Great Big Shows

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In 1989, while attending the University of Pittsburgh, Rick Whetsel began his career in the music industry, working for a local artist management firm. After gaining experience in everything from concert production to album promotion, he relocated to Nashville in 1992. Continuing to gain valuable experience, Rick worked with events as varied as touring Broadway shows to the Atlanta Summer Olympics. In 1996 Rick began to exclusively promote concerts. Starting small and developing relationships, he settled into a talent buying role at Nashville's legendary club, the Exit/In. Following two successful years and seeing an opportunity for an independent concert promoter, Rick left to form his own company, Great Big Shows. After two more years of sharing rooms with other promoters and presenting a variety of events throughout the region, Great Big Shows became the exclusive promoter at two Nashville venues: the 1,200 capacity 328 Performance Hall and the 350 capacity Belcourt Theatre. In the fall of 2002 Rick purchased the Exit/In and since that time it has once again become one of Nashville's premiere concert venues. In the past few years, Great Big Shows has continued to grow has promoted concerts featuring artists such as Disturbed, Vince Gill, Flaming Lips, Linkin Park, Dwight Yoakam and many more. Great Big Shows has also been involved in producing such events as Dancin' in the District, Uptown Mix and The Franklin Jazz Festival, all in Nashville. As well as On the Bricks...

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