Введение
Австралийский промоутер концертов
Andrew McManus is an Australian live music promoter, and founder of several music promotion companies. Andrew McManus has been a prominent concert promoter in the Australian live music landscape and has been promoting tours across, rock, pop, reggae, opera, classical and indie genres since the start of the millennium when he established the company International Touring Company (ITC) in Brisbane. His companies promoted notable and high profile tours of Australia by international acts include Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith. McManus has also promoted comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with acts including Pauly Shore and Joan Rivers. McManus is the former owner and promoter of the short lived World Wrestling All Stars promotion, formed in October 2001 with its final tour in May 2003. The WWA toured Australia, Europe and New Zealand airing their shows on USA pay per view. McManus appeared on air a few times to make some announcements, but mainly ran things from behind the scenes. In 2009, McManus organised the Impact Fighting Championships tournament, where cage fighters did not get paid, which McManus' solicitor said at the time claimed was the fault of a US partner. McManus Entertainment was the promoter of reggae festival Raggamuffin since its launch in 2008. McManus promised to donate 10 per cent of the profits from the 2011 festival to the Premier's Appeal for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, hoping to raise $500,000, but no money was given by McManus or any of his companies, purportedly due to there being no profits made. In 2009, McManus' company lost $1.8 million on promoting The Who at the Melbourne Grand Prix. resulting in his company losing $800,000. The festival was disrupted by the COVID 19 pandemic, and Live pulled out. Customers were only offered a rescheduled ticket to an entirely different concert set for March 2022. One World Entertainment denied refunds and told those who did not attend in 2022 that they must attend a concert in 2023 as compensation instead, resulting in dozens of ticket holders lodging complaints with consumer affairs. McManus had assumed nearly a quarter million dollars in debt, and blamed state governments and cited the Live Performance Code of Practice as reason to refuse refunds. NSW Fair Trading suggested this refusal to provide refunds and instead offer a "like for like" replacement breached the Australian Consumer Law. In August 2022, One World Entertainment in partnership with TEG Live presented the Australian End of the Road World Tour by rock band KISS to sold out shows throughout the country. Founding KISS member and bass player, Gene Simmons said of promoter Andrew McManus, 'He's family, and the best promoter in the world. We wouldn't be here without him.' As of 2024, McManus is the promoter organizing the Pandemonium Rocks Festival, which is to be held across Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane in April. The Sydney show was originally scheduled to be held in The Domain on ANZAC Day but forced to relocate to Olympic Park due to noise concerns. On 8 April 2024, Pandemonium Rock music festival announced on Facebook that 6 of the original 13 bands advertised as performing had pulled out, including major headliners Placebo and Deep Purple, with only partial refunds offered in the form of merchandise and drink credits. On 19 April, it was revealed that a massive data breach had occurred when the festival organisers asked patrons who were seeking refunds to fill out a form containing names,email addresses, phone numbers, and banking details. In an Instagram post, the festival acknowledged they caused the breach by leaving the admin settings on the form on, allowing normal users to see the results of the form. Liquidated Companies
In 1995, creditors were not repaid anything when his company Andrew McManus Management Pty Ltd went into liquidation with debts exceeding $230,000. McManus is purported to have sold this company to the public company Abigroup Limited in 2000. By 3 October 2001, McManus' company was owing almost $270,000 to creditors, The company held only $15,251 in the bank, while it had debts exceeding $4.2 million, including $1.2 million to the Australian Taxation Office. The company was promoting tours of Stevie Nicks, Mötley Crüe and Joan Collins, when the company was liquidated in 25 August 2011, McManus Entertainment, which was already lobbying for a Sydney New Year's Eve concert, It is said that transparency in bookkeeping is required to prevent opportunity for tax evasion and money laundering.
