214,649) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 34.58 - 67.29 (113,249)
03/14/19 The Hollies 3,200 $236,748 12/06/18 Sarah Brightman 1,607 $129,505
AFAS Live 3,500 Antel Arena 3,000
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 91% Euro Montevideo, URUGUAY 53% Pesos
(In-House Promotion) / TEC - Entertainment 65.00 (208,000) Move Concerts 450.00 - 2,500.00 (4,208,800)
01/30/19 “So Pop” Blue 3,275 $235,071 03/30/19 Jota Quest 4,646 $116,551
Kings Park & Botanic Garden B*Witched 6,663 Citibank Hall 5,989
Perth, AUSTRALIA Eiffel 65 49% Australian Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 77% Reals
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 2 Unlimited 101.77 (333,311) T4F - Time For Fun 40.00 - 300.00 (435,753)
03/09/19 “Popland” 5,809 $231,415 12/11/18 The Australian Pink Floyd Show 2,216 $112,678
WiZink Center 7,225 Royal Concert Hall 2,257
Madrid, SPAIN 80% Euro Nottingham, UNITED KINGDOM 98%
Sharemusic 30.00 - 45.00 (203,315) SJM / Live Nation / AEG Presents 29.50 - 79.00 (£88,277)
02/17/19 Tears For Fears 3,380 $213,365 02/10/19 Lily Allen 1,910 $110,501
AFAS Live 3,500 Forum Melbourne 1,910
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 96% Euro Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 100% Australian
(In-House Promotion) / Greenhouse Talent 55.00 (185,900) Frontier Touring Company 80.00 (152,017)
12/22/18 La Pegatina 7,424 $212,128 11/09/18 Dionne Warwick 1,176 $108,371
WiZink Center 8,230 The Star Gold Coast 1,947
Madrid, SPAIN 90% Euro Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA 60% Australian
Sonde 3 producciones 25.16 (186,787) Frontier Touring Company / Illusive Presents 130.09 (152,980)
02/16/19 Bizzey 5,500 $208,883 12/06/18 Magnus 3,753 $106,554
AFAS Live 5,500 12/07/18 Ancienne Belgique 1,892
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS 100% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 99% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Agents After All 33.09 (181,995) 2 shows (In-House Promotion) 25.00 - 29.00 (93,825)
12/16/18 Luz Casal 3,836 $201,702 01/12/19 “The Voice Of Germany” 2,397 $102,020
WiZink Center 5,357 MHP Arena 2,719
Madrid, SPAIN 71% Euro Ludwigsburg, GERMANY 88% Euro
Luz Y Paz 38.60 - 54.00 (177,606) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 42.71 (89,149)
12/11/18 Nightwish 5,200 $199,120 12/07/18 The Australian Pink Floyd Show 1,928 $94,619
Manchester Arena 8,245 Newcastle City Hall 2,020
Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM 63% Newcastle upon Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM 95%
Live Nation 30.00 (£156,000) SJM / Live Nation / AEG Presents 29.50 - 79.00 (£74,129)
12/05/18 Nina Pastori 5,070 $198,646 01/17/19 Lenovo Sounds Different 3,174 $92,623
WiZink Center 5,630 WiZink Center 8,240
Madrid, SPAIN 90% Euro Madrid, SPAIN 38% Euro
Mow Management 34.50 (174,915) Feel Wana 23.00 - 28.00 (80,937)
12/04/18 Santiano 3,716 $195,684 12/04/18 Kreator Hatebreed 1,985 $90,172
Sport- Und Kongress Hall 4,742 Ancienne Belgique Bloodbath 1,985
Schwerin, GERMANY 78% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.87 - 51.10 (172,307) (In-House Promotion) 40.00 - 44.00 (79,400)
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spoke at the show’s opening, SPAIN
where he also revealed news of Doctor Festival
the pier. Forced To Move
Since 2002/2003, Rush has AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky
been working with the festival Doctor Music Festival, which last
fairly regularly. One of his most took place 19 years ago, was set
famous sculptures is the phoenix to celebrate a triumphant return
that towered above the main to its original site in the Spanish
Pyramid stage when The Rolling Pyrenees mountains – until Agència
Stones played Glastonbury in Catalana de l’Aigua (ACA), the
2013. Rush is also the man be- country’s water agency, convinced
hind Glasto’s Cineramageddon, authorities that the valley may be
which opened at the 2017 edition, flooded during the event, which is
and features all kinds of fantastic scheduled for July 12-14.
