GOLDEN STATE
It was an up year in the live entertainment business in California, boosted by a roaring economy, great touring acts, and fresh ideas in cost-cutting and revenue generation by venue operators. New...
View ArticleMARKETING’S ‘AGE OF ASSISTANCE’
One of the bonuses of programmatic, the buzz word for digitally targeted, real-time marketing and a major topic at Pacnet 18 this year, is that it levels the ‘paying’ field. Whether your budget is big...
View ArticleINSPIRING A NEW NARRATIVE
By Jessica Boudevin In the ever-evolving fundraising landscape, PACnet '18 attendees looked at the ways in which organizations are fostering a philanthropic culture and focusing their external...
View ArticleLONE STAR POWER
When he surveys the climate for venues in Texas and elsewhere, Dave Brown is filled with optimism.“There’s never been a more dynamic time for the venue industry,” said Brown, chief operating officer...
View ArticleSMART THINKING
It’s “scary to think” Smart Financial Centre of Sugar Land (Texas) might host 150 concerts and events in 2018. But having blown through all its projections for year one, including doing 130 events,...
View ArticleHOME STRETCH
The long anticipated Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg, Texas, is expected to open this summer, giving a new $88 million venue to a remote area of the Rio Grande Valley.“We don’t have an exact opening...
View ArticleRETIRING ROCKERS SET OFF SCRAMBLE
The ranks of the rock stars who helped invent the concept of arena rock in the 1970s have been steadily thinning for much of the past decade. This year has brought news that three more of the giants...
View ArticleATLANTA’S PIG PICKIN: NOTHING TO SWINE ABOUT
By Noelle Riley A childhood memory for one ballpark chef launched a menu item called Pig Pickin that became a hit with Atlanta Braves fans at SunTrust Park. Delaware North Sportservice Executive Chef...
View ArticleNEW FRONTIER
Feels like the First Time,” the hit by classic rockers Foreigner, could be an unofficial theme song for the McAllen (Texas) Performing Arts Center, artists performing on the venue’s nascent stage, and...
View ArticleNew Flavors In St. John's
Centerplate will take over the concessions program at the convention center in St. John's, Newfoundland, on June 1. (Courtesy Centerplate) After a $54.25 million (70 million Canadian dollar) renovation...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS FOR MARCH 22, 2018
Bruce Springsteen has extended his record-breaking "Springsteen on Broadway" run at the Walter Kerr Theatre. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SiriusXM) Bruce Springsteen has extended his mega-hit...
View ArticleGame On For Vegas Esports Arena
A rendering of Esports Arena Las Vegas, scheduled to open Thursday in 30,000 square feet at Luxor Las Vegas. (Courtesy Allied Esports) Allied Esports hopes what was once a Las Vegas nightclub can turn...
View ArticleThese Retrievers Are Golden
The University of Baltimore-Maryland County’s UMBC Event Center opened in February. (Courtesy Cannon Design) The University of Baltimore-Maryland County’s historic victory in the NCAA Men’s Basketball...
View ArticleMile-High Makeovers For Ballpark
A rendering shows the new bar on the club level at Coors Field in Denver, one of several improvements for the coming baseball season. (Courtesy Colorado Rockies) Major League Baseball’s Colorado...
View ArticleLittle Caesars' Big Dance
“The NCAA Tournament is a unique event,” says Chris Granger, who helped welcome March Madness to Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. (Courtesy Ilitch Holdings)Chris Granger had a lot on his plate last...
View ArticleA Big Ball Of Tech
Madison Square Garden Co. officials discussed plans Tuesday for the new arena, to be built in East London. (Courtesy Madison Square Garden Co.) The Madison Square Garden Co. is pushing technological...
View ArticleCrowds Down At Houston Rodeo
Making its debut at this year’s concerts was a new star-shaped stage with points that could be raised or lowered. (Courtesy RodeoHouston) With many of the city’s residents still affected by Hurricane...
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Wisconsin Hires Hardiman
Chef Kenneth Hardiman. Kenneth Hardiman has been named senior executive chef of the new arena of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, the Wisconsin Entertainment and Sports Center, for Levy Restuarants. The...
View Article$5 doughnuts, $20 lobster roll on baseball menus
New at Safeco Field in Seattle this season: longbone beef ribs, available at Centerplate's Holy Smoke BBQ. (Courtesy Centerplate) Centerplate’s marinated and toasted grasshoppers at Safeco Field in...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS FOR MARCH 29, 2018
Robbie Williams had a strong showing in Sydney. Two shows from Down Under made our Hot Tickets chart this week. Robbie Williams at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Feb. 28-March 1 grossed $2,764,382, with an...
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