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Live Nation Inks Exclusive Deal With Great Canadian Ent.

Live Nation has

Live Nation Inks Exclusive Deal With Great Canadian Ent.

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Live Nation has inked a lucrative partnership with Great Canadian Entertainment which operates 25 gaming and hospitality complexes across Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.


The agreement reached between GCE and Live Nation Canada will see the live entertainment company serve as the exclusive booking agent for the events while both partners will promote the programming jointly.

Venues that will feature through the strategic alliance will be the new The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort, River Rock Casino Resort, Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, Molson Canadian Centre at Casino New Brunswick, The Schooner Showroom at Casino Nova Scotia, and the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto that opens later this year with an attached 400-room hotel and a 5,000-capacity entertainment venue.

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Prior to the exclusive arrangement, GCE had dealt with various promoters and talent agencies to bring marquee names to its showrooms.

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David Clayton-Thomas
Marie Byers

David Clayton-Thomas

Rock

David Clayton-Thomas, the Legendary Voice of Blood, Sweat & Tears, Dies at Age 84

The Toronto-based Hall of Famer wrote and sang many of the band's classics and was a prolific solo recording artist.

David Clayton-Thomas, the powerhouse vocalist and songwriter behind some of the biggest global hits of Blood, Sweat & Tears, died last evening (June 24) at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. He was 84.

An obit issued by publicist Eric Alper on his passing calls Clayton-Thomas ''One of the most recognizable voices of his generation. He sang the hell out of every song he touched, soaring and sunny one moment, a deep and somber shade of blue the next. Over a career that carried him from the streets of Toronto to the stage at Woodstock and beyond, he sold more than 40 million records and helped shape the very sound of jazz-rock.''

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