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Jeff Shuman, Pioneer of Genre-Specific Mini-Festivals, Leaves Live Nation

Live Nation's Jeff Shuman, a pioneer of the mini-festival strategy, left the company. He was behind genre-specific mini-fests like When We Were Young.

But Shuman often clashed with company officials, and in recent months faced several costly cancellations including the shutdown of the Lovers and Friends festival in May in Las Vegas due to dangerously high winds. The costs of the cancellation, coupled with weaker-than-expected ticket sales for Fool in Love and the Latin-focused Bésame Mucho, which is set to take place in December at Dodger Stadium, ultimately led to Shuman’s exit. The inaugural When We Were Young Festival in 2022, headlined by My Chemical Romance and Paramore, focused on late 2000s emo, punk and alternative, with 68 bands performing for more than 60,000 fans in a single day.

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