1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: Together do to see Ellen. 2 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: And some of the biggest music news this decade. The 3 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 2: rumors are true. 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 3: Oasis is back together and they're going on tour. The 5 00:00:14,960 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 3: only problem is that, as it stands right now, if 6 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 3: you want to see them live, you're going to have 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,440 Speaker 3: to go to the UK or Ireland. 8 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: That's going to cost you a tidy summer, isn't it. 9 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 2: Eden Park's CEO, Nick Sultan is with us. 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,720 Speaker 1: Hey, Nick, good eating Heather, Thanks for your time. 11 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 2: Listen mate. I've got you here because I want to 12 00:00:29,560 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: know what you're hearing in the industry, because I know 13 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 2: you're tapped into what's going on. Is there any chance 14 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 2: this becomes a world. 15 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: Tour, Heather? As you can imagine, we try anything to 16 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: secial into national art of Stephen Park. We approach to 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: cendra Ardun to help us secure Taylor Swift in this instance, 18 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:48,559 Speaker 1: I'm delighted that you're going to join the cause and 19 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: help us get a social media campaign going to get Oasis. 20 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: I don't think they're going to listen to me. They 21 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 2: don't even listen to each other. Man, have you got like, 22 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 2: have you got any people you can tap in Manchester 23 00:00:58,400 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 2: to get their air? 24 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: We're talking to promoters and managers on a daily basis 25 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:06,040 Speaker 1: around a variety of artists. As you know, at the 26 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 1: moment we're looking to secure our concert consent. Concert consent 27 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: go from six to twelve shows, and this is a 28 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 1: great example. We need to have surety for artists and 29 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: managers to be able to if they have the demand, 30 00:01:19,480 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: and as you can imagine the demands there. They want 31 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: to do four shows, they want to do six shows. 32 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:25,560 Speaker 1: We need to be able to accommodate it. 33 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,000 Speaker 2: You are shameless. You've just made a conversation about Oasis 34 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 2: about your resource content. 35 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:35,400 Speaker 1: Oh that's thanks for messing that, Heather, and our applications 36 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: close on the second, and I'd love for all your 37 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,480 Speaker 1: listeners to go to Edenpark dot co dot z and 38 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: put in a submission. 39 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 2: You can't be stopped, hey, listen, seriously, if they were 40 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 2: to go for a world tour, do you reckon that 41 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: they would stop buy New Zealand? Are we big enough 42 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 2: for a band like Oasis on a reunion. 43 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: I'd be very confident that they'd be looking at New 44 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: Zealand and particularly Eden Park. We're making some modifications to 45 00:01:57,400 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: the park as of next week. We're taking out the 46 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: west stand, and increases our capacity for concerts for a 47 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: further five thousand. So our capacity for Travis Scott in 48 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: October is greater than Marvel Stadium in Melbourne or Brisbane. 49 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: So we're looking to do a number of modifications of 50 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: the venue to make us the venue of choice not 51 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 1: only for New Zealand but also for the East Coast 52 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,080 Speaker 1: against Australia. 53 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 2: Good work, Nick, Thank you very much. 54 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:21,520 Speaker 1: Nick. 55 00:02:21,560 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 2: All that Eden parks the year. I'm going to Travis Scott. 56 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 2: I don't know a single thing about him except he 57 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,239 Speaker 2: was married to a Kardashian and he has a song 58 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: something something something sicko. I don't really know, and some 59 00:02:31,760 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: people died at one of his concerts, so you know, 60 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:34,520 Speaker 2: God help me. 61 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 1: For more from Heather Duplessy Allen Drave. Listen live to 62 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 1: News Talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 63 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.