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Rarify mac5/2/2023 It’s about logistics.ĭavid Libert: We know how to get things done…You’re really not allowed to make mistakes because everybody depends on you. Just having that sixth sense of knowing when Barbra is going to go off on you or when Dave is going to be upset about the way the cheese smells - not that he ever has, but just as an example. Gus Brandt: What we do is such a rarified, weird, not noble thing. Hom was deposed by AEG as an expert witness in the Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit.Įveryone has a preconceived notion of what a tour manager does. ?A 40-year industry veteran, Hom is the longtime tour manager of Barbra Streisand and Fleetwood Mac, and has also worked with Shakira, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie, The Eagles, Alicia Keys, Shania Twain and Janet Jackson. Along the way, he’s worked with Eminem, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails and many others, and booked Pensacola’s DeLuna Fest. He began working with Foo Fighters in 1996, and has tour-managed them ever since. ?Brandt began as a punk-rock promoter in his native Pensacola, Fla., before breaking into road managing with Down by Law and Pennywise. He served as Alice Cooper‘s tour manager during the rocker’s ’70s breakthrough, and later founded Available Entertainment. ?After starting out with ’60s pop group The Happenings, which had four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Libert became a booker at the Willard Alexander Agency. Before retiring in 2002, Stansfield tour-managed The Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond. ?Stansfield broke into the music industry as a stage manager for Bill Graham’s FM Productions, where he helped the famed concert promoter launch and popularize the first rock arena tours. He currently oversees touring and festivals at Red Light Management, and heads his own Music Tour Consulting agency. He’s also headed Goldenvoice/AEG’s festival division and worked with acts like Metallica, George Michael and Weezer. Ross has tour-managed Tom Waits for more than 20 years, and was part of the team that launched Lollapalooza. See latest videos, charts and news THE PANEL
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