Consumer Goods & Retail
Los Angeles-headquartered AEG Presents, a global leader in live entertainment, has announced via press release that Andrew Klein has been promoted to president of global partnerships.
Sports
A new postseason basketball tournament called ‘College Basketball Crown’ will feature automatic bids for the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East.
Entertainment & Arts
The Microsoft-branded theater in downtown Los Angeles will be no more: The L.A. Live venue owned by AEG will be renamed the Peacock Theater.
Music
The event — a co-production of Live Nation, AEG, the Clippers and the Azoff Company — will be split between the Intuit Dome and nearby Kia Forum on Jan. 30.
On a recent Friday night, the French disco band L’Impératrice took the stage at the Shrine Expo Hall, framed in a spray of huge LED panels.
California
The news is being welcomed by South Park residents, who consider a park the missing ingredient in their community.
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said that, in the wake of the wildfires, the expansion and modernization project cannot be finished by May 2028.
Business
AEG hopes to take advantage of a rebound in hotel prices to raise hundreds of millions of dollars to help fund a planned expansion of L.A. Live.
Galaxy
Loyal fans had seen enough of the Galaxy’s mediocrity and an orchestrated boycott got the attention of the team’s ownership, which made critical changes.
“We are aware that there might be some pushback, but I’m confident we will be on the right side of history” the Coachella and Stagecoach promoter said Thursday.