The new strong man in the Swiss tour operator scene: Eric Kramer.
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Gadget Abc Entertainment Group AG organizes, among other things, the Open Air St. Gallen …
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… and the two Swiss Rammstein concerts.
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Earthquake in the Swiss entertainment industry: the Wepromote concert and event network, which in addition to the St. Gallen Openair also organizes other festivals and will soon also be organizing the two Rammstein concerts in the Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich, is merging to form a new company. It bears the name Gadget Abc Entertainment Group AG and will delight hundreds of thousands of Swiss music fans with concerts by Celine Dion (51), Sunrise Avenue, James Blunt (45), Pearl Jam and Aerosmith.
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As the majority shareholder of the new Swiss music giant, the German CTS Eventim is taking over. CTS Eventim is not only a major player in international live entertainment, but also in ticket sales. The Swiss ticket corner belongs to 50 percent of CTS Eventim.
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More top act for in Switzerland
The same company also participates in the Swiss concert organizer Abc Production by André Béchir (70). This will be integrated into the Gadget Abc Entertainment Group AG. “We have been preparing for this step together for a long time,” says Eric Kramer (46), the new strong man in the Swiss tour operator scene. “Through our merger, concert visitors will only benefit, for example through even more top acts that will appear in Switzerland.”
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André Bechir, who has organized a large number of the major pop and rock shows in Switzerland over the past five decades, will retire from the active concert business and will only work as a consultant in the new company. “The handover of the staff comes at a perfect time.” (Hgo)