Outback Presents Announces Shane Shuhart As Senior Vice President Of Booking

Friday, October 3 - Today, Outback Presents - the leading independent, full-service promoter of live entertainment in North America - announces Shane Shuhart as Senior Vice President of Booking. He will work closely with Founder and Co-CEO Mike Smardak, President Andrew Farwell, and the booking team on servicing and expanding Outback's existing live entertainment business with focus on arenas and theatres.

Founder and Co-CEO of Outback Presents Mike Smardak shared "We are proud to welcome Shane as our new Senior Vice President of Booking. He brings a wealth of industry experience and a passion to the role during an exciting time of growth for Outback Presents. We couldn't be more thrilled to have him on board."

Shane says "I've long admired what Mike and the Outback team have been able to build, especially in such a competitive national touring landscape. Their vision and commitment have set a high bar in the industry, and I'm excited to be a part of what comes next."

With almost 30 years of experience, Shane Shuhart began his career in live music in New York in 1998 at the Agency for the Performing Arts (APA) before moving to Los Angeles in the year 2000, where he also worked as an agent at APA. He served as the territorial talent agent for APA's northeast region, handling bookings for the agency's major touring artists in that area.

While at Nederlander Concerts, as Director of Booking, where he booked and promoted live entertainment for venues such as the Grove of Anaheim, Greek Theatre, Hollywood Pantages Theatre, as well as third-party facilities throughout the Western United States.

Shane transitioned to Live Nation Entertainment's Philadelphia office as a Senior Talent Buyer in 2011, where he booked and promoted live entertainment at Live Nation's owned and operated amphitheaters, arenas, and other third-party venues throughout the PA/NJ region. Additionally, he oversaw booking at the Sands Event Center (Now Wind Creek-Bethlehem, PA) and The Pavilion at Montage (Scranton, PA). Shane also booked and co-produced the Peach Music Festival (2012-2016).

In 2017, Shane returned to Nederlander as Vice President of Booking/Programming and worked in a variety of properties across the country while focusing on Nederlander's core venues, including the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, San Jose Civic, City National Grove of Anaheim, Vina Robles Amphitheatre in Paso Robles, and Greek Theatre.

Shane was instrumental in Drive-In OC outdoor concert series with over a hundred nights of programming during the pandemic with bookings such as a sold-out 10-show run of Kaskade, sold-out runs with Andrew McMahon, Gareth Emery, Nate Bargatze, and more. Recently, Shane is responsible for successful shows at Heart Health Park Sacramento- the sold-out festivals Swanfest and Punk in Drublic, sold-out performances of Sebastian Maniscalco at the Kia Forum and San Jose Civic, and sold-out shows at Vina Robles Amphitheatre including Bert Kreischer and Jim Gaffigan.

ABOUT OUTBACK PRESENTS

Outback Presents is the leading independent, full service promoter of live entertainment in North America. We specialize in producing comedy, festivals, and music, with an emphasis in providing award-winning best in class service to our diverse roster of clients. Since 1996 Outback Presents has promoted and produced thousands of concerts, events, and festivals ranging from clubs and theaters to arenas and stadiums. For more information, visit www.outbackpresents.com .

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