The past year was a significant one for the Loud and Live team, which produced a record 400 shows and sold nearly 2 million tickets across North America, according to the company. Arcay was instrumental in helping position Loud and Live as a leader in the industry beyond the United States. She secured, managed and produced arena shows in Latin America for artists such as Carlos Vives and Camilo, as well as their first stadium shows in Ecuador with Ricardo Arjona.
Karlin was on the team that staged the post-pandemic return of AEG’s most beloved festivals — Electric Forest, the 50,000-person camping festival that is held annually at the Double JJ Resort in rural Michigan — and promoted half of the dates for Rex Orange County’s tour. She also promoted the Remi Wolf and 2021 Mercury Prize winner Arlo Parks tours, as well as booked the first major post-pandemic concert at Long Beach Arena south of Los Angeles — a doubleheader for electronic duo Slander.
It took grit and determination, but longtime booker and talent buyer Yacoubian says her patience paid off when she recently booked British punk singer Siouxsie for her first North American show in 15 years. Siouxsie is set to headline this year’s Cruel World festival with Iggy Pop, Billy Idol, Love and Rockets, and Echo & The Bunnymen at the all-day new wave celebration in Pasadena, Calif., in May.
JENNIFER YACOUBIAN of Goldenvoice has booked British punk singer SIOUXSIE for the Cruel World festival in Pasadena, Calif., in May, the artist’s first North American show in 15 years.The eight-year veteran of Messina Touring Group was promoted in March following her successful tour marketing and promotion work for Eric Church and country superstar Blake Shelton. Church’s The Gather Again Tour sold over 822,000 tickets and grossed $92.3 million.
The newly opened SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater took the entertainment world by storm in 2022, hosting over 100 events with more than 3 million fans total. Major events at the venues included Super Bowl LVI and shows by Paul McCartney, The Weeknd, Bad Bunny and others. “I am proud to have built a team that is dedicated to creating dynamic and innovative marketing initiatives that are globally recognized, engaging for our visiting fans and authentic to the local community,” Raval says.