Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Alan Ridgeway was appointed Chief Executive Officer of our International Music Division in September 2007. Based in London, he has responsibility for all of our businesses outside of North America. Alan joined Clear Channel Entertainment in January 2002, as Chief Financial Officer for the European Music Division and prior to his latest appointment, served as Chief Financial Officer of Live Nation Inc for two years.
Prior to joining Clear Channel, Alan spent five years working for Hertz Corporation’s Rent-A-Car Division, including three years as Finance Director for their French operation, and before that worked for eight years with KPMG in London.
Alan graduated with a degree in Economics from Cambridge University in England, and is a UK qualified Chartered Accountant.
Chairman of Global Music and Chief Executive Officer of Global Touring at Live Nation, Mr. Fogel oversees the company’s music division in its acquisition of live musical events around the world. In addition, as President of the company’s global touring division, The Next Adventure, Mr. Fogel personally spearheads some of the company’s largest global touring events, and has, over the years, produced some of the most successful tours in history.
Mr. Fogel recently produced the 2007/2008 world tour by The Police. In 2006 alone he produced Madonna’s record-breaking “Confessions” tour, a world tour with Sting and a major tour with Crosby, Still, Nash & Young. He produced U2’s highly successful “Vertigo” tour, which sold an astounding 3.1 million tickets worldwide. The Next Adventure has promoted every David Bowie tour since 1990, as well as additional tours with Sting (the “Sacred Love” tour) and CSNY (2002 and 2000). The company was also responsible for an additional number of U2’s world tours (“Elevation” and “Pop Mart”) and two additional Madonna world tours (2004 and 2001). North American touring projects have also included solo projects with Neil Young.
Arthur began his music career in 1981 with Michael Cohl’s Toronto-based Concert Productions International (CPI), a company involved in promoting artists locally and throughout Canada. In 1986, he was appointed President of the Concert Division. Under his leadership, CPI produced an average of more than 250 concerts per year. In the late 1980s, in addition to its Canadian concert activity, CPI ventured into the global field, promoting The Rolling Stones’ “Steel Wheels” tour (1989) followed by their “Voodoo Lounge” tour, David Bowie’s “Sound and Vision” and “Outside” tours, and Pink Floyd’s “Division Bell” tour on a worldwide basis. Mr. Fogel continued in this capacity until the sale of the company to Universal Concerts in 1995.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chairman — Global Music, Chief Executive Officer — Global Touring |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
President, Music Touring Division |
Former |
Mr. Garner oversees Live Nation’s concert promotion and venue activities worldwide. He also oversees the company’s House of Blues division. He has worked for Live Nation and its predecessors since 2003, when he joined the company as the lead booker for its Latin division, Vivelo. He quickly rose to the position of General Manager of the Latin division and eventually moved to the company’s Los Angeles headquarters to oversee the Live Nation’s North American Touring Division and the following year its North American Amphitheatre programming. Mr. Garner most recently served as Chief Executive Officer, North American Music at the company.
Mr. Garner began his career in concert promotion booking bands at a local San Jose, California flea market while still in high school, eventually becoming Northern California’s dominant Spanish language concert promoter.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer of Global Music |
Current |
Michael Rapino has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation since August 2005. He had previously held the positions of CEO and President of Global Music for Clear Channel Music Group and had led Clear Channel Entertainment’s London-based International Music division.
Canadian born Rapino worked at Labatt's Breweries of Canada for 10 years in various progressive marketing and entertainment roles. While at Labatt's, Rapino was Director of Entertainment and Sports and worked closely with Labatt's owned Toronto Blue Jays and CPI, the largest concert promoter in Canada. He subsequently became head of Labatt Marketing brands.
Afterwards, he became a partner of Core Audience Entertainment - a leading concert promoter and entertainment marketing company in Canada. Core Audience Entertainment was acquired by Clear Channel Entertainment (then SFX) in 1999 creating SFX Canada.
