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French indie promoter targets international acts

French promoter Take Me Out has launched new indie night They’re Gonna Be Big (TGBB), which is dedicated to giving emerging international acts their first show in Paris and securing them a place on the company’s roster.

Take Me Out officially launched in early 2022 as a collaboration between concert organiser Speakeasy and Paris rock club Supersonic, which hosts the recurring theme night.

Run by live music industry veteran Jean-Louis Schell, Speakeasy worked with acts such as The Libertines and Kasabian, while Supersonic has welcomed the likes of Yungblud, The Warlocks, Nick Olivieri and Soccer Mommy.

“The idea behind Take Me out is to build on the strengths of both companies to spot talent early on and book their gigs on French territory,” Schell told IQ earlier this year. “The plan is to take artists way beyond small-sized venues such as the Supersonic.”

“The plans are to organise five to six nights a year”

TGBB hosts five bands over two stages: the 300-cap club and 140-cap Supersonic record store two doors down. Recent acts have included English Teacher, Memes, Courting, Pale Blue Eyes and Honeyglaze.

The club night returns on 24 August with Jaws The Shark, Hallan and The Rills, with more names to be announced.

“The plans are to organise five to six nights a year, depending on the opportunities,” says Schell. “The Supersonic and Take Me Out warmly welcome suggestions.”

 

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Kilimanjaro Live to launch new UK festival

UK promoter Kilimanjaro Live is to launch a new “indie and alternative sounds” festival called Neck of the Woods.

The one-day event will take place at Earlham Park in Norwich on Sunday 29 May with up to 14,000 fans.

The Kooks are set to headline the festival, marking the 15th anniversary of their iconic debut studio album ‘Inside In/Inside Out’.

The Kooks are set to headline the festival, marking the 15th anniversary of their iconic debut studio album

DMN’s, Sea Girls, Dodie, Lottery Winners, Yonaka, Kawala, Crawlers and Stone are also slated to perform across three stages, with more acts to be announced in “due course”. Tickets for Neck of the Woods will be available from 28 January.

Kilimanjaro’s stable of outdoor events includes Kew the Music at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens and Live at Chelsea – both of which are in London – as well as Belladrum Festival in the highlands of Scotland.

Alongside Neck of the Woods, Earlham Park, located next to the University of East Anglia, is also due to host Let’s Rock Festival and concerts from Craig David and Simply Red this year.

 

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KFE buys into indie promoter Spaceland Presents

Knitting Factory Entertainment (KFE), a multi-faceted Los Angeles entertainment group with interests in venues, restaurants, concert tours, artist management and a number of record labels, has bought into smaller local promoter Spaceland Presents.

“The market is so difficult right now for promoters,” Knitting Factory president and chief executive Morgan Margolis tells Billboard. “There’s [sic] only so many independents left, and we felt like this was probably a good time to join forces.”

The two companies first began working together in 2014 with the opening of LA’s Regent Theater (1,100-cap.). Following the partial acquisition, which sees KFE buy 49% of Spaceland Presents, they will also co-promote (with Moon Block) the upcoming Desert Daze festival in Joshua Tree.

“You look at the amount of venues I have, what he [Spaceland Presents owner Mitchell Frank] has, the number of shows we do,” Margolis says, “you put that into one big pile, and we have the opportunity for some pretty hefty sponsorships that want to be involved in our brands.”

Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf promoted the Music of David Bowie tribute shows at Carnegie Hall, which were live-streamed by 32,000 people worldwide.

 

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GLP welcomes new indie roster and agent

Austrian booking agency Georg Leitner Productions (GLP) has unveiled a revamped indie/alternative and electronic music roster as it welcomes new agent Lina Ugrinovska.

The new additions to GLP’s roster were secured by Ugrinovska in collaboration with WME, UTA, Echo Location, 12 Artists, Free Trade Agency and Sweden’s Luger, and are either booked by Ugrinovska in central/eastern Europe, Europe as a whole or worldwide.

They are:

Ugrinovska can be contacted at [email protected].