An earthquake struck Christchurch over the weekend.

Paul Sergeant will take charge of the 21,000-capacity Australian venue.

Melvin Benn confirms that a potential £20,000 ($31,000) fine will be deducted from Guns N' Roses' festival fee.

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David Humphreys will manage the major new Perth Arena, operated by AEG Ogden.

She has a mini tour of arenas booked for November.

The concert scheduled for October was canceled following the death of a 15-year-old girl at the Electric Daisy Carnival.

Concert business veteran Gene Felling, who served as GM of Inglewood, Calif.'s Forum from 2005-2007 is returning to his old post at the legendary arena. Here, Felling discusses his upcoming plans as the Forum's new GM.

Larry Vallon gives Billboard.biz the lowdown on ticket sales and bookings at venues in New York, Philadelphia and Nashville.

President Tom Windish plans to temporarily move to Los Angeles in January and run the new branch from a rented space in Silverlake, Los Feliz or the Hollywood Hills. Windish Agency booking agent Amy Davidman will relocate to L.A. in March to head up the division after Windish leaves in April.

Moscow police say they detained five activists from human rights group Amnesty International who were handing out leaflets to the audience before a concert by U2.

Reunited band mates Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow give their first joint interview in 15 years.

Following an earlier tour this year alongside Marco Antonio Solís and Alejandro Fernández, regional Mexican singer/songwriter Joan Sebastian kicks off a tour that blends music and rodeo.

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The first artist to put out music on 9:30 Records will be Justin Jones, whose "The Little Fox EP" is scheduled for release Sept. 14.

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There's a dearth of international headliners for festivals down under this year.

The show at the Mahalia Jackson Theater was intended to celebrate how far the Gulf Coast has come since the 2005 storm.

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