Rapino graduated with a degree in business from Lakehead University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Mexico Law Blog |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob Orlando |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob Myrtle Beach |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob Las Vegas |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob Chicago |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| House of Blues Company Store |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| House of Blues |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob New Orleans |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| House of Blues Houston Foundation |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Hob San Diego |
Chief Executive Officer of Ticketing |
Current |
| Musictoday, LLC |
Vice President, Operations |
Current |
| Princeton University |
|
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer, North American Theater Division |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer, European Theater Division |
Former |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Executive Vice President, European Theatre Division |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
President, Interactive Group |
Current |
| Southwest Sports Group, LLC |
Executive Vice President, Business Development |
Former |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
President of Marketing |
Current |
| Palm Pictures, LLC |
President |
Former |
| Island Def Jam Music Group |
Executive Vice President of International Marketing |
Former |
Kathy Willard was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Live Nation, Inc. in September 2007. Ms. Willard has worked for the company and its predecessors since 1998, where she most recently held the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer at Live Nation. Prior to joining Live Nation, Ms. Willard was Director of Finance for Bailey Network Management, a division of ABB, for two years. She also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for three years for the Dean McGee Eye Institute, a multi-location ophthalmology research and patient service business in Oklahoma. Ms. Willard started her career with Arthur Andersen in 1988, where she worked in audit for five years before beginning her accounting and finance career in industry. She graduated with a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with highest honors from the University of Oklahoma and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Michael G. Rowles was appointed as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Live Nation in March 2006. Prior to joining Live Nation, Mr. Rowles served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Entravision Communications Corporation, a diverse Spanish-language media company located in Santa Monica, California, since September 2000. Prior to joining Entravision, Mr. Rowles was a partner in the law firm of Zevnik Horton Guibord McGovern Palmer & Fognani, L.L.P., where he had a general corporate practice with an emphasis in securities and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Rowles received his law degree from the University of Illinois College of Law, graduating magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communications, with a minor in Business, graduating with honors, from the University of Illinois.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
General counsel & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Tour Marketing |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Vice President, Communications |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
CFO |
Current |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Clear Channel |
Chief Financial Officer and Director |
Current |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Live Music |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob San Diego |
Chairman |
Current |
| House of Blues |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob Chicago |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob Myrtle Beach |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob New Orleans |
Chairman |
Current |
| House of Blues Houston Foundation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob Orlando |
Chairman |
Current |
| Hob Las Vegas |
Chairman |
Current |
| House of Blues Company Store |
Chairman |
Current |
| House of Blues Cleveland Foundation |
Chairman |
Current |
| HOB Entertainment Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| House of Blues Concerts Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board Chairman |
Current |
| Kensei Media Ltd. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Mexico Law Blog |
Chairman |
Current |
| Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association |
Board Member |
Current |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Clear Channel World Wide Inc. |
President & CFO |
Former |
| Cc Media |
President and Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Trammell Crow Company |
Merger & Acquisitions Department |
Former |
| Press Release |
|
Former |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board Director |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
MBA |
Former |
| The University of Texas |
Bachelors Degree |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bachelors With High Honors |
Former |
| Trammell Crow Company |
Team Member |
Former |
Thomas Johansson is Chairman of Live Nation International Music. In this role Johansson serves as a member of the management team and his responsibilities include overseeing strategic initiatives internationally.
Johansson's broad-based industry experience spans a 37 year period. He founded Ema Telstar in 1969, when he promoted concerts for international artists in Sweden. He has promoted concerts in the Nordic region for artists such as Queen, The Rolling Stones, Tina Turner, Jimi Hendrix, U2, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan to mention a few. He produced and promoted Abba world tours 1975 – 1980, and has continued working closely with all members of Abba throughout the years. In the mid 80s he was involved in the musical Chess, and in the 90s the musical Mamma Mia. In 1989 Mr. Johansson spearheaded the acquisition of the historic venue, Cirkus which would ultimately stage Les Miserable. Cirkus is used for concerts and events with Swedish and international artists and it's the largest privately owned theatre in the Nordic countries. Johansson also produced Roxette world tours 1990 - 1998.
Johansson started the NHL Challenge in Sweden and Finland 1999, and he has brought the teams Colorado Avalanche, Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs over to the Nordic region for the Challenge.
