Ignition Management

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Ignition Management is a music management company with offices in London and Los Angeles. Founded in 1983, Ignition is run by Marcus Russell and Alec McKinlay. [1]

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History

Ignition was founded by Russell in 1983, who at the time managed London-based band Latin Quarter. [2] The company's early clients included The Bible, [3] Johnny Marr, [4] The The, Bernard Sumner and Electronic. [5] [6]

In May 1993 Ignition signed their most successful client: Oasis. The band went on to sell over 70 million albums worldwide, [7] and become one of the world biggest touring bands. 1.1 million people attended a 2008-2009 tour, which ended with the band's breakup in September 2009. A reunion tour was announced in 2024; the UK shows sold out in less than an hour, with ten million fans from 158 countries queuing online to buy 1.4 million tickets. [8]

Between 2000–2010 Ignition also managed Mercury Rev and Black Mountain, Neil Finn and Crowded House. [1] [9] [10] In 2016, Russell and McKinlay invested in ticket resale platform Twickets. [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Alec McKinlay". LBS Tech Media Summit 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  2. ↑ Thomas, Simon; Abbit, Beth (7 July 2019). "Noel Gallagher had to convince former Oasis manager to take his band on". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "THE BIBLE, WALKING THE GHOST BACK HOME, 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (REMASTERED AND EXTENDED)" (PDF). boohewerdine.net. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Oasis". johnnymarrplaysguitar.com. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Supersonic: Owen Morris on mixing Definitely Maybe". oasis-recordinginfo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 June 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ignition's Alec McKinlay on Oasis' comeback, 25 years of Big Brother Recordings & what happens next". www.musicweek.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Krol, Charlotte (18 October 2022). "Noel Gallagher says "no point" in Oasis reforming as band sells "as many records now" than when together". NME. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "More tickets could be released for Oasis gigs, band confirms". www.bbc.com. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Ignition Management". Ignition Management. Archived from the original on 7 April 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Unexpected Fans of Crowded House". www.frenzforum.com. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Ignition co-founders invest in Twickets as it hits Seeders – Music Business Worldwide". Music Business Worldwide. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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