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An engrossing and insightful memoir by Peter Shapiro the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation

Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things including Brooklyn Bowl NYC Las Vegas Philadelphia and Nashville the Capitol Theatre in Portchester producing U2 3D and promoting the Grateful Deads 50th anniversary tour Fare Thee Well featuring the Core Four and Trey Anastasio and so much more

InThe Music Never StopsShapiro shares the inside story of how he became a tremendous powerhouse in the music industryan island in an increasingly consolidated landscape of venues ticketing and touringthrough the lens of 50 of his most iconic concerts Along the way readers gain insight into what it was like to work with some of the most celebrated bands in modern music including not just the Grateful Dead and U2 but also Bob Dylan Leonard Cohen Phish Dave Matthews Band Al Green Ms Lauryn Hill Jason Isbell Preservation Hall Jazz Band The Roots Robert Plant and many more

Featuring neverbeforepublished backstage anecdotes insights and photographs of the biggest bands in the business and the concerts that later became legendaryThe Music Never Stopsis a perfect guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern entertainment industry