Chris Moore Forms CMoore Concerts, Partners With Knitting Factory Entertainment

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Chris Moore has left his previous company CMoore Live after a several-years long partnership with Frank Productions and has formed CMoore Concerts, which is partnering with Knitting Factory Entertainment.

Moore served as president of Knitting Factory Presents from 2007 to 2014, so the partnership with the company is a natural one. Based out of Boise, Idaho, Moore along with Knitting Factory Entertainment exclusively book the Outlaw Field @ The Idaho Botanical Garden (4,000 capacity); Knitting Factory Concert House in Boise (999 capacity); Knitting Factory Concert House in Spokane (1,500 capacity); and Big Sky Brewing Amphitheater (4,000 capacity) in Missoula, Mont. Moore has worked in every venue throughout the Northwest along with most Arenas in North America.

Moore left his position at CMoore Live a bit less than one year after Live Nation acquired a majority stake in Frank Productions. He told Pollstar that there wasn’t a non-compete clause in his contracts with CMoore Live when he resigned.

He said he is excited to start or continue working with many colleagues, shouting out Chris Sherman, who he knew well many years ago through the House of Blues in the Midwest region; Morgan Margolis, the CEO of Knitting Factory Entertainment, who Moore worked with closely when he was president of KFP; Nick West, who made the move with him from CMoore Live and from Knitting Factory before that. Moore offices out of Taco Bell Arena on the campus of Boise State University.

Moore said he feels his new situation will allow him to focus on doing everything he wants at a high quality, and that ability to give individual attention to individual events is a strength of independent promoters.

“One thing I’m really excited about is the staffing the Knitting Factory structure and my office staff is very strong and can produce shows at any level,” Moore told Pollstar. “We can utilize each others’ assets to make each other better.”

“I love the Northwest. I feel very confident in these markets and look forward to working with certain artists throughout the country as well.

While the phrases “secondary” and “tertiary” are often used in reference to Idaho and Montana, the venues Moore is booking can bring in some serious crowds. Luke Bryan’s Sept. 19 show at Big Sky Brewing Company Amphitheatre sold out at 5,974 tickets and grossed $464,684. Outlaw Field @ The Idaho Botanical Garden hosted The Avett Brothers Sept. 20 and grossed $168,415 on 4,000 tickets.

Moore’s new email address is [email protected].