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The Bowery Presents Co-Heads Celebrate 20 Years of Helping Indie Stars Graduate from Clubs to Arenas


The Bowery Presents is celebrating 20 years of graduating indie artists to arenas. Co-heads John “JoMo” Moore and Jim Glancy discuss its legacy.

JOHN MOORE Residencies may not be the future of booking clubs, but the industry sees merit in confirming multiple shows in a major city and [music] center like New York. We’d walk downstairs to Pianos to see Bon Iver play for the first time — not an underplay, just “Hey, this is the hot new guy.” Doing it on our own for 12 years before partnering with AEG was exciting. So the fact that our general managers can get on a weekly call with other GMs in the Northeast — we’re Virginia up to Maine — the Rocky Mountains, [AEG’s] Goldenvoice and, in the Southeast, our Zero Mile Presents counterparts, that’s invaluable.

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