The move comes shortly after Live Nation announced that they will also start a concert promotions business in Germany, which is thought to be the [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Live Nation Entertainment has announced that it will expand its operations overseas starting with a new concert promotions outlet in Australia which according to Live Nation is the 7^th largest entertainment region.

The move comes shortly after Live Nation announced that they will also start a concert promotions business in Germany, which is thought to be the second largest entertainment market in Europe.  The move came in the wake of reports that North American employees were being laid off, however.

The new Australian division will be led by co-vice presidents Roger Field and Luke Hede.  Field will work with the New Zealand and Australia efforts and Hede will run the Pacific Rim aspects.  Both of them will report to the CEO of Live Nation International, Alan Ridgeway.

Ridgeway released a statement in which he said that Live Nation has worked with some of the largest Aussie tours including The Rolling Stones, Nickelback, David Bowie, U2, and many more and feel that this is the time to expand their presence in the country and strengthen their global tours as the music market continues to grow.

Live Nation will be able to make use of their merger with Ticketmaster earlier in the year and work through their ticketing locations across the Pacific region and Australia.  Although the main office of the new division will be in Melbourne, Live Nation is also working on concert promotions in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore which should help keep their business booming internationally.

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The original stage production has been scrapped and re-vamped for her British audience, according to Arthur Fogel at Live Nation.  He said that the production is now much more lavish and “beyond amazing.”

However, [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Three-time Brit-Award winner Lady Gaga has extended her fabulously successful Monster Ball tour in the U.K. with a new promoter, Live Nation Global Touring.

The original stage production has been scrapped and re-vamped for her British audience, according to Arthur Fogel at Live Nation.  He said that the production is now much more lavish and “beyond amazing.”

However, some Lady Gaga fans are questioning the ticket prices.  The tour began last month in Manchester, with tickets priced between £27.50 and £35.  When she returns to the U.K., performances are scheduled for May and June in Birmingham, Manchester, London, Nottingham and Sheffield. The dates for Nottingham and Sheffield were postponed from the current tour and rescheduled in May and June, respectively.

Tickets purchased for the postponed performances at Sheffield and Nottingham will be honoured at the rates at time of purchase.  Tickets for the rest of the tour, including the venues Lady Gaga visited previously, are now priced between £50 and £75.  Fans have been wondering whether they are paying a lot more for the same show.

Live Nation wants to reassure them that this is not the case.  The new show is so much more spectacular (and cost so much to develop) that the current prices are right in line.

Fans who caught the show on the earlier leg can expect to get their money’s worth again, even at the higher prices.  Guess you’ll have to buy a ticket and go see the show to find out for yourself.

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