BARCLAYS CENTER IN THE FAST LANE
Tsa precheck enrollees will soon be able to enter Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., using their preapproved biometric identity credentials in a dedicated “fast-pass” lane. The TSA Precheck program,...
View ArticleSCOUTING TRIPS HELP TAKE MADNESS OUT OF FINAL FOUR
While most eyes were focusing on the basketball inside San Antonio’s Alamodome during the NCAA Final Four recently, a few folks in the venue were worrying more about future games. Because major events...
View ArticleSOCAL COOL
Larry Berg calls himself a soccer junkie. It makes sense, considering he owns three teams. With financial stakes in both Serie A’s AS Roma and the Premier League’s Swansea City, Berg has seen some of...
View ArticleA QUESTION OF BALANCE:
Seating rakes, which determine the slope and steepness of a seating bowl, have garnered more attention recently in soccer as new buildings open in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. And the prevailing...
View ArticleSIZE MATTERS
The numbers are in, and a handful of venues ranked No. 1 for Top Stops in the Pacific Northwest in 2017, giving them clout and bragging rights as they continue to work toward a strong 2018. Booking...
View ArticleTICKETING’S NEW TECH
The secondary ticketing market generated some $15 billion in global revenue last year, representing by some estimates 20 percent of the total live event market. It’s one of the major issues...
View ArticleLETTER FROM MAUREEN ANDERSEN, President and CEO, International Ticketing...
I was recently at the Ticketing Professionals Conference in Birmingham, England, and sat on an international industry leadership and entertainment ticketing trends panel called “My Two Cents.” One of...
View ArticleFLYOVER NO MORE
The flyover states were anything but a route between coasts for the live touring business in 2017, with big acts taking to ground in record numbers. Attendance was up, revenue was up, the number of...
View ArticleBIG NAMES MOVE IN ON LOWER BROADWAY
On an unusually balmy February afternoon on downtown Nashville’s main drag, Lower Broadway, tourists milled about restaurants, gift shops, and honky-tonk bars, the dozen or so spots with free entry...
View ArticleSALAD PAIRS WITH MINT JULEPS ON DERBY DAY
Chef david danielson creates elegant and well-thought-out dishes at Churchill Downs, enticing the palates of the nearly 165,000 people who attend the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., each year. This...
View ArticleOPENING NUMBER
$4.963 BILLION Reported construction and development cost for the new Los Angeles Stadium and Entertainment District at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif., which would make it the most expensive...
View ArticleMANAGEMENT
Aventus named Rob Edwards chief operating officer. Edwards has held positions with Eventim U.K., AudienceView Ticketing Corp. and Tickets.com. L-Acoustics appointed Franck Fabry to regional sales...
View ArticleKIM STONE, GENERAL MANAGER, AMERICANAIRLINES ARENA
Every day is different for Stone, who also has experience in Olympic and collegiate sports … and barbecue. Where did you go to college? University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. What did you think...
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Nominate your 2018 Women of Influence!
We need your nominations! VenuesNow magazine is preparing for the tenth annual Venues Now Women of Influence Awards! The chosen women will have made a difference in the sports, entertainment, fair and...
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Rippetoe Nominated by IAVM
Clifford "Rip" Rippetoe. The International Association of Venue Managers has nominated Clifford “Rip” Rippetoe for second vice chair of the IAVM board of directors. Rippetoe will serve a four-year...
View ArticleLAFC Chooses Appetize For POS Services
Banc of California Stadium, where Major League Soccer's Los Angeles FC will play, is partnering with Appetize for point-of-sale services. Banc of California Stadium, where the newly minted Major League...
View ArticleIn Memoriam: Bob Reid, 1931-2018
The late Bob Reid, second from right, with the “original Met Center gang, along with a note from Vince Egan, CEO of VEE Corp., lauding the group. With Reid are Karen Swan, who moved on to Target Center...
View ArticleBridgestone Arena Lands Some Big Ones
Gill and Ben, the first two catfish in the 850-gallon tank, explore their new home at Bridgestone Arena. (Courtesy Nashville Predators) The NHL’s Nashville Predators don’t want their fans to throw...
View ArticleUnder the Stars in Orlando
The Eagles perform at Camping World Stadium in Orlando on April 14. (Photo: Lisa Claire Bower) The 2018 stadium concert season got off to a rousing start last weekend. Camping World Stadium reported...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS FOR APRIL 19, 2018
Kevin Hart performed during the Hilarity For Charity show benefiting The Alzheimer's Association at the Avalon in Hollywood, Calif. (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for Hilarity For Charity)...
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