Эндрю Макманус – австралийский промоутер живой музыки и основатель нескольких компаний, занимающихся продвижением музыкальных мероприятий. Эндрю Макманус является заметной фигурой в австралийской концертной индустрии и организует гастроли в жанрах рок, поп, регги, опера, классическая и инди-музыка с начала 2000-х годов, когда он основал компанию International Touring Company (ITC) в Брисбене. Его компании организовывали заметные и масштабные туры по Австралии с участием международных исполнителей, таких как Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe и Aerosmith. Макманус также организовывал выступления комиков на Международном комедийном фестивале в Мельбурне, включая Поли Шора и Джоан Риверс. Макманус был бывшим владельцем и промоутером недолго просуществовавшей World Wrestling All Stars, созданной в октябре 2001 года и завершившей свою деятельность в мае 2003 года. WWA проводила туры по Австралии, Европе и Новой Зеландии, транслируя свои шоу на платных каналах в США. Макманус несколько раз появлялся в эфире для объявлений, но в основном руководил проектом из-за кулис. В 2009 году Макманус организовал турнир Impact Fighting Championships, где бойцы не получили оплаты, что, по словам юриста Макмануса, было виной американского партнера. Компания McManus Entertainment с 2008 года является промоутером регги-фестиваля Raggamuffin. Макманус обещал пожертвовать 10% прибыли от фестиваля 2011 года в фонд помощи пострадавшим от наводнений в Квинсленде в 2010–2011 годах, надеясь собрать 500 000 долларов, однако ни Макманус, ни его компании не предоставили эти средства, ссылаясь на отсутствие прибыли. В 2009 году компания Макмануса понесла убытки в размере 1,8 миллиона долларов, организуя выступление The Who на Гран-при Мельбурна, что привело к убыткам компании в 800 000 долларов. Фестиваль был сорван пандемией COVID-19, и компания Live отказалась от участия. Покупателям билетов предлагали только перенос на другой концерт, запланированный на март 2022 года. One World Entertainment отказала в возврате средств и заявила тем, кто не посетил мероприятие в 2022 году, что они должны посетить концерт в 2023 году в качестве компенсации, что привело к тому, что десятки владельцев билетов подали жалобы в органы по защите прав потребителей. Макманус накопил долги почти на четверть миллиона долларов и обвинил правительства штатов, ссылаясь на Кодекс практики проведения живых мероприятий в качестве причины отказа в возврате средств. NSW Fair Trading предположила, что отказ в возврате средств и предложение замены "подобного за подобное" нарушают австралийское законодательство о защите прав потребителей. В августе 2022 года One World Entertainment совместно с TEG Live представила австралийский этап мирового турне End of the Road рок-группы KISS, концерты которой по всей стране были распроданы. Основатель KISS и басист Джин Симмонс сказал о промоутере Эндрю Макманусе: "Он как член семьи и лучший промоутер в мире. Без него мы бы здесь не были". По состоянию на 2024 год Макманус является промоутером фестиваля Pandemonium Rocks, который пройдет в Сиднее, Мельбурне, Голд-Косте и Брисбене в апреле. Изначально шоу в Сиднее планировалось провести в The Domain в День ANZAC, но из-за опасений по поводу шума его пришлось перенести в Олимпийский парк. 8 апреля 2024 года музыкальный фестиваль Pandemonium Rock объявил в Facebook о том, что 6 из 13 групп, заявленных для участия, отказались от выступления, включая хедлайнеров Placebo и Deep Purple, предложив частичный возврат средств в виде товаров и кредитов на напитки. 19 апреля стало известно о масштабной утечке данных, произошедшей после того, как организаторы фестиваля попросили желающих получить возмещение заполнить форму, содержащую имена, адреса электронной почты, номера телефонов и банковские реквизиты. В публикации в Instagram фестиваль признал, что стал причиной утечки, оставив включенными настройки администратора в форме, что позволило обычным пользователям просматривать результаты.