vehicles in which visitors can “In our opinion, there has been
take a seat to enjoy a movie. a very over-exaggerated and
The Pier is most definitely the destructive interpretation of the
biggest project Rush has ever regulations surroundings theoret-
realized at Glastonbury. “It’s ical flood risks in the valley, which
absolutely massive. It’s 60 meters has never before flooded in summer
long, it weighs 160 tons. It’s a (at least as far as current data
proper pier. It’s got 1,400 planks shows),” a statement from Doctor
to make the deck. I’m also having Music reads. VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY, Ukrainian actor and candidate in the upcoming presiden-
to find all the things that happen “The stringency levels which tial election, hosts a comedy show at a concert hall in Brovary, Ukraine, March 29.
on the pier including the Punch have been applied in this case far Zelenskiy now surging ahead in the presidential contest according to polls.
and Judy show, the fortune tell- surpass the norm and we have
ers and pinball tables.” therefore been forced to abandon
One part of the pier is called the originally planned location in meters! Thanks to the privileged is A$2 million ($1.4 million) to
Automaton, which consists of order to ensure that all artistic location of Montmeló, at just 32 increase performance opportunities
automated robots and creatures commitments made are complied kilometres from Barcelona, with while music export body Sounds
and mechanical machines, and with, and make sure that the fes- multiple access routes by car, as Australia gets A$1.6 million ($1.13
even a robot band that’s going to tival goes ahead as per originally well as its own train station, this million) to expand activities in
be playing. designed for this new edition,” the venue offers a multitude of ameni- emerging markets in Asia. An extra
“And it’s not just a pier, it’s statement continues. ties for festivalgoers which would A$2.1 million ($1.49 million) is to
also sea front. It’s called Glaston- Local media reports by TV3 be difficult to find at any other large help women get training in contract
bury-on-Sea, so we’re actually and La Vanguardia had first report- music festival of this scale.” negotiation, marketing and finance
building a sea front and a pier,” ed that the reincarnation edition This isn’t the first time envi- while A$2.7 million ($1.96 million)
Rush explained. of Doctor Music Festival was threat- ronmentalists have disrupted a is for a development program for
ened due to scrutiny by the festival’s business in Europe. indigenous acts for touring and
ACA. Two ospreys essentially sealed recording strategies.
The location change forced the fate of Scotland’s largest festival Arts minister Mitch Fifield said,
Doctor Music to cancel the festival’s T In The Park in 2016. “This investment is about removing
July 12 date, meaning that the A local bird population also roadblocks for Australian musi-
Parquet Courts and the Smashing forced FKP Scorpio to relocate the cians and boosting their profile in
Pumpkins performances slated July 22, 2018, Ed Sheeran concert. a competitive global market. The
for that day had to be moved government understands the enor-
to Friday and Sunday, mous potential for growth in this
respectively. A USTRALIAN dynamic sector and is delivering
The Smashing Pumpkins are NEWS real world measures to strengthen
now billed as one of the headliners Christie Eliezer the diversity and reach of our music
on that day besides The Strokes. [email protected] • 613.9459.1788 fax industry.” Fifield acknowledged
“We accept the change and will
DRAKE play before The Strokes for the AUSTRALIA that the measures were a result of
a parliamentary inquiry last year
good of the Festival and everyone Gov’t Commits into factors that contributed to the
March 13-15, 2019 who will follow us,” said frontman $30.9M For Live Music growth and sustainability of the
Billy Corgan. local music sector.
AccorHotels Arena Doctor Music confirmed that In its federal budget unveiled Dean Ormston, chief executive
Paris, France
all acts with the exception of Chris April 2, the Australian government of the joint Australian Performing
PROMOTER Robinson Brotherhood were still committed A$30.9 million ($21.9 Right Association and Australasian
Live Nation on board and added that several million) in fresh funding over four Mechanical Copyright Association –
new acts have yet to be announced. years to strengthen the live sector which has under its umbrella Sounds
$3,525,355 Gross
30,475 Tickets Sold The team around CEO Neo domestically and to break more Australia and Live Music Australia
12,303 Capacity Sala is confident that Montmeló acts globally. The Australian Music – applauded the package for its “di-
83% Percentage / 3 Shows will serve as a worthy site replace- Industry Package includes A$22.5 verse and multi-layered approach”
67.50-155.50 Ticket Price ment. million ($15.9 million) to assist and specifically for its women and
3,097,280 Euro They decribe it as “an interna- thousands of small businesses with indigenous funding, for whom his
tionally renowned location boasting grants of up to A$10,000 ($7,096) association has many programs.
