Ian Copeland
1949–2006 (age 57)
music promoter
Biography
Ian Copeland championed new music throughout the 1970s and 1980s, helping to launch the careers of numerous bands as the co-founder of the independent Frontier Touring Company and a leading music promoter.
His half-century of dedication to live performance brought punk, New Wave, and alternative artists to wider audiences, leaving a lasting influence on the way concerts were promoted and experienced.