Johansson has served as CEO & Chairman of EMA Telestar for the Nordic region since 1969.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Chairman, International Music Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hob Chicago |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Las Vegas |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Live Music |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Myrtle Beach |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Concerts Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Orlando |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kensei Media Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Saint Mary's Hall |
Board Member |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Hob San Diego |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob New Orleans |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Company Store |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mexico Law Blog |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Houston Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Henry Cisneros, Chairman, is the former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and a four-term Mayor of San Antonio. Henry now dedicates his efforts to creating ownership opportunities for working families through the investment of funds provided by two of the world's largest institutional investors.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| American Cityvista |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Hnma Funding LLC |
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Cityvista |
Current |
| American Democracy Institute |
Chairman & CEO, American City Vista |
Current |
| They Had A Dream Too |
President |
Current |
| National Civic League |
Honorary Life Director |
Current |
| Apfn |
|
Current |
| Poverty & Race Research Action Council |
|
Current |
| Yzaguirre |
Chairman, Cityview |
Current |
| South Bay Latino Chamber of Commerce |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Broad Foundation Co |
Chairman |
Current |
| Excelencia In Education, Inc. |
Chairman, Cityview, San Antonio, Tx |
Current |
| American Cityvista |
Chairman |
Current |
| CityView |
Chairman |
Current |
| The Merage Foundations |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| Children's Health Forum, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Concerts Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Diversity Network |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Member |
Current |
| Univision Communications Inc. |
President |
Former |
| National League of Cities |
President |
Former |
| Univision, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| National Civic League |
Past President |
Former |
| Univision Communications Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| American Cityvista |
Founder |
Former |
| Univision, Inc. |
Head |
Former |
| Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
Chair |
Former |
| Royce Carlton, Inc. |
Chairman of the Cityview |
Former |
| National Civic League |
Chairman |
Former |
| KB Home |
Director |
Former |
| Rockefeller Foundation |
Board Member |
Former |
| Univision Communications Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Countrywide Financial Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Urbandevelopment |
Secretary |
Former |
| New America Alliance |
Board Member |
Former |
| U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Secretary |
Former |
| United States Department of Housing and Urban Development |
Secretary |
Former |
| The George Washington University |
Doctorate In Public Administration |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Master's Degree In Public Administration |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
Master's Degree In Urban and Regional Planning |
Former |
| Texas A&M University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
| The George Washington University |
Bachelor of Arts |
Former |
James S. Kahan has served as a member of our board of directors since September 2007. Mr. Kahan is a former executive of AT&T where he spent nearly 38 years. During his tenure at AT&T and its predecessors, he oversaw approximately $300 billion of acquisitions and divestitures, including the acquisitions of Pacific Telesis (1997), Southern New England Telecommunications (1998), Ameritech (1999) and the former AT&T Corp. (2005), as well as Cingular Wireless’ acquisition of AT&T Wireless (2004). He was also responsible for AT&T’s acquisition of BellSouth Corp. in 2006.
Mr. Kahan serves as Chairman of the Business Advisory Board for the University of Texas at San Antonio and serves as a director of Amdocs Limited, which provides software products and services to the communications industry worldwide. A Missouri native, Mr. Kahan earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1979 and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina (Greensboro) in 1972.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| AT&T Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President, Corp Development |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Jeffrey T. Hinson, age 51, is a financial consultant. Mr. Hinson served as a consultant to Univision Communications Inc., a Spanish language media company in the United States from July 2005 to December 2005. Mr. Hinson served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Communications from March 2004 to June 2005. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Univision Radio, the radio division of Univision Communications, from September 2003 to March 2004. From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Hinson served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, which was acquired by Univision Communications in 2003 and became the radio division of Univision Communications. Mr. Hinson is a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Live Nation, which is a NYSE-listed company that was spun off by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. in December 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Windstream Corporation |
Financial Consultant |
Current |
| TiVo Inc. |
Chair |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob New Orleans |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Myrtle Beach |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Chicago |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Houston Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Live Music |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Las Vegas |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Windstream Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Mexico Law Blog |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kensei Media Ltd. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob San Diego |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Concerts Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Hob Orlando |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| House of Blues Company Store |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Univision Radio |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Univision Communications Inc. |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Univision Radio |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Univision Communications Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Clear Channel Communications Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| The University of Texas at Austin |
Bba |
Former |
| TiVo Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Mark P. Mays , age 45, has served as our Chief Executive Officer since August 2005 and has been a member of our Board since April 1997. Mr. M. Mays has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Communications, Inc., our indirect parent company, since October 2004. Prior thereto, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. from February 1997 to October 2004 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from October 2004 to February 2006, when he relinquished his duties as President. On July 30, 2008, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. completed its merger (the Merger ) with a subsidiary of CC Media. Upon the closing of the Merger, Mr. M. Mays became a director and the Chief Executive Officer of CC Media. Mr. M. Mays has served on the Board of Clear Channel Communications, Inc. since May 1998. Mr. M. Mays is the son of L. Lowry Mays, CC Media s Chairman Emeritus and one of our Board members, and is the brother of Randall T. Mays, our Chief Financial Officer and one of our Board members.