excellent facilities and spanning each to book more artists and Ormston added, “The funding
over more than 600,000 square upgrade live music venues. There for Sounds Australia recognises the


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Artist Tickets Sold Artist Tickets Sold
Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross

11/22/18 Matthias Reim 1,899 $90,065 12/16/18 Randy Houser 1,301 $56,327
Beethoven Hall 2,079 Forum Melbourne 2,000
Stuttgart, GERMANY 91% Euro Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 65% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.10 - 48.60 (79,488) Chugg Entertainment / Rob Potts Entertainment Edge 59.90 (77,930)
12/20/18 Angelo Kelly 2,235 $88,077 02/23/19 Blue Oyster Cult The Temperance Movement 1,328 $55,609
C.C.S. 2,250 O2 Academy Newcastle 2,000
Suhl, GERMANY 99% Euro Newcastle, UNITED KINGDOM 66%
(In-House Promotion) / C2 Concerts 38.00 (74,561) (In-House Promotion) / MJR Group 29.50 - 35.00 (£39,232)
02/17/19 Stone Temple Pilots/Bush 1,983 $85,458 01/25/19 Khruangbin 1,940 $55,502
Km De Vantagens Hall 5,180 Ancienne Belgique 1,940
Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL 38% Reals Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
T4F - Time For Fun 100.00 - 500.00 (331,722) Live Nation 25.00 (48,500)
11/23/18 The Australian Pink Floyd Show 1,701 $84,227 02/27/19 John Prine 929 $54,193
New Theatre Oxford 1,728 Bruce Mason Centre 1,100
Oxford, UNITED KINGDOM 98% Auckland, NEW ZEALAND 84% New Zealand
SJM / Live Nation / AEG Presents 29.50 - 79.00 (£66,098) Frontier Touring Company 80.00 - 100.00 (78,400)
01/03/19 “The Voice Of Germany” 2,077 $83,897 01/29/19 Craig David 761 $54,156
Halle Muensterland 3,298 Royal Theatre 2,189
Muenster, GERMANY 62% Euro Canberra, AUSTRALIA 34% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 42.71 (73,312) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 100.90 (76,788)
12/25/18 “Three Wishes For Cinderella” 3,581 $81,499 11/25/18 Julia Engelmann 1,199 $53,994
12/26-29 Schiller Theater 741 Halle 622 1,498
Berlin, GERMANY 96% Euro Zurich, SWITZERLAND 80% Francs
5 shows C2 Concerts 16.00 - 24.00 (71,763) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 41.27 (54,341)
11/26/18 The Australian Pink Floyd Show 1,623 $79,140 03/01/19 Red Hot Chilli Pipers 1,594 $53,731
Bath Forum 1,645 The SSE Arena Belfast 2,114
Bath, UNITED KINGDOM 98% Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM 75%
SJM / Live Nation / AEG Presents 29.50 - 79.00 (£62,106) SD Events 17.50 - 26.00 (£40,949)
01/23/19 “Thriller Live” 1,148 $78,300 11/02/18 King Princess 1,258 $53,470
Esperantohalle 1,795 Forum Melbourne 1,800
Fulda, GERMANY 63% Euro Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 69% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 35.51 - 68.22 (68,421) Frontier Touring Company 60.00 (75,480)
12/08/18 Matthias Reim 1,882 $78,232 12/08/18 Gregorian 894 $52,963
Stadthalle 2,080 Stadthalle Magdeburg 1,150
Cottbus, GERMANY 90% Euro Magdeburg, GERMANY 77% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 31.78 - 34.11 (68,886) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 58.97 (46,636)
12/30/18 “The Voice Of Germany” 1,749 $77,818 12/27/18 “Yakari Fürs Leben” 1,366 $52,722
BigBOX Allgäu 3,128 Stadthalle 1,464
Kempten, GERMANY 55% Euro Zwickau, GERMANY 93% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 42.71 (68,522) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 18.88 - 43.27 (46,424)
12/14/18 Angelo Kelly 1,888 $74,355 12/06/18 Kastelruther Spatzen 1,095 $52,664
Wiener Stadthalle 1,900 Congress Centrum 1,501
Vienna, AUSTRIA 99% Euro Ulm, GERMANY 72% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / C2 Concerts 41.00 (65,472) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.64 - 51.40 (46,373)
11/24/18 Matthias Reim 1,487 $73,445 11/14/18 Nothing But Thieves Deaf Havana 1,936 $52,651
Arena Trier 2,316 Ancienne Belgique 1,936
Trier, GERMANY 64% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.10 - 48.60 (64,820) Live Nation 24.00 - 28.00 (46,468)
12/08/18 Angelo Kelly 1,863 $70,927 11/05/18 Chvrches Let’s Eat Grandma 1,773 $52,286
Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel 2,566 Ancienne Belgique 1,890
