Live Nation Unveils New Texas Venue, U2 Extends Tour, and More in This Week's Touring Digest

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TOP STORIES Live Nation Unveils New North Texas Venue The Pavilion  Live Nation Entertainment will open a new concert venue in Irving, Texas, in the spring of 2016, as part of the city's new Music Factory retail/entertainment/dining project near Dallas. Joe Nichols Signs With WME  William Morris Endeavor Entertainment has signed four-time Grammy nominee, country artist Joe Nichols, the agency announced Wednesday. Former Top Event Promoter Jack Utsick Extradited From Brazil in $300M Fraud  A former music promoter who produced events for top-name acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elton John and Aerosmith has been extradited from Brazil to face U.S. charges in a $300 million fraud case. U2 Extends 'Innocence' Tour After Quick Sellouts  As expected, U2 blew out initial on-sales for the upcoming Innocence + Experience tour, selling out in every city that went on sale yesterday. A total of 44 shows went up yesterday, with approximately 660,000 tickets sold. Big Mountain Fest Rocks Thailand's Cow Country With Scarecrow, Jagwar Ma  The Big Mountain Music Festival (BMMF) continues its great run as one of the leading music festivals in Southeast Asia with its 6th edition. Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga Wrap Up Their Tours on Top  The Rolling Stones lead the weekly slate of Hot Tours with $21.7 million in sales reported from the final four concerts on its 14 On Fire tour that played in 19 countries on 3 continents this year. The tour's final leg through seven cities in Australia and New Zealand wrapped with a sold out performance at Auckland's rugby venue, Mt Smart Stadium on Nov. 22. Exclusive: Roc Nation Sports Preps 'Throne Boxing,' Set to Feature Live Music at MSG  Roc Nation Sports, which announced its first Boxing division in August, will present its debut boxing event, throne boxing, on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015. EDM Festivals Keep the Off-Season Buzz Going With Big-Budget Commercials  Aftermovies have emerged as EDM festivals’ preeminent advertising tool, often drawing hundreds of thousands of views and achieving the all-important task of racking up early ticket sales for the next event. Metal Band Five Finger Death Punch's Master Plan to Catapult From Club Gigs to Arena Tours  How Five Finger Death Punch graduated from clubs to arenas and doubled its gross.