AEG Presents Names Angie Rho Senior Vice President, Global Touring

AEG Presents has hired Angie Rho to serve as Senior Vice President, Global Touring. She was most recently at CAA, where she worked as Head of Business Affairs. Rho will report to AEG Presents’ President of Global Touring, Rich Schaefer and be based out of the company’s headquarters in Los Angeles.

An announcement from AEG explains that Rho’s responsibilities in her new role will include operational oversight of the division, global strategy, team development, and business affairs.

“I’ve been incredibly lucky by being in the right place at the right time, to experience unprecedented growth in live music and touring,” Rho said in a statement. “I feel just as lucky to be joining Rich Schaefer in Global Touring and the talented family at AEG Presents. I’m very excited about what’s ahead of us and look forward to contributing meaningfully to the continued success of AEG’s Global Touring group.”

Schaefer added, “Angie brings a wealth of expertise and keen insights to the Global Touring division and AEG Presents as a whole, and I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome her to the team. She will play a key part in aligning our company to be best positioned as we continue to build and grow.”

During her time at CAA, Rho’s role as Head of Business Affairs “involved guiding and managing operations including functional expertise in structuring operational divisions, M&A activities from negotiations to post-deal integration, personnel matters, and various legal issues,” according to AEG.

Rho’s career in the music business began at the music start-up LAUNCH, which was acquired by Yahoo! Music.

AEG Presents is one of the biggest promoters in the world. The company was ranked No. 2 on Pollstar’s 2024 Q3 Worldwide Top 100 Promoters Grosses chart, with a gross of $1,521,770,281.00 and 12,467,420 tickets sold.

The promoter is behind mega festivals including Coachella, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and British Summer Time at Hyde Park, as well as Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, Rock En Seine and All Points East. Recent AEG Presents tours include treks by artists including Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, Kenny Chesney, Carin León, Paul McCartney and more. AEG’s network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands includes The Bowery Presents, Cárdenas Marketing Network, Concerts West, Frontier Touring, Goldenvoice, Marshall Arts, Messina Touring Group, PromoWest Productions, and Zero Mile Presents.