SPONSORSHIPS

Stake your claim in the rapidly evolving live entertainment business by sponsoring the concert industry's premier event!

The Billboard Touring Conference features industry-leading programming that informs, educates and provides a forum for promoters, agents, managers, venues, sponsors, marketers, production professionals, merchandisers, digital music executives, ticketing companies and all touring related businesses about the industry's latest opportunities and current challenges. Touring conference attendees are the elite industry players, including established concert industry executives, up-and-coming entrepreneurs, and influential decision makers. The content and networking at the Billboard Touring Conference is laser-focused on ways to build careers, sell more tickets, create rewarding partnerships, and stay ahead of the curve in this most vital sector of the music business with participation from artists, executives, tastemakers, those on the front lines, and the visionaries who are moving this industry forward.

In addition to informative keynote interviews, captivating sessions on hot button issues and networking cocktail parties and showcases, Billboard will honor the industry's top artists, venues and professionals of the year at the 8th annual Billboard Touring Awards reception. These awards are based on the Billboard Boxscore chart, recognizing true box office success and industry achievement. Billboard also gives out its Legend of Live Award to a concert business professional who has made a significant and lasting impact on the touring business as well as its Humanitarian Award that recognizes philanthropic efforts within the touring industry, during this reception. Past Legend of Live Award recipients include: Rolling Stones producer Michael Cohl, Cellar Door Concerts founder Jack Boyle, Sir Elton John, pioneering agent Frank Barsalona, the Allman Brothers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rush. Past Humanitarian Award recipients include: The Dave Matthews Band, Music Rising, Live Earth producer CEO Kevin Wall, Jon Bon Jovi/Philadelphia Soul Foundation, Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman, and Jack Johnson. Other key awards include the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award and the Eventful Fans' Choice Award.

For more information or to customize a package, please contact:
Cebele Marquez
Cebele.Marquez@billboard.com
646.315.2961

Cynthia Mellow
cmellow@comcast.net
615.352.0265

Lee Ann Photoglo
laphotoglo@gmail.com
615.376.7931