Bunbury Rewrites Festival Handbook
Fitz and the Tantrums are one of the headliners announced for Bunbury in Cincinnati. When you are plying your trade in a secondary market, you have to make a bigger noise to get heard. Bunbury Festival...
View ArticleReport Raises Alarms For College Football
REPORTING FROM NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — A national survey of college football season-ticketholders could raise alarms after questions covering customer service and game day experience received low...
View ArticleLive Nation Reports Profitable 2013
Live Nation Entertainment CEO Michael Rapino said that Live Nation was profitable and recording record annual revenue following an uptick in overall attendance and the surging popularity of country...
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New Event and Targeted Marketing Help the Rodeo
Utah cowboy Cody Wright won his second consecutive saddle bronc riding at the World’s Original Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo with this ride on J Bar J Rodeo’s Shady Cat. Wright’s son,...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 26, 2014
Cirque du Soleil Quidam wrapped up a massively successful run in London this week, grossing $15.8 million for 62 performances, spread out over a month and a half at Royal Albert Hall. The show was one...
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John McNichol hired as CEO of Pa. Convention Center
Harrisburg, Pa., lobbyist John McNichol was confirmed Wednesday by his fellow board members as the Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority's chief executive officer, where he'll administer contracts...
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New Executive Chef at Convention Center
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Management Limited (HML) has announced the appointment of Tam Kwok-sing as executive chef — Chinese kitchen. He will be responsible for all operations of all Chinese...
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Film Fest Brings A-Listers to Palm Springs Convention Center
Sandra Bullock accepts the Achievement Award for her film "Gravity" during the Palm Springs International Film Festival. The Palm Springs Convention Center has seen its profile rise to Oscar-caliber...
View Article2014 Generation Next Vote Now
Subscribers, please log in and vote! Venues Today is honoring the young professionals who make a difference in sports, music, conventions, family shows and festivals. Our annual Generation Next Awards...
View ArticleDiverse Tastes in the Lone Star State
Rascal Flatts gets wild at United Spirit Arena, Lubbock, Texas Attention promoters — if you’ve got an act you believe in, there’s a good chance there’s an audience to connect with somewhere in Texas....
View Article(((Ask Russ)))
Everyone talks about how cooperation and collaboration between facilities is a good idea, but Derek Hillestad, director of Operations for TCF Bank Stadium at the University of Minnesota, and Dana...
View ArticleOk to Vape?
E-cig users say their tobacco habit is less offensive than cigarettes, but most venues don't allow indoor consumption. Where there’s smoke there’s … e-cigarettes? Yes, even as traditional cigarette use...
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Community-Driven Competition
(Top) Scene from the CrossFit Invitational (Left) Christine Albas competes in at a CrossFit event. Southern Californian Christine Albas initially came across the CrossFit workout through a Paleo Diet...
View ArticleMSG’s Road Show At Work
The renovated Forum Presented by Chase, Inglewood, Calif., incorporates the original sunset red facade. With more than 10 shows on the books grossing more than $15 million from 125,000 attendees since...
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DESTINATION: SAN JOSE
Outside the San Jose Convention Center. Convention center? Check. Arena? You bet. Historic theatres? Not only still standing, but with modern upgrades. San Jose, the third-largest city in California...
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Cali Gets Competitive
Honda Center's new Grand Terrace, part of the $20-million upgrade for the Anaheim, Calif., venue. California is opening back up as a competitive market after years of being divided among the industry’s...
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Rebuilding San Antonio
Rendering for Tobin Center, San Antonio Increasing productive occupancy is the goal in San Antonio, Texas. Both Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and Tobin Center for the Performing Arts are in the...
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All-Star Food Service
All-Star menu items include seafood Creole nachos. Kyrie Irving and the East dominated the court at the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. 16 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, while Centerplate scored...
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AXS TV on the Strip
Cameras capture the acts during "The World's Greatest Tribute Bands" series, streamed live on AXS TV and filmed at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Jessica Boudevin)“I quickly...
View ArticleCreating Collegiate Demand
Loud, boisterous student sections are an important part of the collegiate athletics experience. But big name schools across the country are facing dwindling attendance in their student sections as new...
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