One Offs

SoCal promoters Bill Silva Presents and Rum & Humble have announced a multiyear pact to produce the annual Long Beach Blues Festival after co-producing this year’s Labor Day weekend event …

In Pollstar’s Third Quarter Ticket Sales Chart for Top 100 Worldwide Promoters, Jade Presents was incorrectly listed as a U.K. company, rather than U.S. …

James Taylor recently announced he planned to play five free concerts in North Carolina as he tours the state to support Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama …

Despite what the New York Post reported, Stevie Wonder’s house did not go up in flames in the massive Sesnon fire near Los Angeles, and his house isn’t even in the area, according to a statement from the artist …

Richard Carpenter, of The Carpenters, says he’s ready to make a comeback but is looking for a female vocalist partner for his upcoming projects.