DC promoter Jack Boyle passes aged 83

Boyle, whose Cellar Door Productions company was one of the last major independent promoters in the US in the pre-consolidation era, has died after a period of illness

Boyle appeared in the documentary 'The Bayou: DC's Killer Joint' © Dave Lilling/Metro Teleproductions

Washington, DC-based concert promoter Jack Boyle, who co-founded Cellar Door Productions and went on to become head of music for the first iteration of SFX Entertainment, has died aged 83.

Cellar Door Productions, which spun out of famed DC nightclub the Cellar Door, was at its peak in the ’90s one of the most important regional promoters in the US, with an annual turnover of $75 million. Boyle also owned several major venues, including the Nissan Pavilion (now the 25,262-cap. Jiffy Lube…

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