SFX Entertainment founder Robert Sillerman dies, 71
Robert Sillerman, the creator of promoter SFX Entertainment, which acquired multiple live businesses in the 1990s and 2010s, has passed away aged 71
News By | 27 November 2019
Robert FX Sillerman, the founder of SFX Entertainment, died of respiratory illness on Sunday (24 November), at the age of 71, Billboard confirmed.
Sillerman first founded concert promoter SFX Entertainment in the 1990s, paving the way for the modern-day consolidation of the business by acquiring promotion companies including Delsener/Slater Enterprises, Sunshine Promotions, Bill Graham Presents, Cellar Door Concerts and Avalon Attractions.
The original iteration of SFX was sold to Clear Channel in 2000 for US$4.4 billion, and later spun off to…
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