Does Grimmie Lawsuit Raise Security Bar?
Christina Grimmie The tragedy surrounding “The Voice” singer Christina Grimmie’s death has led her family to seek financial retribution from AEG and the venue where she was murdered last June. The...
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OC Fair’s Heroes Hall Honors Vets
Heroes Hall, OC Fair, Costa Mesa, Calif. REPORTING FROM COSTA MESA, CALIF. — Heroes Hall, a permanent, year-round museum with exhibitions, performances and educational programs that celebrate the...
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Shelton and Ryman partner on Ole Red Venues
Rendering of the exterior, Ole Red, Nashville Country singer and The Voice star Blake Shelton and Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. have unveiled plans for a chain of Shelton-branded live music venues...
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Spectra Hires Aiello To Run Macon Venues
David Aiello Spectra by Comcast Spectacor has named David Aiello general manager of Macon (Ga.) Coliseum and Macon City Auditorium. Aiello most recently served as assistant general manager and director...
View ArticleNominate for Generation Next awards by Feb.1, 2017!
Nominations needed! Help us honor the young professionals who make a difference in sports, music, conventions, family shows, fairs and festivals. Nominate a rising star in the live entertainment...
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Autism 'Safe Space' Succeeds At Resch Center
Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis.Autism “Safe Space” at Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. Venue operators are tasked with catering to the needs of a variety of guests, including those with autism. One arena in...
View ArticleChargers Moving To Los Angeles
The StubHub Center, located on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif., will host the Los Angeles Chargers during the 2017 NFL season. (Photo by German Alegria)...
View ArticleQ&A: Kings Of Leon Weigh In On New Tour
Kings of Leon Kings Of Leon had every reason to hit the road this year with great confidence. Walls, the Nashville rock group's seventh studio album, came out during October and was KOL’s first to hit...
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Resch Center’s Safe Space A Success
Sensory Safe Zone at Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis. Venue operators are tasked with catering to the needs of a variety of guests, including those with autism. One arena in Green Bay, Wis., opted to...
View ArticleChambers Leaving WFA After 30 Years At Helm
Stephen Chambers, retiring Western Fairs Association (WFA) executive director; Liz Waxstein, meetings and trade show manager, WFA. Stephen Chambers is leaving the Western Fair Association (WFA) after...
View ArticleHot Tickets for January 17, 2017
Nick Nuciforo, UTA; Jeannie Gaffigan; Jim Gaffigan; Mike Goldsmith, Nederlander Concerts, Talent Buyer and Alex Murray, BEP, Brillstein Entertainment Partners. (Photo credit: Andy Keilen) Following the...
View ArticleDust Settles on the Greatest Show on Earth
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Out of This World cast. In the week since Feld Entertainment announced the demise of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, which will go off the road for...
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Music Managing Legend Howard Kaufman Has Died
Howard Kaufman Music industry legend Howard Kaufman has passed away. The cause of death is as yet unknown. Kaufman was a frequent collaborator of Irving Azoff's, and his roster of clients included some...
View ArticleSeinfeld Sells Out in Sugar Land
Tama Lundquist and Gary Becker, Ace Theatrical, greet guests Tabitha and Steve Hauser, retired agent. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — The 6,400-seat, $85-million Smart Financial Center...
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Multicultural Marketing Brings Dollars
"Out At The Fair", San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, Calif. REPORTING FROM RENO, NEV. - Look at the numbers. In the U.S., Hispanics make up 16.3 percent of the population. Asians make up five percent....
View ArticleFox Theatre Expanding Up and Out
Rendering of Marquee Club presented by Lexus, Fox Theatre, Atlanta. The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, is creating a premium VIP club called ‘Marquee Club presented by Lexus,’ to open in fall of 2017. The...
View ArticlePower Of A Post
Cassie Roberts, partnership & marketing director, Saffire. REPORTING FROM RENO, NEV. — Millennials spend 18 hours a day consuming media, said Cassie Roberts, partnership & marketing director,...
View ArticleHot Tickets for January 24, 2017
2017 WFG Continental Cup of Curling, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas. The streak continues for Team North America who captured their fifth straight win at the 2017 World Financial Group Continental Cup of...
View ArticleTopgolf Crush Brings Golf Experiences to Stadiums
Topgolf Crush in stadiums. With beverages flowing and a DJ pumping music, golfers can compete with friends as they crush golf balls off the third deck of Seattle’s Safeco Field toward targets peppering...
View ArticleSting Talks New Album, Tour
Sting (Photo by Eric Ryan Anderson) At 65, Sting is the antithesis of retiring — imagine our shock about that. The pop culture renaissance man — from the Police, to Broadway, to the big screen and...
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