1. LIVE NATION PICKS UP GOVERNORS BALL: Live events giant Live Nation Entertainment has added New York’s Governors Ball to its lineup of major music festivals, which also includes Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. The company recently completed a deal to acquire a majority stake in the festival’s parent organization, Founders Entertainment. It will promote the festival, which takes place June 3-5 at Randall's Island. The New York Times: “The deal for Governors Ball follows a pattern for Live Nation, which in recent years has taken controlling stakes in a series of independent promoters around the country. In 2013, it bought half of Insomniac, the company behind Electric Daisy Carnival. In 2014, Live Nation made a deal with C3 Presents, which has Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits; last year, it acquired Bonnaroo. … In New York, various companies—including Live Nation and A.E.G.—have tried and failed to establish festivals over the years, but among multiday pop festivals drawing a broad audience, only Governors Ball has had staying power, with 150,000 in attendance last year over three days.” http://nyti.ms/1Wna2sR
2. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING MORE DIVERSE THAN EVER: Along with 102 film screenings, this year's Tribeca Film Festival will have expanded programming that includes 16 TV-related events and 38 virtual reality experiences. The 15th annual festival, which takes place April 13-24, will also showcase how emerging technologies such as Snapchat can be used as storytelling platforms. The Wall Street Journal: “‘As a young festival we really feel like we have the good fortune to be in a position where we can change a little bit more easily, evolve a little bit more easily, than other festivals,’ said festival Director Genna Terranova. … The festival’s foray into different forms reflects the myriad ways that its featured directors this year have found their way to film. ‘Something you’ll see across the program is people coming from different media into film or from film into other media—maybe television, maybe online,’ said senior programmer Cara Cusumano.” http://on.wsj.com/22ohMu2
3. ROCK & ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE STEVE MILLER CRITICIZES CEREMONY: Steve Miller didn’t hold back with his opinions about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame at this year’s induction ceremony, which took place Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After the guitarist and singer-songwriter gave his acceptance speech—in which he mentioned the foundation's questionable nomination process and lack of female inductees—he voiced more thoughts backstage. USA Today: “Speaking in the press room after his induction, Miller, 72, insisted, ‘The whole process needs to be changed ... It doesn't need to be this hard. There's nothing fancy going on out there that requires all of this stuff.’ Miller complained about access to the event. ‘When they told me I was inducted they said 'You have two tickets, one for your wife and one for yourself.' ... What about my band? What about their wives?’’” http://usat.ly/1qEoC3h
* LOCAL NEWS *
BOSTON: The enVision Hotel Boston Everett is slated to open in 2017. The hotel will have 101 rooms and feature locally inspired design.
CHICAGO: Rick Bayless will serve as the first “host chef” for Chicago Gourmet. New this year, the festival will take on the theme “Food Is Art." The event will take place in Millennium Park September 23-25.
LOS ANGELES: The Dog Cafe, the country's first cafe where patrons can meet adoptable dogs, is now open in East Hollywood. LAist: http://bit.ly/1S1Z74z
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/losangeles
NEW YORK: The Beauty Foundation for Cancer Care will host the 10th annual Beauty Ball on Saturday at the Robert J. Collins Arena at Brookdale Community College in Bancroft, New Jersey.
The American Heart Association's NYC Heart & Stroke Innovation Forum will be held April 20 at the Alexandria Center for Life Science.
The Salvadori Center's annual cocktail benefit will take place May 4 at the High Line Hotel.
The 1:54 Contemporary African Art Fair will take place May 6-8 at Red Hook’s Pioneer Works, with an opening preview on May 5.
Local event listings from the new Masterplanner: http://www.masterplanneronline.com/newyork
ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA: A new 15,000-square-food co-working space from Regus Group Plc. is slated to open on the eighth floor of the Regions Bank Tower. Orlando Business Journal: http://bit.ly/23v4zSR
SAN FRANCISCO: The Salsa Festival on Fillmore will take place July 15-16 on Fillmore Street. The event will feature outdoor dancing, free concerts, and salsa lessons.
TORONTO: The second annual Ever After Music Festival will take over Bingemans Fairgrounds June 4-5. The psychedelic festival will offer campsites and four-person cabins for attendees.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The 10th annual Children’s Ball, which benefits the Children’s National Health System, takes place on Friday at the Ritz Carlton.
YOUR NEWS: What are you doing? Tell us: [email protected].
JOB BOARD: Post a job or find a job: http://jobs.bizbash.com
With contributions from Jenny Berg in Chicago, Alesandra Dubin and Claire Hoffman in Los Angeles, Mitra Sorrells in Orlando, and Beth Kormanik, Michele Laufik, Jill Menze, and Ian Zelaya in New York.
BizBash Daily is the must-read digest of event industry news from BizBash.com.
Feed the Sheet: [email protected]
Subscribe: www.bizbash.com/bizbashdaily
Advertise with BizBash: [email protected]
More in New York
Most Popular
