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Live Nation Re-Ups For Atlantic City Beach Concerts
Six more beach concerts or other major events are set for Atlantic City this summer and the next two.
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday approved a three-year, $6 million agreement with Live Nation to bring concerts or events that draw at least 30,000 people.
Live Nation will put on six concerts during each of the next three summer seasons.
The company also got a $3 million contract to run events at Boardwalk Hall.
Photo: Edward Lea / The Press of Atlantic City via AP
Cleanup after the Rascal Flatts beach concert in, Atlantic City, N.J., More than 30,000 people came out for the country-themed concert.
More than 80,000 people came to beach concerts by Maroon 5 and Rascal Flatts last summer, and more than 100,000 came for a Blake Shelton and Lady Antebellum concert the year before.