Andrew McManus is an Australian live music promoter, and founder of several music promotion companies. Andrew McManus has been a prominent concert promoter in the Australian live music landscape and has been promoting tours across, rock, pop, reggae, opera, classical and indie genres since the start of the millennium when he established the company International Touring Company (ITC) in Brisbane. His companies promoted notable and high profile tours of Australia by international acts include Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith. McManus has also promoted comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with acts including Pauly Shore and Joan Rivers. McManus is the former owner and promoter of the short lived World Wrestling All Stars promotion, formed in October 2001 with its final tour in May 2003. The WWA toured Australia, Europe and New Zealand airing their shows on USA pay per view. McManus appeared on air a few times to make some announcements, but mainly ran things from behind the scenes. In 2009, McManus organised the Impact Fighting Championships tournament, where cage fighters did not get paid, which McManus' solicitor said at the time claimed was the fault of a US partner. McManus Entertainment was the promoter of reggae festival Raggamuffin since its launch in 2008. McManus promised to donate 10 per cent of the profits from the 2011 festival to the Premier's Appeal for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, hoping to raise $500,000, but no money was given by McManus or any of his companies, purportedly due to there being no profits made. In 2009, McManus' company lost $1.8 million on promoting The Who at the Melbourne Grand Prix. resulting in his company losing $800,000. The festival was disrupted by the COVID 19 pandemic, and Live pulled out. Customers were only offered a rescheduled ticket to an entirely different concert set for March 2022. One World Entertainment denied refunds and told those who did not attend in 2022 that they must attend a concert in 2023 as compensation instead, resulting in dozens of ticket holders lodging complaints with consumer affairs. McManus had assumed nearly a quarter million dollars in debt, and blamed state governments and cited the Live Performance Code of Practice as reason to refuse refunds. NSW Fair Trading suggested this refusal to provide refunds and instead offer a "like for like" replacement breached the Australian Consumer Law. In August 2022, One World Entertainment in partnership with TEG Live presented the Australian End of the Road World Tour by rock band KISS to sold out shows throughout the country. Founding KISS member and bass player, Gene Simmons said of promoter Andrew McManus, 'He's family, and the best promoter in the world. We wouldn't be here without him.' As of 2024, McManus is the promoter organizing the Pandemonium Rocks Festival, which is to be held across Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane in April. The Sydney show was originally scheduled to be held in The Domain on ANZAC Day but forced to relocate to Olympic Park due to noise concerns. On 8 April 2024, Pandemonium Rock music festival announced on Facebook that 6 of the original 13 bands advertised as performing had pulled out, including major headliners Placebo and Deep Purple, with only partial refunds offered in the form of merchandise and drink credits. On 19 April, it was revealed that a massive data breach had occurred when the festival organisers asked patrons who were seeking refunds to fill out a form containing names,email addresses, phone numbers, and banking details. In an Instagram post, the festival acknowledged they caused the breach by leaving the admin settings on the form on, allowing normal users to see the results of the form. Liquidated Companies
In 1995, creditors were not repaid anything when his company Andrew McManus Management Pty Ltd went into liquidation with debts exceeding $230,000. McManus is purported to have sold this company to the public company Abigroup Limited in 2000. By 3 October 2001, McManus' company was owing almost $270,000 to creditors, The company held only $15,251 in the bank, while it had debts exceeding $4.2 million, including $1.2 million to the Australian Taxation Office. The company was promoting tours of Stevie Nicks, Mötley Crüe and Joan Collins, when the company was liquidated in 25 August 2011, McManus Entertainment, which was already lobbying for a Sydney New Year's Eve concert, It is said that transparency in bookkeeping is required to prevent opportunity for tax evasion and money laundering.
Ликвидированные компании
