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Giles Cooper Entertainment (GCE Live) is a concert promoting company, producing tours and hundreds of shows for music, comedy and theatre throughout the UK. GCE Live also presents and produces outdoor concerts in the grounds of English Heritage and other stately homes such as Kenwood House on London’s Hampstead Heath[1] and Audley End House and Gardens in Saffron Walden, Essex[2]
| Industry | Concert Promoters and Show Producers |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Giles Cooper |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Europe |
| Website | gcelive |
Founders
editGiles Cooper, the company's founder, also serves as Chairman of the Royal Variety Charity and an Executive Producer of the Royal Variety Performance, a role he was elected to in 2010. The Royal Variety Charity is a UK entertainment industry charity with Queen Elizabeth II as its patron.[3][4]
Giles Cooper was also awarded :
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, 2006.[5]
- Freedom of the City of London, 2014.[4]
Artists performing at GCE events
editGCE Live has promoted tours and produced shows for artists, including bands such as Placebo[6] and the Happy Mondays[7] and theatre and spoken-word tours for BBC TV presenters such as Simon Reeve[8][9] and Dan Snow.[10]
They have produced shows for artists such as Kris Kristofferson,[11] Alfie Boe,[12] Hacienda Classical, Orbital and Leftfield,[13] José Carreras,[14] the Human League and, ABC[15] and the Jacksons[2]
These include the well-known artists listed below:
References
edit- ^ "Demand prompts Kenwood concerts return". Live UK. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ a b Martin Neal (26 November 2018). "Get your dancing shoes on - disco legends The Jacksons are coming". Essex Live. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Royal Variety Management". Royal Variety Charity. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Giles Cooper - biography". Royal Variety Charity. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Charity, Royal Variety. "Giles Cooper - biography | Royal Variety Charity". www.royalvarietycharity.org. Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Placebo Caird Hall". Leisure and Culture Dundee. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ Jake Keith (17 August 2017). "Happy Mondays' Dundee show rescheduled". The Courier. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Tom Hawker (12 September 2018). "Simon Reeve: "There are extraordinary things happening close to home"". Wander Lust. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Charles Hutchinson (23 October 2018). "Reeve's tales as intrepid traveller Simon ventures to Harrogate Royal Hall". The Press. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "An Audience with DAN SNOW". Kent Online. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Kris Kristofferson confirms Kenwood House in 2018". Music News. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Alfie Boe". Blue Dot Ticket Online. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ Molly Long (28 June 2018). "Thousands Enjoy Heritage Concert Series At Kenwood House". IQ Magazine. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ Bridget Galton (26 November 2018). "Jose Carreras says his farewell to London at Kenwood House". Ham High. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "The Human League, ABC And Belinda Carlisle Announced For Heritage Live Show At Audley End House & Gardens". Broadway World. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2019.