Kiel, GERMANY 72% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 93% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / C2 Concerts 38.00 (62,454) (In-House Promotion) 26.00 - 30.00 (46,146)
01/05/19 “The Voice Of Germany” 1,612 $70,489 01/12/19 Donavon Frankenreiter 2,070 $51,699
Phoenix Contact Arena 2,800 Land Spirit Complex 3,000
Lemgo, GERMANY 57% Euro Belo Horizonte, BRAZIL 69% Reals
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 42.71 (61,596) (In-House Promotion) / Sleepwalkers Entretenimento 110.83 (200,678)
02/10/19 “Thriller Live” 1,066 $69,555 12/06/18 Gregorian 856 $51,639
S. Oliver Arena 2,174 Haus Auensee 998
Wurzburg, GERMANY 49% Euro Leipzig, GERMANY 85% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 35.51 - 68.22 (60,602) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 58.97 (45,470)
11/30/18 The Australian Pink Floyd Show 1,416 $66,954 02/05/19 Nelly 890 $51,437
Preston Guildhall 1,642 Gilligan’s 890
Preston, UNITED KINGDOM 86% Cairns, AUSTRALIA 100% Australian
SJM 29.50 - 79.00 (£52,543) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 79.51 (70,762)
11/18/18 Deadmau5 1,600 $66,517 12/01/18 Tamino Tristan 1,953 $51,013
Marble Factory 1,600 Ancienne Belgique 1,953
Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM 100% Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
Snake 32.00 (£52,200) (In-House Promotion) / Live Nation 23.00 (44,919)
11/22/18 The Proclaimers 1,583 $65,559 02/02/19 Chinese National Circus 1,320 $50,988
Perth Concert Hall 1,583 Stadthalle Chemnitz 1,516
Perth, UNITED KINGDOM 100% Chemnitz, GERMANY 87% Euro
(In-House Promotion) 32.50 (£51,448) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 23.83 - 37.38 (44,425)
11/02/18 Tom Odell 1,750 $63,569 02/28/19 Blue Oyster Cult 1,200 $50,177
Columbiahalle 2,000 Anson Room 1,200
Berlin, GERMANY 87% Euro Bristol, UNITED KINGDOM 100%
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 32.00 - 40.00 (56,104) (In-House Promotion) / MJR Group 29.50 - 35.00 (£35,400)
01/06/19 Sinatra And Friends Holographic Concert 1,073 $62,380 11/22/18 Richard Marx 792 $49,744
Capitol Theater 1,133 Astor Theatre 792
Dusseldorf, GERMANY 94% Euro Mt. Lawley, AUSTRALIA 100% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.38 - 59.81 (54,510) Frontier Touring Company / Illusive Presents 88.66 (70,220)
01/25/19 Jeremy Loops James Hersey 2,000 $57,219 12/11/18 Angelo Kelly 1,057 $49,414
Tonhalle 2,000 Musical Theater Basel 1,497
Munich, GERMANY 100% Euro Basel, SWITZERLAND 70% Francs
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 25.00 - 30.00 (50,000) (In-House Promotion) / C2 Concerts 55.00 (49,308)
01/26/19 Odesza Fakear 1,975 $56,531 11/28/18 Fantasy 954 $48,912
Ancienne Belgique Kasbo 1,975 Stadthalle 1,436
Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro Zwickau, GERMANY 66% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Live Nation 25.00 - 29.00 (49,399) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.40 - 46.73 (43,168)
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Artist Tickets Sold Artist Tickets Sold
Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross

02/15/19 Steve Aoki 1,509 $48,125 01/18/19 Yungblud Carlie Hanson 1,967 $45,020
Barrowland 1,900 Ancienne Belgique 1,967
Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM 79% Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
(In-House Promotion) 22.50 (£33,952) (In-House Promotion) 20.00 (39,340)
02/06/19 Nelly 761 $47,919 02/08/19 Nelly 761 $44,981
Discovery 920 Trak Showroom 1,000
Darwin, AUSTRALIA 82% Australian Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 76% Australian
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 73.48 (65,922) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 81.32 (61,881)
02/05/19 Craig David 634 $47,831 01/31/19 Paul Panzer 1,409 $44,911
The Star Gold Coast 1,682 Stadthalle Braunschweig 1,449
Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA 37% Australian Brunswick, GERMANY 97% Euro
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 103.79 (65,801) (In-House Promotion) / Undercover 23.87 - 29.20 (39,245)
11/23/18 Knee Deep In Sound 1,217 $47,420 02/17/19 Madrugada 1,500 $44,762
Forum Melbourne 1,900 Docks Konzerte Disco 1,500
