VAPOR WAKE DOGS
As thousands of fans stream through the gates into Major League Baseball stadiums in Detroit, Atlanta and St. Louis, a new style of training has security dogs moving with the crowds on the hunt for...
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 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 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...
View ArticleASK RUSS
When you think about starting something, you are excited by the opportunity. I think there is something in our brains in those initial idea moments that will not allow us to consider anything but the...
View ArticleOPTIMIZATION AUSSIE-STYLE
Optimization is prevalent in the industry today and the venues Down Under are no exception. Australia’s Top Stops are leveraging purchasing power, customer service and labor to stay competitive in...
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 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 ArticleVAPOR WAKE DOGS
As thousands of fans stream through the gates into Major League Baseball stadiums in Detroit, Atlanta and St. Louis, a new style of training has security dogs moving with the crowds on the hunt for...
View ArticleNebraska State Fair Goes Solar
Aerial view of Nebraska State Fair, Grand Island, where solar panels were recently installed. The Nebraska State Fair board have approved a deal to add solar panels to the Nebraska Building, where the...
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LA Coliseum To Get $270-Million Makeover
Rendering of the exterior of the $270-million facelift for Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (The Coliseum) is getting a long-overdue facelift. A big-money naming rights...
View ArticleArena Industry Unites to Fight Fear
Manchester police speak to two distressed concertgoers as they fled Manchester Arena following the terrorist attack at the Ariana Grande concert, Monday night. Venue operators around the globe are...
View ArticleHot Tickets for May 24, 2017
New Kids On The Block perform at Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas. It’s a blast from the past as New Kids on the Block kicked off The Total Package tour May 12, at the Schottenstein Center, Coloumbus,...
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New Rams Stadium Loses 2021 Super Bowl
Interior of the delayed LA Stadium & Entertainment District at Hollywood Park. National Football League (NFL) team owners unanimously voted at their spring meeting in Chicago, May 23, to move Super...
View ArticleNorfolk Exploring Improvements with OVG
Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va. at twilight. Built in 1971, Scope Arena, Norfolk, Va., is ripe for renovation and expansion. John Rhamstine, director of cultural facilities, arts & entertainment, for the...
View ArticleU.K. Gets “Manifesto For Music Venues”
Paul McCartney plays at the 100 Club in 2010, a historic Grassroots Music Venue that was threatened with closure. (Photo credit: ©2010 MPL Communications/MJ Kim) Grassroots music venues in the UK are...
View ArticleNew Orleans Simulates Emergency
The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) joined local, state and federal public safety officials to host the first full-scale exercise of the City Assisted...
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Shuhart Rejoins Nederlander Concerts
Shane Shuhart Shane Shuhart is rejoining Nederlander Concerts as senior director of talent, effective immediately. Shuhart previously worked for Nederlander Concerts from 2008-2011 as director of...
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Ringling Circus Brings the Curtain Down
Ringmaster Johnathan Lee Iverson leads the crowd in celebrating Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey's last show. REPORTING FROM UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The need for circus inserts on the arena floor and...
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Terror Threat Not Stopping U.K. Shows
The entrance to 02 Arena, May 27, just before the Iron Maiden show, one of the first big events post-Manchester, U.K., bombing, just five days earlier. REPORTING FROM LONDON - The events of May 22 in...
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