Gus Canazio is a concert and festival promoter and venue executive with 15+ years of experience in the global music industry, specializing in booking, large-scale live events, and venue operations. Known for a detail-oriented and results-driven approach, he brings deep expertise in concert promotion, contract negotiation, tour coordination, marketing, merchandising, audio production, budget planning and management, and cross-functional team leadership. From 2023 to 2025, Gus served as Director of Booking and played a pivotal role in opening the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, negotiating artist deals, curating lineups, overseeing venue operations, and delivering events on time and under budget through strong internal and external partnerships. In September 2025, he joined Rock World as Senior Vice President of Booking, leading international booking for Rock in Rio, The Town Festival, and Lollapalooza Brazil in conjunction with C3. He is widely regarded as a progressive, driven, and down-to-earth industry leader with a strong track record of building lasting relationships and delivering profitable, world-class live experiences.
Global Festival Powerhouses: Scale, Strategy & Survival
This is the room where the future of festivals gets defined. Bringing together some of the most influential talent buyers and operators in the world—Kevin Lyman, Gus Canazio, Brooke Dunford, […]