A Fresh Perspective On Venue Air
A graphic supplied by AtmosAir illustrates ionization helping to filter air. Clean air has a twofold benefit inside sports venues, said Steve Levine, founder of AtmosAir: It keeps players and fans...
View ArticleChargers Add Aspire To Sales Lineup
The NFL's Los Angeles Chargers have premium seating to sell at the Inglewood, Calif., stadium where they'll move in 2020. (Courtesy LA Stadium & Entertainment District) The Los Angeles Chargers,...
View ArticleCleaner Oceans, One Seat At A Time
Sea Chairs stadium seats will be made of recycled plastic, about 10 percent of it recycled ocean plastics. (Courtesy Sea Chairs) Stadium and arena architect Dan Meis had always been cynical about the...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS: OCT. 25
HOT TICKETS is a weekly summary of the top events and ticket sales as reported to VN Pulse via Pollstar. Following are the top 20 concerts and events, the top 5 in each capacity category, that took...
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Feld Entertainment bought Live Nation’s Monster Jam division in 2008 and since then has changed the perception of the property from scripted entertainment to serious competition (see related story)....
View ArticleWILL VENUES SING THE SONGWRITER BLUES?
For bands like U2, which perform mostly their own songs, money would shift from promoters to them. (Getty Images) Songwriters, as repped by one of the primary performance rights organizations, are...
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DPAC BREATHES SOME NIGHTLIFE INTO DURHAM
The Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, N.C., is celebrating its 10th anniversary.(HuthPhoto) The Durham Performing Arts Center has made the most of its shot. The venue in October won the...
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FRESH IN FRANCE
La Seine Musicale sits on an island and houses a main performance space and a concert hall. (Nicolas Grosmond) Philippe VentadourGeneral manager, Paris La Défense ArenaAlmost exactly one year ago, a...
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TALKING POINTS: JORDAN HARDING
Harding lists the subject of last month’s Talking Points, Sean Saadeh, among his mentors.What did you think you would do when you were a kid? I wanted to be a tight end for the Dallas Cowboys and even...
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MANAGEMENT
Move of the MonthBon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, S.C., promoted Joe Dolan to assistant general manager. Dolan joined the arena in January 2015 as director of event services. He spent seven...
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LIVELY AT 25: CORDISH KEEPS ITS SPORTS HUBS HOPPING
The Arlington Backyard concert venue. (The Cordish Co.) College football kicks off on Labor Day weekend, and in Arlington, Texas, it was a big holiday for Texas Live! The entertainment district, a $250...
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'STAR TOUR': THE VENUES OF 'A STAR IS BORN'
Bradley Cooper, as Jackson Maine, performs at Glastonbury in 2017 for “A Star Is Born.” (Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures) The beauty of Bradley Cooper’s fourth iteration of the durable Hollywood myth of...
View ArticleROKiT TAKES THE FIELD, MAKES THE MOST OF IT
The ROKiT name isn’t on the StubHub Center field but can be seen elsewhere in the stadium. (Courtesy Los Angeles Chargers) Startup wireless company ROKiT is using its unique field sponsorship deal at...
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FIVE NEW MENU ITEMS YOU MUST TRY THIS SEASON
Grilled cheese with icing or cinnamon bun with cheese? (Courtesy Centerplate) As NHL teams freeze ice for 41 regular-season home dates and NBA arenas lay the hard maple floors (except in Boston, where...
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SECURITY EXPERTS’ ‘MAGIC FORMULA’ IS COLLABORATION
The bomb attack at an Ariana Grande show at Manchester Arena last year was the catalyst for E3S. (Getty Images) When Salman Ramadan Abedi detonated a bomb in the foyer of Manchester Arena on May 22,...
View ArticleRECRUITING TIP OF THE MONTH
When it comes to the offer stage of the hiring process, the heavy lifting is done, yet we’ve seen it all. We’ve had candidates sign offers and establish a start date, then not get on a plane the night...
View ArticleUPPING THE STANDARD: 5G HITS CONVENTION CENTERS
One hundred new antennas have been connected to bring 5G to the LA Convention Center. (Courtesy AEG) 5G is here. the long-heralded fifth generation of mobile connectivity, considered a breakthrough to...
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SPRUCED UP
Kim Bedier was recently named Executive of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association. (Jeff Hobson) Tacoma dome is 35 years old this year, but what the people of Tacoma are really...
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GATHERING PLACE
After a fatal bus crash in April, the arena complex in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, became a place for grieving and for healing. (Getty Images) Arenas play host to concerts, family shows and monster truck...
View ArticleSATISFACTION DATA WITH A SMILE (OR NOT)
The San Francisco 49ers have 100 of HappyOrNot’s terminals around Levi’s Stadium. (Courtesy San Francisco 49ers) When Moon Javaid’s boss asked him to capture customer satisfaction in a way that would...
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