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Tour Promoter Disco Donnie Went from Road Warrior to Club Owner — and the Change Hasn’t Been Easy
Tour promoter Disco Donnie (aka James Estopinal) went from road warrior to Silo club owner -- and the change hasn't been easy.
After a bumpy festival season in 2024, Estopinal and his partner, Patrick Tetrick, crossed the concert world’s Rubicon last summer and opened Silo, a brand-new nightclub in Dallas’ burgeoning Design District. As a promoter, when it “came to the settlement, I would always fight back,” Estopinal says, especially when club owners tried to make him pay their house nut — essentially a standard fee the venue would charge every touring show to recover unspecified expenses. The corporatization of the business led by Live Nation and AEG has standardized the show settlement system, and major talent agencies have become much more vigilant about sticking to the language of the contract and avoiding last-minute surprises.
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