Mark Shapiro has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2008. Mr. Shapiro is President and Chief Executive Officer of Six Flags, Inc., the world’s largest regional theme park company. During his tenure, the Six Flags brand has been refocused and reenergized, resulting in record financial performance, including the company’s becoming free cash flow positive for the first time in its history. Prior to joining Six Flags, Mr. Shapiro spent 12 years at ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, where he bore significant responsibility for many of the sports and entertainment properties that built the television network into one of the world’s strongest multimedia brands. During his tenure, he garnered 16 Emmy Awards and the only two Peabody Awards won by ESPN to date. Mr. Shapiro is also a director of The Tribune Company and a member of the U.S. Travel and Tourism Advisory Board and the Abu Dhabi Investment House Advisory Board.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Six Flags, Inc. |
President & CEO |
Current |
| Frontier City Thrills.Com |
CEO, President and Director |
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Six Flags, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Red Zone LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| ESPN, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Programming and Production |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Crosslink Capital |
|
Current |
| Live Nation Inc. |
Board Director |
Current |
| MyFamily.com, Inc. |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Match.com |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Ticketmaster |
vice president of e-commerce |
Former |
| The Walt Disney Company |
vice president |
Former |
| The Walt Disney Company |
managing director |
Former |
Executive News
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The Fans Have Spoken: Buy One Get One Free Ticket Offer Wins the Vote at LiveNation.com...
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The Fans Have Spoken: Buy One Get One Free Ticket Offer Wins the Vote at LiveNation.com This Wednesday July 22nd Exclusively at LiveNation.com
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Live Nation Teams With VEGA
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Live Nation Teams With VEGA to Manage Palais Nikaia, Southern France's Premier Arena, Expanding Venue Portfolio into Wor
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Live Nation Teams With VEGA to Manage Palais Nikaia, Southern France's Premier Arena,...
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Live Nation Teams With VEGA to Manage Palais Nikaia, Southern France's Premier Arena, Expanding Venue Portfolio into World's 5th Largest Music Market
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Live Nation Teams With VEGA to Manage Palais Nikaia, Southern France's Premier Arena, Expanding Venue Portfolio into World's 5th Largest Music Market
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'No Service Fee Wednesday' Belongs to the Fans as Live Nation Asks Concert Goers to Pick Next...
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'No Service Fee Wednesday' Belongs to the Fans as Live Nation Asks Concert Goers...
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'No Service Fee Wednesday' Belongs to the Fans as Live Nation Asks Concert Goers to Pick Next Promotion
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UPDATE 1-Live Nation CEO says ticket sales strong-CNBC
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Michael Rapino: 'Strong Summer' For Live Nation
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UPDATE 1-Live Nation CEO says ticket sales strong-CNBC
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Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino to Appear on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' Tomorrow,...
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Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino to Appear on CNBC's 'Squawk on the Street' Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 14th at 10:40 a.m. Eastern
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Live Nation Expands 'No Service Fee Wednesday' All-In Ticket Concert Experience -- Ticket Price Includes Parking, All Fees, Hot Dog & Soda -- $29.99 for Lawn Tickets, and Now, $49.99 for Select Reserved Seats
PR Newswire - 7/13/09 - View Story
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Live Nation offering 'all in' concert price
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Live Nation Brings Fans First All-In Price Concert Experience: $29.99 Includes Lawn Ticket, Parking, All Fees, Hot Dog & Soda
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U2 360 Tour Presented by BlackBerry: U2 Kick Off Their 360 Tour at Barcelona's Nou...
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U2 360 Tour Presented by BlackBerry: U2 Kick Off Their 360 Tour at Barcelona's Nou Camp Stadium
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