AEG Presents Names Andrew Klein President of Global Partnerships

February 18, 2025 at 09:00 AM EST

Venerated Entertainment Executive Elevated to Larger Leadership Role

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AEG Presents, a global leader in live entertainment, announced today that Andrew Klein has been promoted to President of Global Partnerships. In this role, Klein will oversee all sales and activation business for AEG Presents’ Global Partnerships division, reporting to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Shawn Trell. Klein, who previously held the title of Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships, will continue to be based in New York.

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“The opportunities in our company have never been more exciting or abundant for driving meaningful results for our partners,” said Klein. “I look forward to continuing to develop and implement innovative programs that amplify our world-class brand partners and industry-leading music assets.”

Added Trell: “Andrew has spent years cultivating relationships and identifying brands and partners to bring critical value and expanded reach across our entire portfolio. I’m happy to see him elevated to this new position – it’s well deserved – and I’m looking forward to what’s ahead.”

Klein has spent two decades with AEG Presents and is responsible for spearheading its sponsorship sales efforts across the company’s tours, festivals and music venues. These assets include marquee properties such as Stagecoach Festival, Camp Flog Gnaw, the New Orleans Jazz Fest & Heritage Festival, and the company’s 55+ owned and operated venues, as well as a plethora of music tours.

Klein is widely recognized as a leader in the field of merging “brands with bands.” He’s credited with developing some of the more major partnership deals throughout his career including H&M’s unprecedented global licensing deal with Coachella, tour sponsorship deals between Justin Bieber, Xbox, Ubisoft and Motorola, as well as Katy Perry’s sponsorship deal with Staples. Klein has been named to both Variety's annual Dealmakers Impact Report and Billboard's Branding Power Players list, which recognize the top branding and partnership executives in entertainment and music, respectively.

An early player in the live streaming world, Klein played a key role in executing broadcasts for the AT&T Blue Room with New Orleans Jazz Fest, Coachella, and the Mile High Music Festival. Most recently he was instrumental in orchestrating the live stream deals between YouTube and Coachella, and Amazon with Stagecoach.

Prior to joining AEG, Klein was President of Entertainment Marketing Communications International, a music sponsorship sales and activations company based in New York. At EMCI, Klein oversaw the sponsorship program for the original Lilith Fair, which included deals with Volkswagen, Borders Books, Tower Records, Levi’s, Chevrolet, and others. He also orchestrated partnerships between Tommy Hilfiger and Sheryl Crow, Shania Twain and Gitano Jeans, and the Rolling Stones and Sprint.

About AEG Presents

Combining the power of the live event with a focus on true artist development, AEG Presents is a world leader in the music and entertainment industries. Operating across five continents, the company has an unparalleled commitment to artistry, creativity, and community. Its tentpole festivals and multi-day music events — which include the iconic Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and the legendary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival alongside British Summer Time at Hyde Park, Stagecoach, Hangout Festival, Electric Forest, Buckeye Country Superfest, Rock En Seine and All Points East — continue to set the bar for the live music experience. AEG Presents promotes global tours for artists such as Justin Bieber, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, Kenny Chesney, Luke Combs, Celine Dion, Elton John, Carin León, Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, and Tyler, The Creator, in addition to — through its network of clubs, theatres, arenas, stadiums and renowned partner brands such as The Bowery Presents, Cárdenas Marketing Network, Concerts West, Frontier Touring, Goldenvoice, Marshall Arts, MCT Agentur, Messina Touring Group, PromoWest Productions, and Zero Mile Presents — creating and developing an unmatched infrastructure for artist development and audience reach. More information can be found at www.aegpresents.com.