Live Nation set to take on two AEG-booked clubs?

Battle for NYC could hot up after AEG/Bowery Presents stop booking The Bowery and Mercury Lounge

News By James Drury | 3 August 2017

The Bowery Ballroom
The Bowery Ballroom

Live Nation (LN) could be set to take over two renowned New York clubs after promoter Bowery Presents parted company with the venues it’s named after – The Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge.

The decision by the AEG-owned promoter to quit the venues leaves the door open for LN to expand in the city. A source told Brooklyn Vegan that’s exactly what LN plans to do, although there’s been no official comment.

That would ramp up the battle…

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