Pollstar co-founder Gary Smith dies at 77
Smith, who established the US concert business magazine in 1981 alongside Gary Bongiovanni, passed away at home in California
News By James Hanley | 23 January 2024
Gary Smith, the co-founder of US concert business magazine Pollstar, has died aged 77, it has been announced.
Smith, who established the publication in 1981 as Promoter On Line Listings alongside Gary Bongiovanni, passed away “peacefully and unexpectedly” at home in Fresno, California on Saturday 20 January.
Smith led Pollstar – initially a service providing printed pages for subscribers to assemble in their own binders – throughout its history, overseeing the launch of weekly print magazine, the Concert Industry Consortium (now the Pollstar…
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