Rising Entertainment was a promoter in Utah. Many successful shows were done by them in the past, but today they're out of favor. Run by Geoff Holt.
The decline of Rising started with a botched show at The Hotel in which their headliner didn't show up. According to the performer, they missed a flight because they were held up in customs. A simple check of flight information indicates that Rising should have known the headliner wouldn't appear by 9pm the night of the event, but they kept taking full price at the door until 11pm. At midnight they told the crowd that the headliner would not be coming, but the owner of Rising ran off with all the cash fro the door before any refunds could be issued. Their lame excuse was they they had to pay their investors with the money, ignoring the fact that hundreds of people had invested in their show who were completely jipped. Plans for a make-up show never materialized, and Rising never recovered. They've staged several other shows in Utah and most have failed to garner any attention.
PartyUtah.com offered to help them repair their reputation by giving them photographic services at a discounted rate and throwing in tens of thousands of ads for their next show. PartyUtah.com sent TWO photographers for the price of one at the discounted rate, but Rising never paid for the service. (Not that having photographers at a Rave really draws any crowd, but you get what you payed or didnt pay for.)
The string of promises never delivered has spelled the promoters demise. Currently these guys are on the Ban list at UtahRaves.com for being unable to pay their bills.