Aoife Ahern

I am currently covering Maternity leave at VIP Nation where I am producing & managing several large European Tours such as Michelle Obama, Mumford & Sons, BlackPink , BTS, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, John Mayer. I have worked for over Twenty years with extraordinary Talent across the Music & Events Industry. I started advancing large scale Festivals - 80,000+ ( on behalf of MCD | Live Nation ) from Oxegen , Marley Park, Heineken Green Energy, Slane Castle , Dublin Castle, HiFi Festival , Trinity Ball, Croke Park plus many more. As Advance Manager , I handled all contracts, riders & logistics. I was the main point of contact for each artists and I handled all matters pertaining to agents & management as well as trouble shooting on day of event. I worked as a Promoters Assistant for Live Nation | MCD. During this time I worked across several businesses from MCD to Spirit Venue. I managed all business & personal matters, I dealt with agents, managers, artists, supplies and venues on a daily basis. I advanced all shows and I promoted many Events & Festivals as well as advancing a 3,000 capacity venue weekly. This included booking of Talent to co-ordinating all production requirements. I also booked all promotional staff and managed a team of 40+. I was a Talent Representative | Events Manager on behalf on SJM Concerts . I have also been the Events Manager | Artist Relations on Life Festival, Sea Sessions and Body&Soul Festival. I am Talent Manager at The Big Grill and Manchester Pride Festivals. I work with VIP Nation on tours such as One Direction , Chris Brown , Beyonce , OTR II ( Beyonce & Jay-Z) etc where I project manage all VIPS | Backstage packages. I work closely with local reps, security and venue to ensure every show is special and all guests are safe & happy. I have extensive knowledge of all VIP Nation Systems . I managed logistics for all territories as well as hiring assistants, DJ’s and props. I have toured with incredible artists such as Prince, Ceelo Green , Gavin Friday (U2) , Billy Ocean , Stereo Kicks, One Direction , Beyonce, Jay-Z, Chris Brown, Arcade Fire , Alter Bridge plus many more for several years. During this time I have either been a TM or Production Co-ordinator arranging and advancing all touring logistics, working very closely with each artist & crew making the tour enjoyable for all concerned. I was Event Producer for iStrategy – A digital marketing festival which I produced around the world. I have also been a Director of Production & Talent Booker on many large scale events such as F.ounders, Web Summit & Icons Festival etc .I have worked with a huge amount of international talent, founders & entrepreneurs from The Rolling Stones to Elon Musk. I also produce Events for the likes of Facebook, Google, Ebay and Peroni. Please see my LinkedIn page for references. uk.linkedin.com/in/aoifeahern/