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John Summit takes a break from touring to “recharge” ahead of fall shows

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John Summit revealed on Monday, Aug. 17, that he will no longer perform at his remaining concerts scheduled for August. The decision removes the producer from four European festivals: Pukkelpop in Belgium, UNO Malta in Malta, Creamfields in the U.K. and Touquet Music Beach Festival in France.

Explaining the decision through Instagram Stories, Summit wrote that “after much thought i have decided to take the rest of august off of touring to rest & get ready for my upcoming arena tour. i unfortunately will not be able to make it to pukkelpop, creamfields, radio 1 malta & touquet festivals. i rarely ever do this but there is so much work to do for the tour and i need to recharge my battery a bit before this fall. thanks for understanding.”

The Illinois producer has maintained a particularly demanding concert calendar throughout the summer. His recent appearances have included a headline performance at Lollapalooza, dates from his [UNVRS] Ibiza residency and sets at major events such as Ultra Europe, Tomorrowland and Canada’s Cowboy’s Music Festival, alongside several other headline engagements.

Summit’s upcoming arena run supports his April record CTRL ESCAPE, which reached No. 9 on Billboard’s Top Dance Albums chart. Set to become his largest tour yet, the 21 show North American schedule begins Oct. 1 in Champaign, Ill. Summit recently added an impressive closing performance on Dec. 12 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, which can accommodate 77,500 people. The concert is expected to become the biggest headline show of his career so far.

“Over the years LA has made some of the most special moments of my career,” Summit wrote while announcing the Memorial Coliseum concert last week. “From the Palladium to the Shrine, then BMI Stadium to Kia Forum.. we knew we had to end the album tour on the highest note in Los Angeles.”

Ahead of the CTRL ESCAPE tour, Summit still has several performances planned for September. His schedule includes visits to Bogotá, Colombia, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, as well as his Experts Only Festival in New York and an appearance at LIV Nightclub in Las Vegas.

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Ellie Goulding Files Lawsuit Over Live Nation “Conflict Of Interests”

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By Max Pilley
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Ellie Goulding has launched legal action against former managers Ben Mawson and Ed Millett, claiming their relationship with Live Nation resulted in a conflict of interest that was not disclosed to her.

A legal filing covered by Variety states that Mawson and Millett represented Goulding through TaP Management from 2018 to 2025, receiving a commission of 20 per cent.

The lawsuit says Goulding entered into several arrangements with businesses belonging to the Live Nation group during those years. Those deals reportedly covered touring, merchandise and a documentary project.

Goulding alleges that nobody informed her that Live Nation controlled HNOE, the parent business of TaP. According to the filing, the entertainment company purchased a 50.1 per cent share of HNOA in 2015 and assumed complete ownership four years later.

The lawsuit argues that Mawson and Millett “had a personal interest or duty in dealings between Ms. Goulding and companies in the Live Nation group which was in actual or potential conflict with the interests of Ms. Goulding in securing the best commercial terms with whichever promoter, merchandiser or other counterparty it was most advantageous for her to deal with.”

Goulding is requesting an unspecified amount of “equitable compensation and/or damages for their breaches of fiduciary duty”, as well as further connected remedies.

NME has approached Mawson and Millett’s representatives, Goulding’s team and Live Nation for responses.

The singer is once again represented by Sarah Stennett, who previously managed her during an earlier stage of her career. WME now handles her global representation.

Goulding is getting ready to issue her sixth studio album, ‘I Know Too Much’, on September 4. She has introduced the project through ‘Black Prada Dress’, ‘4 Seasons’ and ‘Ravers’.

She performed ‘Black Prada Dress’ for the first time at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in May. In July, she also appeared during half time as England defeated Norway in their World Cup quarter final.

During an interview with NME about the album last November, Goulding said: “This is probably the most honest I’ve been in my lyrics. I don’t have anyone to answer to. In certain situations, you’re trying to please someone, but for the first time ever, I don’t feel like I have to do that. I’m just making music that I love.”

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