C3 Presents is a concert promotion, event production and artist management company based out of

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. C3 also produces several multi-day festivals including

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in Texas,

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in New Orleans, and

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in Chicago along with its six international editions.

History

C3 was founded by Charles Attal, Charlie Jones and Charlie Walker in 2007(2) and headquartered in Austin, TX, with offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New Orleans. The company also promotes more than 1,100 concerts annual in arenas, casinos and clubs throughout North America. In the Fall of 2014,

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began talks to purchase a 51% stake in the Austin company’s events production and promotions businesses. At the time, C3 was largest independent concert promoter in the world. The deal was completed in December of that year.

Events

Annually, C3 Presents produces the following festivals: * Auckland City Limits Music Festival * Austin City Limits Music Festival * Austin Food + Wine Festival * In Bloom Music Festival (Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston) * Innings Music Festival (

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) * Lollapalooza USA * Lollapalooza Argentina * Lollapalooza Berlin * Lollapalooza Brazil * Lollapalooza Chile * Lollapalooza Paris * Lollapalooza Stockholm * Music City Food + Wine Festival (Nashville, Tennessee) * Oceans Calling Festival * Shaky Beats Music Festival * Shaky Knees Music Festival *

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* Sydney City Limits Music Festival *

(New Orleans, Louisiana) C3 also books and promotes over 1,000 shows nationwide, including Austin venues

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(sole promoter),

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(C3 owned and operated) and Historic Scoot Inn (C3 owned and operated). C3 bought the rights to Australian festival

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in 2014 and hasn't run the event since 2015.

Artist management

In addition to promotion and production, C3 Presents also has an artist management division operating in New York City, Los Angeles, Denver, and Austin. C3 Management has a current roster of over 50 musicians including

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, Phoenix, Lindsey Buckingham, Jack Harlow,

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, The Revivalists, Justice, Modest Mouse, Madeon and The Lemon Twigs. The company also maintains its own freestanding radio promotion, film/TV, digital, and creative staffs.PollstarPro
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