Andrew McManus is an Australian live music promoter, and founder of several music promotion companies. Andrew McManus has been a prominent concert promoter in the Australian live music landscape and has been promoting tours across, rock, pop, reggae, opera, classical and indie genres since the start of the millennium when he established the company International Touring Company (ITC) in Brisbane. His companies promoted notable and high profile tours of Australia by international acts include Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith. McManus has also promoted comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with acts including Pauly Shore and Joan Rivers. McManus is the former owner and promoter of the short lived World Wrestling All Stars promotion, formed in October 2001 with its final tour in May 2003. The WWA toured Australia, Europe and New Zealand airing their shows on USA pay per view. McManus appeared on air a few times to make some announcements, but mainly ran things from behind the scenes. In 2009, McManus organised the Impact Fighting Championships tournament, where cage fighters did not get paid, which McManus' solicitor said at the time claimed was the fault of a US partner. McManus Entertainment was the promoter of reggae festival Raggamuffin since its launch in 2008. McManus promised to donate 10 per cent of the profits from the 2011 festival to the Premier's Appeal for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, hoping to raise $500,000, but no money was given by McManus or any of his companies, purportedly due to there being no profits made. In 2009, McManus' company lost $1.8 million on promoting The Who at the Melbourne Grand Prix. resulting in his company losing $800,000. The festival was disrupted by the COVID 19 pandemic, and Live pulled out. Customers were only offered a rescheduled ticket to an entirely different concert set for March 2022. One World Entertainment denied refunds and told those who did not attend in 2022 that they must attend a concert in 2023 as compensation instead, resulting in dozens of ticket holders lodging complaints with consumer affairs. McManus had assumed nearly a quarter million dollars in debt, and blamed state governments and cited the Live Performance Code of Practice as reason to refuse refunds. NSW Fair Trading suggested this refusal to provide refunds and instead offer a "like for like" replacement breached the Australian Consumer Law. In August 2022, One World Entertainment in partnership with TEG Live presented the Australian End of the Road World Tour by rock band KISS to sold out shows throughout the country. Founding KISS member and bass player, Gene Simmons said of promoter Andrew McManus, 'He's family, and the best promoter in the world. We wouldn't be here without him.' As of 2024, McManus is the promoter organizing the Pandemonium Rocks Festival, which is to be held across Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane in April. The Sydney show was originally scheduled to be held in The Domain on ANZAC Day but forced to relocate to Olympic Park due to noise concerns. On 8 April 2024, Pandemonium Rock music festival announced on Facebook that 6 of the original 13 bands advertised as performing had pulled out, including major headliners Placebo and Deep Purple, with only partial refunds offered in the form of merchandise and drink credits. On 19 April, it was revealed that a massive data breach had occurred when the festival organisers asked patrons who were seeking refunds to fill out a form containing names,email addresses, phone numbers, and banking details. In an Instagram post, the festival acknowledged they caused the breach by leaving the admin settings on the form on, allowing normal users to see the results of the form. Liquidated Companies
In 1995, creditors were not repaid anything when his company Andrew McManus Management Pty Ltd went into liquidation with debts exceeding $230,000. McManus is purported to have sold this company to the public company Abigroup Limited in 2000. By 3 October 2001, McManus' company was owing almost $270,000 to creditors, The company held only $15,251 in the bank, while it had debts exceeding $4.2 million, including $1.2 million to the Australian Taxation Office. The company was promoting tours of Stevie Nicks, Mötley Crüe and Joan Collins, when the company was liquidated in 25 August 2011, McManus Entertainment, which was already lobbying for a Sydney New Year's Eve concert, It is said that transparency in bookkeeping is required to prevent opportunity for tax evasion and money laundering.
В 1995 году кредиторы не получили ничего, когда его компания Andrew McManus Management Pty Ltd была ликвидирована с долгами, превышающими 230 000 долларов. Предполагается, что Макманус продал эту компанию публичной компании Abigroup Limited в 2000 году. К 3 октября 2001 года компания Макмануса задолжала кредиторам почти 270 000 долларов. На банковском счете компании было всего 15 251 доллар, при этом ее долги превышали 4,2 миллиона долларов, включая 1,2 миллиона долларов в Австралийском налоговом управлении. Компания организовывала туры Стиви Никс, Mötley Crüe и Джоан Коллинз, когда 25 августа 2011 года компания была ликвидирована. McManus Entertainment уже лоббировала проведение концерта в канун Нового года в Сиднее. Считается, что прозрачность бухгалтерского учета необходима для предотвращения возможностей для уклонения от уплаты налогов и отмывания денег.
