“People asked us that. Like, ‘Is this a scam?’” says Bob Durkin, co-founder of Southern Entertainment, the Charlotte-based event and production company behind the ambitious multi-genre ...

Locally based Southern Entertainment, best known for a country music festival it runs in Myrtle Beach, created the Charlotte event. “We are very happy with sales,” Southern Entertainment co ...

Bob Durkin and Rob Pedlow co-founded Charlotte's Southern Entertainment in 2015 and will continue to lead the business following their new deal with Ryman Hospitality and OEG. "Joining forces with ...

Nashville-based Opry Entertainment ... a majority interest in Southern Entertainment, a live events, hospitality and production company headquartered in Charlotte. Financial terms have not yet ...