AEG Presents Appoints Simon Jones As Senior Vice President Live Music International In London

– Simon Jones
Takes on the newly created role of senior vice president live music international at AEG Presents in London

AEG Presents announced today, Aug. 16, that it has promoted Simon Jones to the newly created position of senior vice president live music international.

Jones will head up the international promoting operations for AEG Presents UK, expanding the companies’ international touring footprint, working closely with the AEG offices in the US, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

He will be based in London and report directly to the CEOs of AEG Presents London, Steve Homer and Toby Leighton-Pope.


Jones will promote a broad range of artists from intimate club gigs through to stadium shows. He currently has a series of major shows taking place this year and into 2019, including Shawn Mendes European tour, the Ed Sheeran South Africa Stadium tour, Asian tours for Khalid and Calum Scott, Rodriguez across Australia and New Zealand and UK tours for Anne-Marie, Jess Glynne, Tom Odell and The Vamps.

From the age of 20, Jones was running gigs across his native Kent, England, and whilst he was a student at Greenwich University he answered an advert for interns to work at a brand new arena – The O2 – which was in the process of being built and was part of the small team that launched the venue. Since that time Jones has risen through the ranks as a promoter and senior executive, taking him to his current role.

“I’ve enjoyed building the international touring arm of our UK office in recent years; it’s a major passion of mine and I’m excited to continue and expand on this even further, with some incredible shows and tours to announce soon.  What we have achieved since AEG Presents launched in the UK has been phenomenal and I’m certain we can keep upping the ante both here and around the world,” said Jones, adding, “the artists that work with us are always at the core of our thinking when planning tours and shows and that is reflected in the calibre of artists and their teams that we work with.”

The creation of the new role follows the opening of AEG Presents’ Paris office earlier this year and aims at further building the company’s global presence.

Since entering the UK market more than a decade ago, AEG Presents has built its presence across concert touring, festivals and venues. In 2017, the company states, it promoted over 800 live events in the UK, including the established Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time Hyde Park and the premiere of All Points East Festival.