The promoters said they expected betting of $4 million a year.

The recession had also been taking its toll, the promoters say.

He'd do a gig and the promoter would say 'oh sorry we can't pay you.

But even "mall" does not do justice to this project, its promoters say, because it is so much more.

He couldn't stop thinking about what the promoter , had said.

Promoters say that the competition's main purpose is to bring attention to young talents.

Its promoters say it gives a more intense workout in half the time.

Promoters said they are negotiating for a site and an exact date.

So the promoters "came back to us and said, 'We want to make the festival free.' "

The promoters apologized and said that he had missed his flight.