Andrew McManus is an Australian live music promoter, and founder of several music promotion companies. Andrew McManus has been a prominent concert promoter in the Australian live music landscape and has been promoting tours across, rock, pop, reggae, opera, classical and indie genres since the start of the millennium when he established the company International Touring Company (ITC) in Brisbane. His companies promoted notable and high profile tours of Australia by international acts include Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith. McManus has also promoted comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with acts including Pauly Shore and Joan Rivers. McManus is the former owner and promoter of the short lived World Wrestling All Stars promotion, formed in October 2001 with its final tour in May 2003. The WWA toured Australia, Europe and New Zealand airing their shows on USA pay per view. McManus appeared on air a few times to make some announcements, but mainly ran things from behind the scenes. In 2009, McManus organised the Impact Fighting Championships tournament, where cage fighters did not get paid, which McManus' solicitor said at the time claimed was the fault of a US partner. McManus Entertainment was the promoter of reggae festival Raggamuffin since its launch in 2008. McManus promised to donate 10 per cent of the profits from the 2011 festival to the Premier's Appeal for the 2010–2011 Queensland floods, hoping to raise $500,000, but no money was given by McManus or any of his companies, purportedly due to there being no profits made. In 2009, McManus' company lost $1.8 million on promoting The Who at the Melbourne Grand Prix. resulting in his company losing $800,000. The festival was disrupted by the COVID 19 pandemic, and Live pulled out. Customers were only offered a rescheduled ticket to an entirely different concert set for March 2022. One World Entertainment denied refunds and told those who did not attend in 2022 that they must attend a concert in 2023 as compensation instead, resulting in dozens of ticket holders lodging complaints with consumer affairs. McManus had assumed nearly a quarter million dollars in debt, and blamed state governments and cited the Live Performance Code of Practice as reason to refuse refunds. NSW Fair Trading suggested this refusal to provide refunds and instead offer a "like for like" replacement breached the Australian Consumer Law. In August 2022, One World Entertainment in partnership with TEG Live presented the Australian End of the Road World Tour by rock band KISS to sold out shows throughout the country. Founding KISS member and bass player, Gene Simmons said of promoter Andrew McManus, 'He's family, and the best promoter in the world. We wouldn't be here without him.' As of 2024, McManus is the promoter organizing the Pandemonium Rocks Festival, which is to be held across Sydney, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, and Brisbane in April. The Sydney show was originally scheduled to be held in The Domain on ANZAC Day but forced to relocate to Olympic Park due to noise concerns. On 8 April 2024, Pandemonium Rock music festival announced on Facebook that 6 of the original 13 bands advertised as performing had pulled out, including major headliners Placebo and Deep Purple, with only partial refunds offered in the form of merchandise and drink credits. On 19 April, it was revealed that a massive data breach had occurred when the festival organisers asked patrons who were seeking refunds to fill out a form containing names,email addresses, phone numbers, and banking details. In an Instagram post, the festival acknowledged they caused the breach by leaving the admin settings on the form on, allowing normal users to see the results of the form. Liquidated Companies
In 1995, creditors were not repaid anything when his company Andrew McManus Management Pty Ltd went into liquidation with debts exceeding $230,000. McManus is purported to have sold this company to the public company Abigroup Limited in 2000. By 3 October 2001, McManus' company was owing almost $270,000 to creditors, The company held only $15,251 in the bank, while it had debts exceeding $4.2 million, including $1.2 million to the Australian Taxation Office. The company was promoting tours of Stevie Nicks, Mötley Crüe and Joan Collins, when the company was liquidated in 25 August 2011, McManus Entertainment, which was already lobbying for a Sydney New Year's Eve concert, It is said that transparency in bookkeeping is required to prevent opportunity for tax evasion and money laundering.
Штрафы за нарушение Мельбурнской бури
В 2010 году Макманус был вовлечен в нарушение лимита зарплат клуба "Мелбурн Сторм", выставляя счета клубу "Мелбурн Сторм" за "промо-мероприятия" через свою компанию Andrew McManus Presents International, чтобы обеспечить дополнительные выплаты игрокам Грегу Инглису, Камерону Смиту и Билли Слейтеру на сумму 800 000 долларов. Макманус был оштрафован Австралийской налоговой службой на 2,4 миллиона долларов. Бывший боец смешанных единоборств Шон Каролан, предположительно, ввез тонну кокаина на улицы Австралии. Майкл Крок и Макманус совместно сфабриковали свою историю посредством переписки по электронной почте и предоставили поддельные доказательства в поддержку этих ложных утверждений. Позднее Макманус заявил, что во время допроса полицией находился под воздействием кокаина. Сообщается также, что Макманус получил 450 000 австралийских долларов наличными от преступной байкерской группировки "Coffin Cheaters" из Перта, которые, как утверждается, занимались продвижением турне ZZ Top в Перте.
Приговор адвокату МакМануса, Майклу Кроку
Адвокат Эндрю МакМэнуса на полицейском допросе, Майкл Крок, также представлял интересы соучастников Шона Каролана и Оуэна Хэнсона. Крейг Хейуслер был допрошен полицией только после того, как МакМэнус отошел от заранее подготовленного группой сценария. Крок впервые стал иметь право на условно-досрочное освобождение 4 февраля 2024 года.