AEG Makes Friends (Arena)
AEG will operate Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden. AEG Facilities is expanding its range in Stockholm, Sweden, once again. In a deal with Arenabolaget in Solna AB and property company Fabege, the Los...
View ArticleSpectra Lands Three New Accounts
Ford Idaho Center, Nampa, one of three new Spectra contracts announced this week. Spectra released three big, back-to-back announcements about new accounts it recently landed at three new venues, and...
View ArticleDallas Ready For Women’s Final Four
Women's Final Four banner at American Airlines Center, Dallas. A National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball Final Four is a Final Four, regardless of if hosting men or women. “I don’t...
View ArticleHot Tickets for March 22, 2017
Green Day performs at the Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, Green Day, have made our Hot Tickets chart twice this week with two sold-out shows and,...
View ArticleTicketmaster's Verified Fan A Success
Promo for Harry Styles North American tour powered by Ticketmaster's Verified Fan. Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan is being touted as a hit, despite some disappointed Harry Styles fans. Styles, one of the...
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Vote for the 2017 Women of Influence by May 24, 2017
It's time to vote for the 2017 Venues Today Women of Influence Awards. We will be honoring this year's inspiring leaders during IAVM VenueConnect in Nashville, Tenn. August 6-10, 2017 Vote now to make...
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TALKING POINTS
LEAH BEASLEY ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, MARKETING AND FAN ENGAGEMENT, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIV. CURRENT CITY: Starkville, Miss. HOMETOWN: Ruston, La. UNIVERSITY: Louisiana Tech, Ruston. FIRST JOB IN...
View ArticleFROM THE EDITOR
Legends are people who listen to, challenge and support their cohorts. They lead by example. They are inclusive and inspiring. Susan O’Malley, who worked for the late Abe Pollin, founder of Monumental...
View ArticleSpanish Language Sports App Launches
Mordovia Arena, Saransk, Russia, where FIFA games will soon be televised on Telemundo's Spanish languge app.(Editor's Note: This story originally appeared in SportTechie.com) For the first time, a U.S....
View ArticleBOTS Fines Announced in New York
The state of New York has fined six ticket brokers $4.19 million over BOTS act violations. Settlements with six ticket brokers that illegally purchased and resold hundreds of thousands of tickets in...
View ArticleHot Tickets for May 17, 2017
The Weeknd, playing his Starboy: Legend of the Fall tour set at Philips Arena, Atlanta. Phase one of The Weeknd’s 2017 world tour Starboy: Legend of the Fall launched Feb. 17, in Stockholm, Sweden, and...
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Jaguars' Daily's Place To Open May 27
Rendering of the new Daily's Place flex-field and amphitheater, Jacksonville, Fla The Jacksonville Jaguars and Everbank Field, Jacksonville, Fla., are saying hello to the new 5,500-capacity...
View ArticleUSF Sun Dome Changes Management
Exterior of USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla. The management at USF Sun Dome, Tampa, Fla., is changing. Spectra, which has been managing the property for the last five years, is out, as of June 30 and Tampa...
View ArticleLive Nation Takes Over Philly's The Met
Rendering of the soon-to-be new and improved Philadelphia Opera House (The Met). The historic Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, is about to get a much-needed facelift after a big-time developer...
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Chandler To Head F&B Team Of HKCEC
Paul Jeffrey Chandler Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) has appointed Paul Jeffrey Chandler as its new director of food & beverage (F&B). He joins HML, which is the private...
View ArticleTwo Retirees Talk Lessons Learned
Bob Johnson, New Orleans Ernest Morial Convention Center and Mack Stone, Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Convention Center Two longtime GM’s currently running convention centers have announced their...
View ArticleJessicake and Bubblieisha Hit the Road
The promotional poster for Shopkins Live! Anthony Ottaviani, The Dome Arena, Henrietta, N.Y., is thrilled to be welcoming Shopkins Live! as his first family show to the newly-renovated arena and just...
View ArticleICC SYDNEY ‘EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS’
A new global standard was set for convention centers when the ICC Sydney opened in December, bringing state-of-the-art construction, technology and diligent planning to the forefront of world-class...
View ArticleBOOKINGS, UPGRADES SURGE IN 2017
With a Bruce Springsteen concert that grossed $1,396,956, Qudos Bank Arena, located in Sydney Olympic Park, 2017 is off to a better start than the previous year.“The bookings for 2017 show a marked...
View ArticleTerrorism Hits Outside Manchester Arena
A U.K. Police Officer comforts a young girl outside Manchester (U.K.) Arena after a terror attack outside the venue last night. Amid the pink balloons and ponytails, terror landed on the touring...
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