North America-based live promoter Outback Presents has acquired Robomagic Live, which was founded by former AEG President Rob Hallett. 2015.
In a media statement announcing the news, the two companies say they will work together to expand their global touring offerings.
Robomagic Live operates in the UK and Europe, and is a strand of the Robomagic business founded by Hallett in 2015.
Outback and Robomagic Live claim that they have a “joint mission to create more equitable touring opportunities in partnership with artists.”
More details about the partnership will be released in the coming weeks, according to the announcement.
In 2019, Vaughn Millette launched Outback Presents with Mike Smarkdak, the founder of the Nashville-based Outback Concerts.
In that time, Outback Presents reports to have gone from a few hundred to a few thousand shows a year.
Hallett has worked with the likes of Prince, Duran Duran, Leonard Cohen and the Sex Pistols, and was a backer of independent UK festival Standon Calling in 2015.
Robomagic Live has produced events such as the Free Larry Hoover Benefit featuring Ye and Drake, Nile Rodgers’ FOLD Festival and the Essence Festival in South Africa.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rob into the Outback family.”
Vaugh Millette, Outback Presents
Vaugh Millette, CEO of Outback Presents, said: “Rob is one of the very few legends of the music business that I have met who has a shared vision of building a true artist partnership company where the relationship between promoter and artist is transparent.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rob into the Outback family.”
“It didn’t take us long to agree a deal to combine forces and take our vision to the World!”
Rob Hallett, Robomagic Live
Rob Hallett, CEO of Robomagic Live, added: “I first spoke to Vaughn after the Ye / Drake show at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.
“We immediately realized we were both passionate about the pursuit of creating a more equitable landscape for touring artists on all levels to thrive.
“It didn’t take us long to agree a deal to combine forces and take our vision to the world!”Music Business Worldwide