Expansion was delivered through a number of London-based venue acquisitions in 2007 including The Hammersmith Apollo, The Forum, The Jazz Café and The Garage. Festivals were added to the portfolio, including Lovebox within London’s Victoria Park and the Angel Music Group. Later venue acquisitions included The Institute in Birmingham, The Ritz in Manchester, the market-leading Wilderness and Citadel Festivals.
In August 2015 MAMA was acquired by Live Nation Entertainment, the larger venues were transferred to the venue business at Academy Music Group, allowing MAMA to focus with developing its innovative UK festival portfolio currently comprising of The Great Escape, Lovebox, Citadel and Wilderness.
