National Shows 2 Enters Booking Agreement With Charleston’s Gaillard Center

Nashville-based concert promotion company, National Shows 2 (NS2) has entered into an exclusive booking agreement with the Charleston Gaillard Center. This will be NS2’s second venue partnership in the area, expanding the company’s presence in the Charleston market. The agreement gives Ns2 exclusive booking rights to all national touring artists, comedians, and commercial children’s shows.  Local events including jazz, dance, classical and educational programming will continue to be promoted in-house by the Gaillard Center. 

The Gaillard Center will be the 5th venue in the country to be exclusively booked by NS2, which was founded in 2010 by Darin Lashinsky. In addition to the Charleston market, NS2’s venues include Carolina Theatre in Durham, North Carolina; CMA Theater at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville; and Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

“Entering into this partnership with the state-of-the art Gaillard Center affords NS2 the opportunity to continue to bring artists to a community that has been an integral part of our success. We look forward to growing Charleston’s vibrant entertainment scene, and increasing awareness throughout the music industry that this not a market to be overlooked,” said Darin Lashinsky, NS2 President.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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