Jim Koplik

Jim Koplik is an American concert promoter who has produced shows by The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, REO Speedwagon, Madonna, Billy Joel and Elton John, among others.

Born in New Rochelle, New York, Koplik launched his career in the late 1960s when he was a student at Ohio State University and promoted a show for the band Steppenwolf.

Before that he had worked at Ohio State on the 1968 presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy.

[1] Jim Koplik Presents produces 150 concerts a year, many for the Toyota Presents Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, the Xfinity Theatre and for the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville.

[2] Jim Koplik (along with Shelly Finkel) were co-promoters of the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York in July 1973.