Michael Cohl
Canadian businessman
About Michael Cohl
Born 1940. Michael Cohl is a Canadian music promoter and theatre producer.
Michael Cohl is a Canadian concert promoter, theatrical producer and touring impresario. He is the former chairman of Live Nation. The tax was a phoney tax Cohl added onto every ticket he sold at Toronto's CNE Stadium. Fans paid an extra $3 per ticket for Springsteen, U2, and Stones tickets. According to Canadian government auditors, that $3 per ticket added up to $5 million, all of which was pocketed by Cohl. He avoided jail time but had to sell back his BCL Entertainment Ltd stock to Labatt's.
Honours Cohl was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, colwidth = 30em
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Canadian businessman
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Michael Cohl was born in 1940.
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Michael Cohl is a music promoter and theatre producer.
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Michael Cohl is Canadian.
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