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It was rumored before but is now official: Live Nation, the globe’s biggest live events promoter (which books shows at Irving Plaza, Gramercy Theatre and other places in NYC) has acquired a controlling stake in independent concert company C3 Presents…

The NY Times reports:Live Nation Entertainment, the concert and ticketing giant, is in advanced talks to buy a majority stake in C3 Presents, the country’s largest independent promoter, with a portfolio that includes the popular Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits festivals…

Lollapalooza 2013 (more by James Richards IV) The Lollapalooza 2014 lineup isn’t due to be announced until next week, but Greg Kot reports that “industry sources confirm that the headliners will include Eminem, Skrillex, Kings of Leon and Arctic Monkeys…

(more photos of Austin City Limits Day 1 by Tim Griffin) Like Passion Pit said, bands sometimes cancel shows due to weather. Austin City Limits reports:Due to current weather conditions with flash flood warnings, The Austin City Limits Music Festival organizers have canceled the festival for Sunday, October 13…

“Anschutz Co is considering the sale of Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), whose portfolio of assets ranges from sports teams to concert venues, according to a source familiar with the situation…

Austin City Limits (more by Tim Griffin) The 2012 official ACL Music Festival Late Night Shows have been announced. As many know, C3, who recently got approval to hold the fest two weeks in a row, sweetens the ACL weekend by scheduling many of the artists playing the sold out festival, in clubs around the city at night…

ACL Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Following in Coachella‘s footsteps…The Austin City Council just voted unanimously to allow C3 Presents to expand the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park to two weekends next year…

A Twitter account called “Lolla Leaks” recenty amassed over 2000 followers and caused quite a stir when Perry Farrell even reacted to the person’s claim that “Metallica, Beyonce, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Beck, Sonic Youth and more” were playing the Chicago festival this year…

Lollapalooza 2011 (more by Grant MacAllister)The Cook County Board of Commissioners Wednesday approved a measure giving it control over waivers from the 1…

Lollapalooza 2009 (more by Paul Birman)”The office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is investigating Lollapalooza sponsors C3 Presents and their partners for anti-trust issues stemming from the radius clauses that the Austin, Texas-based concert promoters impose on all of the artists who play the giant, three-day concert in Grant Park, according to numerous sources familiar with the investigation…