Jim Koplik is an American

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who has produced shows by

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, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, REO Speedwagon, Madonna, Billy Joel and Elton John, among others. A resident of Stamford, Connecticut, Koplik works through Jim Koplik Presents, his

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-based company. He is now President of LiveNation Connecticut. Born in

New Rochelle New Rochelle (; older french: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the southeastern portion of the state. In 2020, the city had a population of 79,726, making it the seventh-largest in the state o ...

, New York, Koplik launched his career in the late 1960s when he was a student at

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and promoted a show for the band Steppenwolf. Before that he had worked at Ohio State on the 1968 presidential campaign of

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. In 1981 Koplik moved from Westchester County, New York to Stamford.Lockhart, Brian, "Promoter praised for keeping the music playing: Jim Koplik honored as one of state's finest", news article, '' The Advocate'' of Stamford, Connecticut, March 10, 2007, pages 1, A6 Jim Koplik Presents produces 150 concerts a year, many for the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, the Xfinity Theatre and for the Mohegan Sun Casino in

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. Koplik is a board member of Connecticut Special Olympics, the National Kidney Foundation of Connecticut, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Connecticut and the Jewish Community Center of Stamford. He is a former member of the boards of the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Riverfront Recapture and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts.
Jim Koplik to be Honored As One of 'Connecticut's Finest': House Speaker to welcome concert promoter to State Capitol Wednesday", news release at the Web site of Connecticut House Speaker James Amann, accessed May 12, 2007 Jim Koplik (along with

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) were co-promoters of the

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in New York in July 1973.

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