LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation
Entertainment, the world's leading live entertainment company,
continues to grow its presence in Latin
America, officially expanding into Brazil with the hiring of Alexandre Faria as the Director and Senior Vice
President of Talent Buying. Faria will focus on booking and
producing shows for major artists visiting the country, which is
South America's largest live
entertainment market. In his new role, Faria will be based in
Sao Paulo and report to
Bruce Moran, Live Nation's President
of Latin America.
"Cities throughout Brazil are
becoming key tour stops as more global artists visit their fans in
Latin America," said Moran. "The
knowledge, relationships and passion Alexandre Faria displays for promotions makes
him a great asset to Live Nation as we continue to expand concert
offerings to meet growing demand across Brazil."
"I'm excited to join the Live Nation Latin America team during a
time with so much opportunity and development," said Faria.
"Together, we will bring the people of Brazil and Latin
America standout performances from international artists as
well as local talent."
For over 20 years, Faria has been a major talent buyer and
promoter in Latin America. He began his career in 1994 as an
independent promoter, before joining indie promoter Mercury
Concerts in 1999. In 2000, Faria moved to regional live events
promoter CIE Brasil, which later spun off as T4F Entretenimento
S.A., where he was responsible for booking and producing concerts
in Brazil and South America. Faria has spent the last seven
years at T4F, booking and promoting all major events for the group
throughout South America. During that time, he worked with
such talent and projects as U2, Lollapalooza, Pearl Jam, Foo
Fighters, Coldplay, EDC, Maroon 5, Black Sabbath, Madonna, One
Direction, Justin Bieber, Metallica,
Roger Waters, and many other
international and local tours.
Live Nation continues to see a growing demand for live events
throughout Latin America, with
more global tours traveling to, and selling out shows, in the
region each year. Live Nation Latin America is having a
high-profile year so far in 2017, producing major tours for artists
including Coldplay, U2, Bruno Mars,
John Mayer, Ariana Grande, Sting, Metallica, Paul McCartney, Justin
Bieber, Bon Jovi, Maroon 5, and more.
Upcoming events for Live Nation Latin America include:
Maroon 5 – 4 shows in Dominican
Republic, Panama,
Peru and Guatemala from September 9th-21st
Bon
Jovi – 2 shows in Chile and
Argentina on September 14th and 16th,
respectively
U2 Tour – 10 shows in Mexico,
Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil from October
3rd-25th
John Mayer Tour – 6 shows in Brazil and Argentina from October
18th-29th
Paul McCartney – Mexico City on October
28th
Coldplay Tour – 5 shows in Brazil
and Argentina from November 7th-15th
Bruno Mars Tour – 8 shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru
and Ecuador from November 18th-December 2nd
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation
Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment
company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live
Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For
additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
Live Nation operates across more than 7 markets in Latin
America including Argentina,
Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru,
the Caribbean, and more. For
additional information,
visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
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