Live Nation Entertainment, which hosted Plano's inaugural Suburbia Music Festival earlier this year, has pulled out of the event, city officials announced Monday. The music promoter 'felt they gave it a good shot but the economics just didn't work,' Plano City Manager Bruce Glasscock said. He said he was disappointed in the company's decision because the May 3-4 event drew more than 20,000 people and 'received rave reviews from music critics.' The outdoor festival was held at Oak Point Park and Nature Preserve. The city will issue requests for proposals to see if another promoter with experience in large-scale music events is interested in the event
'While we are disappointed Live Nation decided not to take this journey with us, we are extremely optimistic we will find a great partner to continue producing a world class music festival,' Amy Fortenberry, Director of Parks and Recreation, said in a statement issued today. 'We are in the process of making improvements at Oak Point Park that will make this incredible scenic location an even better venue for a music festival.'
City officials want to keep the festival at Oak Point Park. But if another promoter is found, Plano will have to find another name for the event. That's because Live Nation owns the name Suburbia Music Festival.
Entities 0 Name: Live Nation Count: 2 1 Name: Suburbia Count: 2 2 Name: Plano Count: 2 3 Name: Amy Fortenberry Count: 1 4 Name: Bruce Glasscock Count: 1 5 Name: Plano City Count: 1 6 Name: Director of Parks and Recreation Count: 1 7 Name: Live Nation Entertainment Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1phrn8u Title: Plano Pulls Plug On Suburbia Music Festival Description: PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) - Plano has pulled the plug on its annual Suburbia Music Festival that takes place at Oak Point Park. Its promoter, Live Nation has opted out of its contract with the city for next year's event.
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