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA 64% Australian Hamburg, GERMANY 100% Euro
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 55.00 (66,940) FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 26.00 (39,000)
11/07/18 Ben Zucker 1,494 $47,152 02/08/19 Vengaboys 848 $44,371
Steintor-Varieté 1,494 Waves 1,365
Halle, GERMANY 100% Euro Wollongong, AUSTRALIA 62% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.17 - 32.71 (41,615) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 71.98 (61,041)
03/22/19 Emmerson Nogueira 1,817 $46,445 03/01/19 Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox 1,040 $44,166
Citibank Hall 4,170 York Barbican 1,353
Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 43% Reals York, UNITED KINGDOM 76%
T4F - Time For Fun 35.00 - 500.00 (173,647) SJM 26.50 - 70.00 (£33,660)
03/23/19 Gustavo Mioto 2,612 $46,021 02/09/19 Jacob Collier 1,197 $44,066
Citibank Hall 5,989 Live Music Hall 1,400
Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 43% Reals Cologne, GERMANY 85% Euro
T4F - Time For Fun 35.00 - 300.00 (172,062) FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 32.00 (38,394)
03/09/19 Fernando & Sorocaba 1,326 $46,009 02/17/19 Bananarama 780 $43,917
Citibank Hall 3,511 Crown Theatre Perth 2,075
Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 37% Reals Perth, AUSTRALIA 37% Australian
T4F - Time For Fun 40.00 - 300.00 (172,015) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 77.46 (60,417)
11/06/18 Ben Zucker 1,486 $45,162 02/10/19 Aqua 762 $43,748
Batschkapp 1,500 Discovery 920
Frankfurt, GERMANY 99% Euro Darwin, AUSTRALIA 82% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.82 (39,858) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 78.98 (60,185)
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DAVE MATTHEWS BAND’s European tour stops at the GRAN TEATRO GEOX in Padua, Italy, March 30.


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INTERNATIONAL | LIVE BOXOFFICE
Artist Tickets Sold Artist Tickets Sold
Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross Date Facility/Promoter Support Capacity Gross

11/10/18 “City Loop” Andy Garvey 1,158 $43,419 02/19/19 Madrugada 1,250 $37,302
RMIT Ben Fester 1,900 Werk 2 1,250
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA CC:Disco! 60% Australian Leipzig, GERMANY 100% Euro
Frontier Touring Company / Illusive Presents Channel Tres 52.93 (61,291) FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 26.00 (32,500)
02/16/19 Jacob Collier 1,077 $43,401 03/22/19 Orquestra Mineira De Rock 2,399 $37,041
Huxleys Neue Welt 1,600 Belo Horizonte 4,150
Berlin, GERMANY 67% Euro Sao Paulo, BRAZIL 57% Reals
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 35.00 - 42.00 (37,814) T4F - Time For Fun 30.00 - 600.00 (138,485)
12/28/18 Kapitein Winokio 2,100 $42,928 11/06/18 “Boybands Forever” 722 $36,883
12/29-30 Ancienne Belgique 700 Leipzig Arena 1,478
Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro Leipzig, GERMANY 48% Euro
3 shows (In-House Promotion) 18.00 - 22.00 (37,800) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.17 - 58.60 (32,552)
12/16/18 Salut Salon 891 $42,574 11/07/18 David August Gigi Masin 1,473 $36,854
Thalia Theater 906 Ancienne Belgique 1,890
Hamburg, GERMANY 98% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 77% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 20.09 - 52.34 (37,488) (In-House Promotion) 22.00 - 26.00 (32,526)
11/16/18 Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael 1,217 $42,520 11/08/18 “Boybands Forever” 703 $36,247
S.E.C. 3,000 Theatre Am Marientor 1,505
Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM 40% Duisburg, GERMANY 46% Euro
(In-House Promotion) 26.00 - 44.00 (£33,368) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.38 - 59.81 (31,990)
11/27/18 Bosse 1,235 $42,025 01/26/19 Sinatra And Friends Holographic Concert 614 $35,455
Loewensaal 1,500 Congress Centrum 1,434
Nuremberg, GERMANY 82% Euro Wurzburg, GERMANY 42% Euro
(In-House Promotion) / Concertburo Franken 30.00 (37,090) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.38 - 59.81 (30,982)
03/08/19 Ben Fogle 1,275 $41,824 11/13/18 Fastlove - A Tribute to George Michael 1,023 $35,262
York Barbican 1,370 Wimbledon Theatre 1,600
