It is a misconception that only our corporate planning colleagues from New York or Los Angeles have access to celebrity entertainment. Booking a celebrity for an event can help make your event stand out and be talked about for months and years to come. Celebrities have a promotional pull that other entertainers just do not have. With that being said, if your event is in the Chicago suburbs do not be afraid to book a celebrity to bring that star-studded, VIP style experience to your event.
Naperville based Magnificent Events is an award-winning event planning and talent booking firm that offers celebrity talent options to Chicagoland corporate planners. From artist selection through contract negotiation and on-site event management, Magnificent Events makes the process easy for their clients. Behind the scenes of many of the celebrity performances throughout suburban Chicagoland, Magnificent Events team welcomed in 2019 Fran and Anton Costmo, formerly of Boston, at Vet Fest in Oswego IL playing alongside Maggie Speaks, Maggie Speaks 21st Anniversary Concert with Randall Hall, formerly of Lynyrd Skynyrd, at CD & ME in Frankfort IL, as well as Plainfield Fest in Plainfield IL with Theo People, formerly of the Temptations and Four Tops. Magnificent Events has also booked celebrity talent for private events and fundraisers. Rapper Tone Loc made an appearance in the Chicagoland area at Publicity Club of Chicago’s 60th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards where he entertained and rocked the stage all night long for a private guest list.
Celebrity sit-ins, as Magnificent Events refers to them, can bring a promotional element that increases revenue and fundraising for events. Fans want to see their favorite musicians or band members live and may be more willing to attend your event due to the celebrity appearance. “Our clients understand the value of a celebrity sit-in at their event,” explains founder and Magnificent Events owner Dave Calzaretta. “They realize that the celebrity serves a marketing role helping increase attendance and drive donations.”
Having a celebrity at your event is also exciting, and amps up the crowd whether attendees are fans or not. It is highly memorable for attendees to see a professional entertainer do what they do best. Planners also enjoy the increased social media engagement on their event hashtags and social pages caused by having the entertainer. This increased online engagement improves the reputation of the event and develops as sense of exclusivity making attendees feel like a VIP. Booking a celebrity is accessible for festivals, private events, and corporate events alike and can range in cost from entertainer to entertainer.
