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MARKETING: GRITTY PERSONALITY
Gritty emerged as the Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot in September and quickly caught on with fans and social media. (Getty Images) When the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers introduced their first mascot in...
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CLUBS: SMALL IS BIG
AEG which entered the New York City club market in 2016, has a portfolio that includes the 2,800-capacity Terminal 5. (Getty Images) Major promoters entered the club market in 2018 in a much bigger way...
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DENVER'S FILLMORE BUILDS ON ITS HISTORY, HITS MILESTONE
Improvements at the Fillmore this year include new flooring and additional tiers of standing room and seats at the back of the room for better visibility. (Live Nation Colorado X2) Denver’s Fillmore...
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SECURITY: THE FACE OF CHANGE
The tech was in use at Taylor Swift’s Rose Bowl shows. (Getty Images) When Taylor Swift played in May at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., she appeared before more than 60,000 screaming fans, mostly...
View ArticleCOLLINS LIVES ON WITH HIS COMEBACK TREK
Phil Collins decided retirement wasn’t for him. (Getty Images) Phil Collins scores on Hot Tickets with ticket sales from his Not Dead Yet tour, which played 15 cities in the U.S. and Canada this fall....
View ArticleVENUES: NEW AND IMPROVED
A look at some of the stadiums, arenas, concert venues and convention centers that were either new or had a new look in 2018. MORE FROM THE YEAR-END PACKAGE2018 IN REVIEW: Charts2018 IN REVIEW:...
View ArticleNHL Approves Club For Seattle
The rebuilt KeyArena, where the team will begin play in 2021, will be a world-class facility, NHL Seattle President and CEO Tod Leiweke said. (Courtesy NHL Seattle) The NHL has officially approved an...
View ArticleThe Met Philly Opens With Fanfare, Dylan
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Gadbury Takes New VP of Marketing Role
Cori Gadbury. Banc of California Stadium Entertainment hired Cori Gadbury as its first vice president of marketing. Gadbury was senior director of marketing at Live Nation for 15 years. Gadbury comes...
View ArticleConvention Center Hoops It Up
Portable seating and a borrowed court helped turn the Vancouver Convention Centre into a big-time college basketball venue for a week. (Courtesy Vancouver Convention Centre) Instead of choosing a...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS: DEC. 6, 2018
Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters' show, here playing London's Hyde Park, traveled to South America. (AEG Presents) International stops fueled our Hot Tickets chart this week. Roger Waters took the top...
View ArticleWill Arena Passes Catch On?
Fans of the NBA's Golden State Warriors can buy an In The Building Pass that will get them inside Oracle Arena, but they'll watch the game on a TV. (Getty Images) Three NBA or NHL teams are busy...
View ArticleJaguars Help Bring Stones To Town
A concert featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd at TIAA Bank Field on Sept. 2 helped make the case that the stadium was ready for high-profile concerts. (Doltyn Snedden) The Rolling Stones have booked their first...
View ArticleVenues Vie For Pollstar Awards
New York and Washington, D.C., dominate the Nightclub of the Year category, one of several venue-centric groups of nominees announced last week for the 30th annual Pollstar Awards. Brooklyn’s Brooklyn...
View ArticleStadiums Take Control of Energy Bills
Arsenal recently installed a 2-megawatt battery system at Emirates Stadium, with plans to expand it next summer. (Courtesy Arsenal) Two European soccer stadiums have followed a path forged by StubHub...
View ArticleFlorida Atlantic Seating A Shore Thing
Florida Atlantic University is bringing a touch of South Beach to college football on campus. For the 2019 season, the Boca Raton school plans to build eight premium cabanas behind the south end zone...
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Camillo Takes Role With Flyers, Arena
Valerie Camillo. Comcast Spectacor named Valerie Camillo president of business operations for the Philadelphia Flyers and Wells Fargo Center. Camillo joins Comcast Spectacor from the Washington...
View ArticleHOT TICKETS: DEC. 13, 2018
Hot again, Florence + the Machine played Moda Center in Portland. (Rose Quarter) Female-fronted bands rocked our Hot Tickets chart this week. Florence + the Machine claimed the Nos. 2 and 3 slots on...
View ArticleSports Designer Gedney Joins HNTB
Ryan Gedney is the new national design director for architecture firm HNTB. (Courtesy Ryan Gedney) Sports architect Ryan Gedney, whose design work on the NHL’s two newest arenas — in Detroit and...
View ArticleHot Market At The Winter Meetings
The Baseball Trade Show set up shop at the Baseball Winter Meetings at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas this week. (Tim Newcomb) LAS VEGAS — The Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas was crawling with folks...
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