York, UNITED KINGDOM 93% London, UNITED KINGDOM 63%
(In-House Promotion) / No Third Entertainments 25.00 (£31,875) (In-House Promotion) 27.50 (£27,672)
12/05/18 Richard Marx 541 $41,654 12/30/18 “Yakari Fürs Leben” 857 $35,112
Eaton Hills Hotel 1,900 Stadthalle Magdeburg 920
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA 28% Australian Magdeburg, GERMANY 93% Euro
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 106.52 (57,629) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 18.88 - 43.27 (30,917)
01/14/19 “The Voice Of Germany” 928 $41,447 12/11/18 Soldout DC Salas 1,926 $34,997
Saarlandhalle 2,184 Ancienne Belgique 1,926
Saarbrucken, GERMANY 42% Euro Brussels, BELGIUM 100% Euro
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 26.45 - 42.71 (36,218) (In-House Promotion) 16.00 (30,816)
01/26/19 Muff Potter Felix Gebhard 1,500 $41,198 02/21/19 Decended from Odin: The Jorvik Takeover 591 $34,826
Astra Kulturhaus 1,500 York Barbican 1,785
Berlin, GERMANY 100% Euro York, UNITED KINGDOM 33%
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 24.00 (36,000) (In-House Promotion) 45.00 (£24,570)
11/23/18 Julia Engelmann 1,275 $41,177 02/15/19 Teenage Fanclub 798 $34,804
Eurogress Aachen 1,526 The Metro Theatre 1,100
Eltville, GERMANY 83% Euro Sydney, AUSTRALIA 72% Australian
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 19.91 - 32.71 (36,341) Frontier Touring Company 60.00 (47,880)
11/15/18 Georgie Fame/The Manfreds 893 $39,828 11/10/18 Alma 1,222 $34,701
Cadogan Hall 894 Ancienne Belgique 1,890
London, UNITED KINGDOM 99% Brussels, BELGIUM 64% Euro
Kilimanjaro Live 31.00 (£31,255) Live Nation 25.00 - 29.00 (30,626)
01/18/19 Reach Out! The Magic of Motown 1,147 $39,597 12/01/18 “Scrooge - Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte” 3,869 $34,443
Milton Keynes Theatre 1,400 12/02-16 SpardaWelt Eventcenter 373
Buckinghamshire, UNITED KINGDOM 81% Stuttgart, GERMANY 64% Euro
(In-House Promotion) 30.50 - 32.50 (£31,095) 16 shows (In-House Promotion) / C2 Concerts 6.00 - 20.00 (30,328)
12/16/18 Clutch The Picturebooks 1,510 $39,519 02/28/19 Bananarama 598 $34,229
Ancienne Belgique The Inspector Cluzo 1,920 The Star Gold Coast 1,655
Brussels, BELGIUM 78% Euro Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA 36% Australian
(In-House Promotion) 23.00 - 27.00 (34,798) Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 78.74 (47,089)
12/09/18 Bhad Bhabie 1,169 $39,473 11/26/18 Julia Engelmann 1,024 $34,175
Enmore Theatre 2,405 Congress und Messe Innsbruck 1,412
Newtown, AUSTRALIA 48% Australian Innsbruck, AUSTRIA 72% Euro
Illusive Presents / Frontier Touring Company 46.72 (54,612) Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 18.89 (30,162)
12/19/18 Gerry Cinnamon 1,236 $39,441 11/24/18 Georgie Fame/The Manfreds 878 $34,046
Grand Hall 1,236 Grand Theatre 954
Kilmarnock, UNITED KINGDOM 100% Swansea, UNITED KINGDOM 92%
DF Concerts 25.00 (£30,900) Kilimanjaro Live 31.00 (£26,718)
11/22/18 Georgie Fame/The Manfreds 995 $38,936 03/12/19 Passenger 887 $33,665
Princess Theatre 1,417 Auditorio Santa Ursula 887
Torquay, UNITED KINGDOM 70% Lima, PERU 100% Nuevo Sol
Kilimanjaro Live 31.00 (£30,555) Move Concerts 88.00 - 234.70 (111,604)
11/17/18 “Boybands Forever” 662 $38,934 11/13/18 “Greatest Love of All - Whitney Houston Show” 820 $33,366
Sparkassen-Arena-Kiel 1,476 Victoria Theatre 1,476
Kiel, GERMANY 44% Euro Halifax, UNITED KINGDOM 55%
Semmel Concerts Entertainment GmbH 27.38 - 59.81 (34,362) Kilimanjaro Live 31.93 (£26,184)
03/14/19 Passenger 794 $38,640 02/21/19 Hippo Campus (MN) 1,319 $32,727
Teatro Jorge Eliecer Gaitan 1,373 O2 Shepherds Bush Empire 1,490
Bogota, COLOMBIA 57% Pesos London, UNITED KINGDOM 88%
Move Concerts 98,000 - 220,000 (120,749,000) Kilimanjaro Live 17.50 - 18.44 (£23,089)
02/01/19 Muff Potter Felix Gebhard 1,388 $38,234 02/04/19 Jacob Collier 886 $32,541
Backstage 1,388 Muffathalle 1,400
Munich, GERMANY 100% Euro Munich, GERMANY 63% Euro
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 24.00 (33,312) FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 32.00 (28,352)
01/16/19 Tom Odell Jane’s Party 1,104 $37,948 12/14/18 Randy Houser 748 $32,385
Haus Auensee 1,104 Corner Hotel 800
Leipzig, GERMANY 100% Euro Richmond, AUSTRALIA 93% Australian
FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen 30.00 - 38.00 (33,160) Chugg Entertainment / Rob Potts Entertainment Edge 59.90 - 60.00 (44,806)
11/09/18 The Rubens 946 $37,528 03/27/19 Odette 1,503 $32,128
The Tivoli 1,500 03/28/19 Corner Hotel 751
Fortitude Valley, AUSTRALIA 63% Australian Richmond, AUSTRALIA 100% Australian
Frontier Touring Company 56.00 (52,976) 2 shows (In-House Promotion) / Select Music 30.00 (45,104)
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INTERNATIONAL | NEWS

Dobbyn, Fat Freddy’s Drop, Six60, The Seoul Metropolitan Police
Anika Moa, Sol3Mio, Bene, Bic Agency announced that during its
Runga, Hollie Smith and Teeks investigation of the singer, it found
are among major New Zealand that Seungri and a partner “misap-
acts playing two large fundraisers propriated funds” from their club,
for those affected by the March according to Korea Portal.
15 Christchurch mosque attacks. The police are currently trying to
Under the banner You Are Us/Aroha determine just how much mon-
Nui, the first is at Auckland’s Spark ey was embezzled and for what
Arena April 13 (which sold out in 24 purpose.
hours) and the second at Christ- The club, called Monkey Muse-
church Stadium April 17. um, is also being investigated for
The shows are pulled together by suspicion of bribing police. Seungri
Live Nation NZ’s Mark Kneebone and reportedly has admitted to giving a
Brent Eccles of Eccles Entertain- police superintendent three tickets
ment. Eccles said that they met with to a Bigbang concert.
the city’s Muslim community to get Seungri is also caught up in
its blessing; leaders suggested the another scandal involving two other
concert name. celebrities, TV personality Jung
All funds go to the One People, Joon-young and Choi Jong-hoon,
THE 30,000-SEAT Bankwest Stadium has chosen Ticketek Australia to handle all
pitcking at the venue that opens April 14. One City fund. New Zealand media a former member of the rock band
reported that New Zealand-born, FTISLAND, who are accused of
U.S.-based artist manager Angus sharing sex videos of women whom
enormous potential of Australian Katie Rynne has joined Village Vail, currently business managing Choi and Jung recorded without the
music exports and music is used Sounds agency as booker. Village KISS, is locking in dates for Los women’s knowledge.
by leading nations to project their Sounds was set up in 1999 by Jes- Angeles and New York in April, with
image to the world. Whether it’s sica Ducrou, now co-CEO of Secret further shows eyed for London, Blackpink’s
Nashville, London, Tokyo or São Sounds, of which the agency is a Sydney and Melbourne. On March BTS-esque Mission
Paulo, there are now more Aus- part. Rynne spent eight years at 28, a remembrance day service in According to Forbes, Blackpink aims
tralian musicians and songwriters Select Music agency, working with Christchurch featured performances to become the female version of
than home-grown sport stars who The Preatures, All Our Exes Live from Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, Mar- BTS, meaning the next big K-pop
are globally recognised household In Texas, Montaigne, Japanese Wall- lon Williams, Maisey Rika, Hollie act to break big in the West.
names - Sia, Courtney Barnett, paper, LANKS and Electric Fields. Smith and Teeks. The quartet has already been
Vance Joy, Flume, 5 Seconds of New Zealand events are still included in the magazine’s Asia’s 30
Summer, Ruel, Amy Shark to name Ticketek Tapped on high alert. A section of the Under 30 2018 list, and this month
just a few.” By Sydney’s New 20,000-strong crowd at the March they embark on their debut world
Bankwest Stadium 23 HomeGrown festival in Wel- tour. The group debuted in South
Executive Changes lington was evacuated while police Korea in 2016 under the auspices
At Ticketmaster, Ticketek Australia is handling all searched the immediate area after of YG Entertainment, which also
event ticketing for the 30,000-seat
Village Sounds rectangular Bankwest Stadium in a “person of concern” (speculated manages Bigbang and the former
Ticketmaster Australia & New western Sydney, set to open April 14. to be sporting a white nationalism girl group 2NE1.
tattoo) was spotted in the audience.
