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Blue Rodeo Powers Through An Outage
A crowd gathers near the stage at the Encana Events Centre in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to hear the band Blue Rodeo. The group was forced to go acoustic after a power outage knocked out the...
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Hayes, Gomez and Thicke all announced for RodeoHouston
Selena Gomez is making a return to this year's Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Newcomers including Hunter Hayes and Robin Thicke will join capacity-crowd veterans such as Brad Paisley, Reba McEntire,...
View ArticleWest. Va. Fair Meeting Marches On Despite Water Crisis
Fair queen contestants washed their hair by running bottled water through coffee makers to heat it and officials brought in prepackaged food when a crisis hit the Charleston, W.Va. area during the...
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Dave Poe Hired As Talent Buyer For Nederlander
Dave Poe Nederlander Entertainment has hired former booking agent Dave Poe to serve as Talent Buyer. Poe will assist in booking Nederlander’s portfolio of venues that includes The Greek Theatre in Los...
View ArticleCincinnati Prepares To Buckle Up
So much for quitting while you’re ahead. As he prepares to put on the third edition of his three-day riverfront pop/rock festival Bunbury, founder Bill Donabedian is doubling down on his musical...
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Whisky A Go Go Reaches Milestone
Merchandise emblazoned with the 50th Anniversary logo is sold at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Calif. (VT Photo) It’s been a rockin’ 50 years. The Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Calif.,...
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ICS Denmark Expands
New hire Johan Menso with Per Ankaer, managing director of International Conference Services. International Conference Services Denmark (ICS - Denmark) will expand into Sweden in February 2014 with the...
View ArticleLegendary AB Salesman Passes Away
Ray Pilszak, left front, cuts the rug with Joan Saltel of Buddy Lee Attractions at the Buddy Lee Attractions Christmas party in Nashville in 2001. Ray Pilszak, persistent adman who spent nearly 50...
View ArticleHot Tickets for January 22, 2014
The Rockettes perform during the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. (Photo by Paul Kolnik) Christmas-themed shows are all wrapping up. "A Christmas Story: The Musical" played 27 shows at Madison Square...
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Gen Next Winner's New Job
Monty Jones, Jr., has been chosen as the new general manager at the Global Spectrum-managed Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz., home of the Phonix Coyotes. Previously, Jones managed the Augusta (Ga.)...
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The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia, has announced three new appointments to its management team. Keith Bazley will serve as executive manager of property...
View ArticleJavits Center Looks to Attract New Business
Jacob K. Javits Center, New York. (Photo by Chris Cooper) Centerplate has joined forces with Sonnier & Castle, a luxury purveyor of events and catering in New York City, to bring new business to...
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New Name for Australian Arena
A rendering for the new signage at Qantas Credit Union Arena in Sydney. The former Sydney Entertainment Centre will be removed to make way for the new International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC...
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NAMM Keeps Rocking with Biggest Year
The NAMM Show comes to Anaheim Convention Center each January. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM ANAHEIM, CALIF. — The National Association of Music Merchants’ annual winter conference at Anaheim Convention...
View ArticlePlanning Super Bowl Cuisine
While the Denver Broncos will be making their seventh Super Bowl appearance this Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and the Seattle Seahawks their second visit, stadium concessionaire...
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SMG Tulsa Fills Positions
John Dodd SMG Tulsa, Okla., has filled several open positions at both the BOK Center and Cox Business Center. John Dodd has been named director of Operations for both facilities. He most recently...
View ArticleStadium Series Rocks Dodger Stadium
The hockey rink inside Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The city of Los Angeles, Calif., only does sports one way: With all the glitz and glam worthy of Hollywood. So when it came to putting on an...
View ArticleNitro Circus Live Wraps 2014 Tour
Nitro Circus Live's finale on the last stop of their 2014 North American Tour, Jan. 26 at Honda Center in Anaheim. REPORTING FROM ANAHEIM, CALIF. — If the cast didn’t have any life-threatening injuries...
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Hot Tickets for January 29, 2014
George Strait performs during a sold-out concert at Alerus Center in Grand Forks, N.D., Feb. 16. King George's reign continues. George Strait is in the final few months of his farewell tour, and the...
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Q&A: How the Rodeo Stayed in Town
For the first time in 29 years, Las Vegas came close to losing the National Finals Rodeo, an event they produce and with which they have prospered, when Osceola County/Orlando and Dallas made...
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