Knoxville, Tenn. — August 12, 2014 – AC Entertainment, one of the nation’s leading concert promoters and festival producers, has announced a new strategic partnership with the South Carolina-based Music Farm Charleston and the new Music Farm Columbia, which is slated to open September 2014. The new liaison will be a boon to music fans in each city and throughout the region, expanding the breadth and depth of musical offerings at the two clubs as well as elsewhere in the area.
“The growing cultural vitality we see in both Charleston and Columbia is inspiring. There’s tremendous potential here,” said Ashley Capps, AC Entertainment’s founder and CEO.
The Music Farm Charleston, S.C., is one of the longest running and most respected live music clubs in the Southeast, and the new Music Farm in Columbia is poised to follow in its footsteps.
AC Entertainment has become one of the most active concert promoters in both Charleston and Columbia, bringing artists such as the Avett Brothers, John Legend, B. B. King, Steely Dan, Bassnectar, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Hall & Oates, and Amos Lee to the region. It also presented and produced the sold-out Dave Matthews Band’s 2008 July 4 show at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
AC has worked closely with Music Farm Charleston since 2008, bringing an array of up-and-coming artists such as the Carolina Chocolate Drops, City and Colour, Beach House, Grouplove, Halestorm, Passion Pit, Mastodon and Phantogram to the popular club.
“We’ve enjoyed a terrific working relationship with Marshall Lowe and his team at Music Farm Productions for several years. They have a strong commitment to excellence along with exciting ideas and vision which align well with our culture at AC,” said Capps. “The Music Farm has an impressive history, and we’re excited to work with them even more closely in building a great future in Charleston, Columbia and beyond.”
“We are extremely excited to be entering into this next stage of our relationship with AC Entertainment and look forward to combining our efforts to produce more quality shows in the Carolinas and the Southeastern United States,” said Marshall Lowe, founder of Music Farm Productions.
“Through our many years of working together with AC Entertainment we have found that we share many of the same ideals and philosophies as it relates to the concert business, artists and fans; this shared vision is the focus for many of the ideas and future endeavors that are in the works as well.”
The Music Farms will join a select group of world-class venues booked and programmed by AC Entertainment, including The Orange Peel in Asheville, N.C.; both the legendary Exit/In and the Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn.; and Track 29 in Chattanooga, Tenn. – all of which are regularly cited among Pollstar’s Top 100 Clubs in the world in attendance. AC also exclusively programs all of the non-symphony concerts for the Nashville Symphony Orchestra at its dazzling Schermerhorn Symphony Hall in downtown Nashville.
AC Entertainment has operated and managed the Historic Tennessee Theatre, regularly cited as one of Pollstar’s Top 100 Theaters in the World, since 1996. In 2006, it took the helm of the now 105-year-old Bijou Theatre. Both theatres are in downtown Knoxville, Tenn.
AC Entertainment is perhaps best known as co-founders / producers of the world renowned Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, cited as “One of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll” by Rolling Stone Magazine.
About Music Farm Productions:
Music Farm Productions is a South Carolina based concert, festival, and venue management company. MFP currently produces events in NC, SC, GA, and FL. MFP has work with artists such as Slightly Stoopid, Fitz and the Tantrums, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, Grace Potter, STS9, Third Eye Blind, Big Gigantic, Kevin Costner and 311. MFP also owns and operates the legendary Music Farm in Charleston SC, a 23 year old concert venue located in a historic train depot built in the 1850’s. In 2014, MFP will be adding a second Music Farm in Columbia, SC, located in the heart of the capital city which is also the home to the University of SC. MFP strives to provide unique and memorable experiences for both the fans and the artists who are the lifeline of our events.
About AC Entertainment:
AC Entertainment, LLC is known as one of the foremost concert promoters and festival producers in the United States, and is among the top 40 in the world. ACE is internationally known as co-founders / producers of the acclaimed Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival®. They have gone on to launch the highly acclaimed Big Ears Festival (Knoxville, Tenn.), and recently took leadership of Louisville, KY’s Forecastle Festival, doubling the festival’s attendance since 2012. The company exclusively books an array of top venues including the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, Tenn.; the nTelos Wireless Pavilion in Portsmouth, VA; and the White Oak Amphitheater in Greensboro, NC. ACE also operates and books the Historic Tennessee Theatre, the “official state theater of Tennessee,” and the 105-year-old Bijou Theatre, both of which have been instrumental to the revitalization of their Knoxville, Tenn. hometown. ACE presents more than 1,000 concerts annually and provides event and venue management, booking, and marketing services. AC Entertainment has offices in Knoxville and Nashville.
