Live Nation, Gaiety and SJM acquire stake in Boomtown

Live Nation Entertainment, Gaiety and SJM have collectively taken a 45% stake in British festival Boomtown Fair, with Live Nation UK & Ireland chair Denis Desmond and chief operating officer Stuart Douglas joining the event’s board.  Companies House filings show that Desmond and Douglas joined the board of Boomtown Festival UK and its parent company …

Boomtown creators to launch Amazement Park

Wake The Tiger, set to be the world’s first Amazement Park, is launching a crowdfunder to secure investment for the interactive immersive art experience. The attraction is due to open in the English city of Bristol this summer, and has already secured over £1.5m (€1.8m/$2m) in private funding. Wake The Tiger will be based on …