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Mr. Las Vegas by Another Name
A scene from National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas. When the wrestling program was dropped at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas in 1983, assistant coach and 1976 NCAA...
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Synth by Synthwest
The Flaming Lips perform at Moogfest in Asheville, N.C., Oct. 29-30, 2011. In 2014 Moogfest is expanding to a five-day event. When most festivals take a year off, it’s a sign that things are not going...
View ArticleSpartan Race Looking For New Venues
A scene from the Reebok Spartan Race at Citzens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Aug. 31. This ain't your junior high school obstacle course. The Reebok Spartan Race is an Olympic caliber sport, according...
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Return of Big Tex Marks Second Most Profitable Year for Texas
Big Tex makes his triumphant return to the State Fair of Texas in Dallas The unveiling of the iconic Big Tex statue – to replace the one that burned during last year’s event – helped to give the State...
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SMG to Manage Baylor Stadium
A rendering from Populous of the new Baylor Stadium. (Photo by Baylor University) It will mark SMG’s first foray into a collegiate football stadium and Baylor University’s first step into private...
View ArticleMidway Accident Mars N.C. State Fair
Talent show at the North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh. An accident on midway ride The Vortex sent five individuals to the hospital and resulted in the arrest of the operator, casting a shadow over the...
View ArticlePointstreak 5050 Engages Front Row to Take Raffle to Next Level
Pointstreak 5050, whose event-based electronic game-day raffles are held in some 45 professional sports venues across the United States, has embarked on a different kind of 50/50 deal after entering...
View ArticleRyman Wins Venue of the Year During IEBA/SRO Awards
Brian O'Connell with Live Nation is flanked by members of country group Big and Rich after taking home Promoter of the Year honors. He's also pictured with singer Cowboy Troy and Kenny Loggins. The...
View ArticleCircus in L.A. in jeopardy
Elephants peform during the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus L.A. circus fan, beware. As of 2017 the circus may no longer be visiting Staples Center. In a legislative effort led by...
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Etix Announces CTO
Bob Seaton has joined Etix as the company's chief technology officer. Seaton, former senior architect at PayPal focusing on enterprise solutions for Global Operations and Customer Service, has...
View ArticleFederal Shutdown Doesn't Hurt SC State Fair
The federal government shutdown might not have been good for some, but it might have helped spike attendance numbers at the South Carolina State Fair in Columbia, which saw a 4.45 percent attendance...
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Hot Tickets for November 6, 2013
Professional Bull Riders athletes try to hang on to the 'animal athletes' for eight seconds. Two sporting events broke into the 15,001+ capacity category for this week's Hot Tickets report....
View ArticleIEBA Panel Looks at Increasing Venue Traffic
REPORTING FROM NASHVILLE — It’s the topic the venues always want to talk about — how does a venue manager attract more shows to play his building? Dozens of industry panels are dedicated to the art of...
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Tickets.com Signs L.A. Dodgers
Box office at Dodgers Stadium, Los Angeles The ticketing company owned by Major League Baseball has signed one of the Big League's most storied franchises. Beginning next season, the L.A. Dodgers will...
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New GM for Barclays Center
AEG Facilities has announced that Steve Rosebrook has been appointed general manager at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was part of the venue's opening team, serving for more than one year as VP...
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NBA Partners with Tech Giant
The NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks play at Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., where Samsung courtside monitors will soon be installed. The National Basketball Association and...
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Hot Tickets for November 13, 2013
Phish performs at the DCU Center in Worcester, Mass., on July 7, 2012, to kick off their summer tour. (Photo by Peter Cooke)Phish wrapped up their Fall 2013 tour with three shows at Atlantic City...
View ArticleHuka and SMG to run Saenger Theatre
The Saenger Theatre, Mobile, Ala. Gulf Coast Promoter Huka Entertainment and facility management firm SMG have entered into a partnership to manage the 86-year-old Saenger Theatre in Mobile, Ala. It’s...
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AEG Releases Renderings For Las Vegas Arena
Renderings for the new $350- million arena to be built by AEG and MGM in Las Vegas, showing both the outside of the arena (top) and a peak at show night on an upper balcony, giving event guests a view...
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Astrodome May Be Doomed
Houston's Astrodome, which opened in 1965, was replaced by Reliant Stadium in 2002. Voters defeated a $200-million rehab proposal Nov. 5. Don’t say it’s the end, but the future is looking bleaker than...
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