Live entertainment giants call for US federal aid

Government orders to close have decimated the industry, warn AEG, Live Nation and 17 others, which are asking for a rescue package from Congress

News By IQ | 29 April 2020

Without Congress's assistance, 'the future of the industry is in question', warns the coalition © Architect of the Capitol (AOC)

A coalition of some the country’s leading promoters, show producers and venue managers have written to the US federal government to request an aid package specifically for the live entertainment business.

According to Billboard in the US, which has seen a copy of the letter, the 19 signatories – which include the likes of Live Nation, AEG, Feld Entertainment and arena operator VenuWorks – are asking for the Paycheck Protection Program [sic] to be extended to entertainment…

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