Skylark's Keith Hagan

What was the first concert you ever attended?

Men at Work on the Cargo tour, 1983, at Pier 84 in New York City. Pier 84 was general admission, so I remember running to get good seats.

You can go back in time and see any concert. Whom would you see and when?

My friend had a ticket for me to attend Live Aid with him in Philadelphia in 1985. However, I was stuck at summer camp and my mother wouldn’t let me leave for it. Same goes for seeing Pink Floyd on The Wall tour in 1980 at Nassau Coliseum (it was a school night). The two that got away.

What’s the single biggest change in a manager’s responsibilities since you started in the biz?

Artist development has really fallen back on managers and artists. There’s a ton of wonderful label partners out there who are amazing at adding ideas into the mix and helping to implement the overall strategy. But it truly starts with the artist and manager having a clear vision for the project.

You’re made czar of the concert industry. What’s the first thing you’d change?

Eliminate venue cuts of artist merchandise.