Olenik Exits Goldenvoice For Live Nation

Lesley Olenik becomes VP of touring for Live Nation after almost 10 years at Goldenvoice as VP of talent buying for theatres and arenas.  Based in Los Angeles, Olenik will report to Omar Al-Joulani, SVP of Touring, according to Live Nation.

– Lesley Olenik

Olenik booked and organized more than 200 concerts annually at Southern California venues like the Shrine Auditorium, Club Nokia, Nokia Theatre and others, and was Pollstar’s Nightclub Talent Buyer of the Year for 2012 and 2014.

“With a deep knowledge of the industry and an innate ability to connect with artists, Lesley is the perfect addition to help lead our touring group as we continue to meet the growing demand for concerts,” said Al-Joulani. “We’re extremely happy she decided to make the jump to Live Nation and can’t wait to see what she accomplishes as part of the world’s leading live entertainment team.”

While at Goldenvoice / AEG Live, her career highlights include Adele‘s eight-show run at the Staples Center, four performances by Flume at Shrine Expo Hall, and two editions of Radiohead at Shrine Auditorium. She regularly handled concerts at all these venues as well as Microsoft Theater, the Greek Theatre, and The Theatre at The Ace Hotel. 

Olenik also helped drive festivals at Goldenvoice. She was instrumental in launching Tyler, The Creator‘s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival in 2011, and helped grow the fest from a single-day event for 2,500 attendees in the Staples Center parking lot to a full-fledged festival taking over all 160-acre Exposition Park Olenik also curated talent, oversaw marketing strategies and managed production expenses for festivals including Festival Supreme, The L.A. Bluegrass Situation, Fool’s Gold Day Off and Low End Theory.  

Prior to joining Goldenvoice, Olenik was director of talent buying for Nederlander Concerts. The University of Michigan grad got her concert industry start as a talent buyer for Viejas Enterprises in 2004.