Survey Shows Fans Want Experiences
Modern-day fans visiting sports stadiums want a flexible seating bowl, family seating amenities and a design that capitalizes on transit trends, according to a study conducted by design firm Populous...
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New Orleans Names Sawaya GM/President
Michael J. Sawaya. Michael J. Sawaya has been named president and GM of New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and executive vice president of Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall...
View ArticleNew York Fairgrounds Seeks Management Firm
A $62 million expo center is set to open at the New York State Fairgrounds in August. Changes abound at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, where a new $62-million, state-funded expo center is...
View ArticleCity of Savannah To Build New Arena
Rendering of the proposed new arena to be built in Savannah, Ga. The city of Savannah, Ga., has approved a $2.8 million contract for Chicago-based project management firm Jones Lang LaSalle to oversee...
View ArticleLester Finds Vivid Seats Role 'Compelling'
Geoff Lester is the new chief commercial officer at Vivid Seats. Geoff Lester is back in the secondary ticketing game. Vivid Seats has hired the former StubHub executive as its chief commercial...
View ArticleHot Tickets for January 10, 2017
Jay Z performed his 4:44 Tidal tour at Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena. The key driver for ranking in our new Hot Tickets reports is attendance, not gross, reflecting the busiest buildings out there....
View ArticleAustin Club Sells For $376,445 on eBay
Austin, Texas' The Parish nightclub was sold at auction to local club owners. An eBay auction for an underperforming Austin nightclub earned lots of national headlines in November and December, and...
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Special Effects Show Fires Up in U.S.
T-Rex looms over the audience in a sudden special effect moment in The Hollywood Special Effects Show. On the heels of success with Champions of Magic in the U.S. market, U.K. producer Alex Jarrett is...
View ArticleFair Managers Embrace Diversity
Steve Chambers and Sarah Cummings, outgoing and incoming executive director of the Western Fairs Association respectively, welcome Cliff Munson, Siskiyou Golden Fair, Yreka, Calif., as new WFA...
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CONVENTION CENTERS EXPAND UP AND OUTSIDE
For decades, the basics of the convention center experience varied little for attendees, said Brian Tennyson, principal with LMN Architects. One meeting room looked much like another, no matter what...
View ArticleQuebec’s Place Bell Opens
Quebec's new Place Bell opened Aug. 31. (Photo Credit: Sophie-Poliquin) Place Bell, a new arena in Laval, Quebec, has already hosted an array of major events since its Aug. 31 opening, including a...
View ArticleVideo Game Just Dance Goes Live
Video game Just Dance turns into live stage show. The world-famous video game Just Dance will grace venues in the United States next spring, transforming the digital dance contest into a live,...
View ArticleHot Tickets for November 8, 2017
Alice Cooper played SMG-run Greek Theatre, Los Angeles. Celebrating 40 years of touring Australia, Alice Cooper and special guest Ace Frehley played the Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Oct. 21, awakening the...
View ArticleEtix Acquires TicketBiscuit and ExtremeTix
Etix has expanded its reach with acquisitions of TicketBiscuit and ExtremeTix. Etix, a provider of ticketing software and solutions based in Morrisville, N.C., announced the completion of two separate...
View ArticleData and Dynamic Pricing Protocols
Attendees at IEBA to learn incllude Tom Hirsig, Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days; Chad Kudelka, Red 11 Music; R.J. Romeo, Romeo Entertainment Group, and Brandon Kramer, Cheyenne Frontier Days. (VT Photo)...
View ArticleThree Stooges Stage Show Going On Tour
The original 3 Stooges, which is now a stage show and soon to go out on a national tour. The former MGM Grand, Las Vegas, live stage show, “The Three Stooges, Three-Actical, Three D's,” has been...
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Curran Named Spokane District CEO
Stephanie Curran. The Spokane (Wash.) Public Facilities District has named current Spokane Convention Center GM Stephanie Curran as incoming CEO, replacing retiring Kevin Twohig. Curran has been an...
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Solano County Fair Pacts With FEMA
The fenced-off area on Solano fairgrounds, Vallejo, Calif., where FEMA will set up shop for temporary housing. Solano County Fair, Vallejo, Calif., has entered into a $50,000, 18-month contract with...
View ArticlePower Rangers Live To Tour In 2018
Saban's Power Rangers Live will tour North America in 2018. When the staff at the Florida Theater, Jacksonville, found out that Saban’s Power Rangers Live was set to morph onto their stage next year,...
View ArticleTHE LIFE AND TIMES OF KEVIN TWOHIG
A strategic thinker all his life, Kevin Twohig, who is retiring from his role as CEO of Spokane, Wash., Public Facilities District (SPFD) by the end of the year, has a go-forth plan in place. While...
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