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Live intermezo powerhouse AEG Presents is expanding its beingness successful nan drama world via a caller strategical business pinch Outback Presents, nan starring independent drama touring and promotion institution successful North America.
The business brings together AEG’s monolithic world live-events infrastructure pinch Outback’s expertise successful stand-up comedy, drama festivals and drama touring. The extremity for nan 2 companies successful moving together is to grow opportunities for comics astatine each shape of their careers, deepen instrumentality engagement, and thrust nan continued maturation of drama arsenic a cornerstone of nan unrecorded intermezo business.
Founded successful 1996, and tally by Mike Smardak and Brian Dorfman, Outback Presents has built a starring position successful nan drama abstraction done long‑standing creator relationships, trusted representation, and a estimation for thoughtful profession development. The institution promotes tours, festivals, and unrecorded drama events crossed North America, including properties specified arsenic nan Nashville Comedy Festival and 312 Comedy Festival, and useful intimately pinch starring agents and managers crossed nan drama ecosystem.
Operating crossed 5 continents, AEG Presents’ tentpole events see nan Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, nan New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, British Summer Time astatine Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Electric Forest, Rock En Seine, and All Points East. The institution besides promotes world tours for artists specified arsenic Justin Bieber, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Celine Dion, Elton John, Carin León, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Tyler, The Creator.
“We couldn’t beryllium much excited astir this business and nan opportunity to activity intimately pinch AEG Presents,” said Outback’s Smardak and Dorfman successful a associated statement. “The institution brings a market-leading position and beingness to nan unrecorded events business, while remaining intentional astir protecting nan personality of their unsocial business units. It feels world and bespoke astatine nan aforesaid time.”
Added Shawn Trell, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, AEG Presents: “Outback Presents has built an enviable business from nan crushed up, and our intent is to fto them do what they do best: create champion successful people drama events. This business is founded – for illustration truthful galore of nan ones we activity retired astatine AEG Presents – connected collaborating pinch existent visionaries who complement our business strategy successful meaningful and imaginative ways.”
