NZ promoter quits after 30 years due to restrictions
Phil Sprey, owner of Wellington's Capital C Concerts, says the gov's decision to remain in the red traffic light setting is the "final straw"
News By IQ | 5 April 2022
A New Zealand promoter has called it quits after 30 years in the business, blaming the government’s lack of support for the events and entertainment sector.
Phil Sprey, owner of Wellington’s Capital C Concerts, counts Elton John, Alice Cooper and Bon Jovi among his clients but says two years of Covid-19 restrictions has ruined the business he built over 30 years.
He says the “final straw” was the government’s decision yesterday to remain in the red traffic light setting, which…
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