Zealand tapped corporate and sports It is managed by the NSW gov- The show resumed half an hour Blackpink has already broken re-
veteran Michael Brown as head of ernment agency Venues NSW and later calling the incident “an inno- cords on YouTube and has seen two
strategy and business. operated by VenuesLive. Venue CEO cent mistake.” singles rank high on international
He’ll work across the two Daryl Kerry commented, “We are Street festival CubaDupa in charts in the last year.
countries focusing on business and particularly excited about Ticketek’s Wellington moved its performances Their biggest fan base is in Japan
corporate development and strategic innovation in mobile ticketing and indoors March 30 for safety reasons and Southeast Asia, but according
planning in private and public technology.” Ticketek, a division of but that did not deter 100,000 from to YouTube data there is “significant
sectors. TEG, has Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, attending the festival, organisers interest” in the band in the U.S.,
In his most recent role as chief Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sydney said. Brazil and Mexico. The global tour
executive of Victoria’s Kardinia Park Cricket Ground, Brisbane’s Sun- will take them to eight countries
stadium, he secured over A$100 corp Stadium, Adelaide Oval and outside of Asia.
million ($70.9 million) in funding Melbourne’s AAMI Park. TEG CEO ASIAN In interviews, the members have
for the redevelopment of Stage 5 Geoff Jones said, “Bankwest Stadium NEWS attributed their success to their
of the stadium. Brown held top represents a step change in the live Philip Brasor international composition, since
roles in football, cricket and rugby entertainment experience in Aus- 813.5811.5049 • 813.5811.50508 fax they hail from South Korea, New
[email protected]
codes, and adjunct professorship at tralia. The breathtaking design, the Zealand, Austraila and Thailand.
the University of Queensland and sightlines and the proximity of seats KOREA Lisa, the youngest member, who
Deakin University. to the action will produce atmospher- was recruited in Thailand, speaks
Managing director of Ticketmas- ics that will set new benchmarks.” Seungri Arrested Again four languages: Thai, English, Kore-
ter Australia and New Zealand, Ma- K-pop’s ongoing legal controversies an and Japanese.
ria O’Connor, said: “Michael Brown NEW ZEALAND continue. Former Bigbang member The tour starts in Los Angeles
is one of the most respected execu- Music Community Seungri, who has already been and covers North America, Europe
tives in the industry and he brings Rallies For arrested for soliciting prostitutes for and Australia. Blackpink is signed
with him incredible experience and Shooting Victims a nightclub where he entertained to Interscope for global represen-
leadership that will greatly benefit investors, has been re-arrested for tation. They will also be the first
both the culture of Ticketmaster and Lorde, Shihad, Marlon Williams, embezzling funds from a different female K-pop group to perform at
our offering to partners.” Stan Walker, Shapeshifter, Dave club, one he has an interest in. Coachella. s


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SMG’s Jim Johnson poses with KISS and a custom guitar signed by the band
to be auctioned for breast cancer research prior to the band’s concert at the
DENNY SANFORD PREMIER CENTER in Sioux Falls March 6. Also pictured are guitar
designer Kory Van Sickle and wife Traci.


























MICHAEL BUBLÉ sells out the AT&T
CENTER in San Antonio March 27 and
gives back to Methodist Children’s
Hospital, pictured backstage with
the venue’s Casey Redish, Meredith
Collier, Abby Turkington and Silver &
Black Give Back’s Jennifer Regnier.























KELLY CLARKSON sells out U.S.
BANK ARENA in Cincinnati March 23,
grossing $603,348. Celebrating are
venue programming VP Steve Lib-
eratore, and GM and VP Kristin Ropp.
CELTIC WOMAN lights up DPAC in
Durham, N.C., March 23, pictured
with the venue’s Annsley Tarver,
Brad Saks and Cindy Baucom.

IRON & WINE brings the tunes to
TAFT THEATRE in Cincinnati, Ohio,
with frontman Sam Beam pictured with
Ed Morrell and David Campbell March

BAD BUNNY’s X100PRE tour stops in
at the MODA CENTER in Portland, Ore.,
March 21. Pictured are the venue’s Hilary
Gorlin, Melissa Corraro, Lauren Todd
and Howard Zuckerman.




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