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Ben Weeden

COO
House of Blues Entertainment

As COO of House of Blues Entertainment (Live Nation’s theatre & club division), Mr. Weeden oversees the largest portfolio of theatres and clubs in the world.  Responsibilities include talent booking, marketing, operations and business development across 60 owned or operated venues, including the House of Blues and Fillmore brands, and 30 exclusive partner venues in the United States, promoting over 7500 shows and selling more than 6m tickets per year across the venue portfolio.

  

Mr. Weeden has worked at Live Nation North American since 2005, most recently serving as COO, North American Music, as well as interim CFO, North American Music, and Director of Music Operations, North America.  He joined the company in 2000 as Director of European Business Development in Live Nation’s London office and Director, European Music Operations prior to joining the North American team.  Mr. Weeden graduated from Harvard University with a degree in economics.

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