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Andrew McManus | |
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| Born | August 1961 (age 63) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Music Promoter |
Andrew McManus is an Australian live music promoter, and founder of several music promotion companies.[1] In 1998 he established his first music promotion company, International Touring Company (ITC), in Brisbane.[2] His companies promoted notable and high-profile tours of Australia by international acts include Fleetwood Mac, Mötley Crüe and Aerosmith.[3][4]
McManus has also promoted comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival with acts including Pauly Shore and Joan Rivers.[5]
McManus is the former owner and promoter of the short lived World Wrestling All-Stars promotion, formed in October 2001 with its final tour in May 2003. The WWA toured Australia, Europe and New Zealand airing their shows on USA pay-per-view. McManus appeared on air a few times to make some announcements, but mainly ran things from behind the scenes.
In 2009, McManus organised the Impact Fighting Championships tournament, featuring Ken Shamrock, Big John and others.
- ^ "$5m laundered through casinos: NSW police". SBS News. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Andrew McManus Presents". Respect Music. 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, Neil (4 February 2021). "EXCLUSIVE: Aussie Promoter's Bold Plan To Get International Acts Touring This Year". The Music (Online music and touring news publication). Sydney, NSW, Australia. pp. 2–3. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "About Us". One World Entertainment. 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Andrew McManus Presents". AMPresents.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
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