Robert Sillerman Offers Plan to Take SFX Private, Sam Smith Announces Arena Dates, and More in This Week's Touring Digest

TOP STORIES SFX Chairman Robert Sillerman Offers Plan to Take Company Private  SFX Entertainment chairman and CEO Robert F.X. Sillerman has proposed taking the EDM-focused music promotion company private by buying out all of the outstanding shares not already owned by him for $4.75 per share in cash. Toronto's Massey Hall Set for $135M, Seven-Year Renovation  Massey Hall, the 121-year-old Toronto live entertainment theater whose hallowed stage has been graced by such acts as Neil Young, George Gershwin, Rush, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan, Luciano Pavarotti and Johnny Cash, is undergoing Phase 1 of a seven-year revitalization project, its president and CEO, Charles Cutts, announced Monday (Feb. 23) at the venue. Foo Fighters, Muse and Ryan Adams to Headline Massive Fuji Rock Festival  Fuji Rock Festival, one of the two leading international rock gatherings in Japan, has announced the lineup for its 19th edition, which will run July 24-26 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata prefecture. Sam Smith Announces 2015 North America Arena Tour Dates  Surely still riding high from four Grammy wins, including Best New Artist, Song and Record of the Year, Sam Smith has now announced a month of American arena tour dates. Paul McCartney to Headline Firefly Music Festival -- The Rumors Are True! Previously-announced Firefly 2015 headliners Kings of Leon and The Killers have some company. Today (Feb. 25), the music festival announced that Paul McCartney will be headlining this June. Fleetwood Mac Leads Latest Hot Tours List  Fleetwood Mac leads the slate of touring artists in the weekly tally of Hot Tours based on box office revenue from its On With the Show tour. Big Machine CEO Scott Borchetta Signs With CAA  The agency will help the country-music label head and ‘American Idol’ mentor identify projects in film, TV, theater and more. Morrissey To Headline Sydney's Vivid Live Festival  Morrissey is booked to play four nights at the Sydney Opera House, his only Australian shows. Bobby Brown Cancels Australian Tour to Spend Time with Bobbi Kristina  Bobbi Kristina remains hospitalized after being found unresponsive in late January.