Larry Vallon, the longtime live performance government for AEG and others who turned the Common Amphitheatre right into a regional powerhouse, has died. He was 77.
A consultant for AEG confirmed Vallon’s demise on July 14 on account of issues from Alzheimer’s.
Vallon’s profession in live performance promotion spanned 5 a long time, starting with a stint as a web page on Bob Eubanks’ “The Newlywed Recreation.” He went on to work for promoters like Wolf and Rissmiller Concert events and based his personal agency, Larry Vallon Presents.
He spent 23 years on the agency that grew to become Common Concert events (and later Home Of Blues Concert events), the place he labored below longtime mentor and Hollywood mogul Lew Wasserman. He booked exhibits for A-list acts together with the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and the Who, and gained Pollstar’s Expertise Purchaser of the 12 months award 4 occasions.
Regionally, Vallon renovated and ran the previous Common Amphitheatre within the late ’80s, making it right into a globally recognizable venue for acts like Frank Sinatra and Linda Ronstadt, who every had residencies there. Underneath Vallon, the venue was a well-liked web site all through the ’90s for acts like Maná, Juanes and Julio Iglesias (who performed an 18-date run there), serving to to seed the expansion of Latin and Spanish-language music within the U.S.
Vallon moved to AEG in 2004, and spent 15 years on the firm earlier than retiring in 2019. Whereas at Common in 1984, Vallon had employed future AEG Presents Chief Govt Jay Marciano, who instructed Hits Every day Double, “He was a pal, mentor and the large brother I by no means had, essentially the most constructive individual I’ve ever recognized, and he may actually make me giggle. My life is so a lot better from having recognized him. Cherished that man.”
Vallon is is survived by his spouse, Claudia; daughters Vanessa Vallon and Kelly Vallon Ciccotti; and son-in-law Matt Ciccotti.
