The Lumineers Illuminate Chaifetz Arena In Concert

Analysis: Jackson case will change the tune for concert, artist insurance

The fact that AEG Live found itself at the center of the wrongful death suit had sent shockwaves through the music world in past months, with concert promoters as well as well-known entertainment insurers like AON/Albert G Ruben and Lloyds of Londonexpected to beef up policies for acts they insure and potentially raise some prices. Even though AEG was not held responsible, insurance experts believe the case has spurred the industry to re-think policies and find ways to prevent similar situations down the road. The role of Dr. Conrad Murray, convicted for manslaughter for his role in administering a fatal dose of the surgical anesthetic propofol to Jackson, is already prompting changes, say underwriters. In the future, the star or his promoter may be required to carry separate insurance on his entourage. “The biggest stars all have doctors and their own staff,” said Lorrie McNaught, senior vice president at Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Inc, a large entertainment insurance firm, which has handled many of the world’s biggest tours over the last 12 months. “If you have a security guard who winds up punching someone in the face or kills someone, who is responsible? “Is it the artist, the bodyguard, the promoter? I think promoters will require stars to indemnify their own staff,” said McNaught. “Even if AEG was not held responsible, I still think this case will make attorneys find ways to tighten contracts.” An attorney for Lloyds of London involved in the Michael Jackson case declined comment for this story.

MORE LIFESTYLES We love everything about Halloween candy, costumes and trick-or-treating — and most of all, pumpkins. Cringe at carving? Help is here. Ou Recent The Lumineers illuminate Chaifetz Arena in concert Saved Loading Precious little band the Lumineers came to Chaifetz Arena on Friday night and completely rocked the house. The Denver nu-folk rockers have a wonderfully quaint thing going on, with everything from the use of old-timey instrumentation to the feeling its show could work just as well in a coffeehouse on Cherokee Street. But dont let that fool you. The Lumineers, a best new artist Grammy nominee earlier this year, is ready for the big time, as the 7,800 fans in the audience would certainly agree. Frontman Wesley Schultz said when he walked into the arena earlier in the day hed hoped itd be at least half full for the concert. The band did that and much more. The band, out promoting its self-titled debut album (recently rereleased in a deluxe version), modestly took to the Chaifetz Arena stage, which was sparingly decorated save for five vintage chandeliers overhead. Schultz tried to set a particular mood early on during the bands popular Ho Hey, requesting fans to put away their cellphone video and to just be there in the moment. (He apparently didnt know that St. Louis concertgoers do as they please, and repeated the request mid-song.) The band, featuring Schultz and his comrades Jeremiah Fraites (drums), Neyla Pekarek (vocals, cello), Stelth Ulvang (piano) and Ben Wahamaki (bass), delivered an illuminating performance that was a 75-minute run-through of its album with rootsy songs boasting homespun lyrics and shifting tempos. Submarines, Flowers in Your Hair, Classy Girl, Dead Sea and Big Parade were among the tunes plucked from the album, often resulting in sing-alongs, clap-alongs and more including the band dividing the audience in half for some call and response on Stubborn Love. Aint Nobodys Problem was one of the bonus tracks on the reissue performed here, and keeping in that spirit of highlighting the bonus tracks, the band also performed worthy new songs Darlene and Elouise in the center of the arena floor.