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Concert Promoters Reach Pact.


Ending a long-running dispute over management of the Greek Theatre, House of Blues House of Blues (HOB) is a chain of music halls and restaurants founded in 1992 by Hard Rock Cafe founder Isaac Tigrett and his friend and investor Dan Aykroyd. It is a home for live music and southern-inspired cuisine, whose clubs celebrate African-American culture, specifically  Concerts and Nederlander-Greek Inc. have reached a deal that will allow Nederlander, the longtime operator of the Griffith Park Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains. It is situated in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The park covers 4,210 acres (17 km²) of land, making it one of the largest urban parks in North America.  venue, to remain.

House of Blues and Nederlander will create a partnership to promote and market concerts at the Greek and the Universal Amphitheatre under a profit-sharing arrangement, where House of Blues has exclusive programming rights.

In 1999, the Los Angeles City Council The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States.  awarded Nederlander a five-year extension to its contract but retracted re·tract  
v. re·tract·ed, re·tract·ing, re·tracts

v.tr.
1. To take back; disavow: refused to retract the statement.

2.
 it after House of Blues funded a petition drive to put the matter to voters.
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Title Annotation:House of Blues Concerts and Nederlander-Greek Inc.
Comment:Concert Promoters Reach Pact.(House of Blues Concerts and Nederlander-Greek Inc.)
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 10, 2001
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