Ted Gardner, a longtime artist manager who co-founded the Lollapalooza festival with Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell, died Dec. 28. He was 74.
“I’m sad to report Ted Gardner, Our manager passed away today surrounded by his loving family,” tweeted Anton Newcombe, whose band, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, has been managed by Gardner since 2004. “We will miss a great manager, mentor & friend. Our condolences to all his family & friends.”
Ted Gardner, Artist Manager and Lollapalooza Co-Founder, Dies at 74
Gardner managed some of the biggest rock acts of the 1990s, including Jane's Addiction, Tool and The Verve, and helped invent the modern festival landscape with Lollapalooza, which he co-founded with…