FSU Chooses Global Spectrum
A rendering of the basketball court setup at Donald L. Tucker Civic Center in Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State University in Tallahassee has hired Global Spectrum to operate its Donald L. Tucker Civic...
View ArticleNight of the Proms Hopes For Magical U.S. Debut
Paul J. Emery, III, still has trouble articulating just how awesome it was to see Night of the Proms for the first time. You can hear the excitement in the veteran promoter’s voice when he talks about...
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Exit of Hockey Team Creates Opportunity in Trenton
Sun National Bank Center, Trenton, N.J. Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, N.J., is looking to increase its bookings following the exit of their tenant hockey team. On Friday, the Trenton Titans of...
View ArticleAT&T Stadium Getting Ready For Final Four
AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, prior to last year's Southern Regional Competition, which helps decide the teams participating in the Final Four. The home of the Dallas Cowboys is currently...
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New COO at AEG Facilities
Chuck Steedman has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, AEG Facilities. Having joined AEG in 2008 as Sr. Vice President and General Manager of AEG Connecticut LLC, Steedman went on to lead the...
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L.A. Landmark Joins the Fray
The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, built in 1959. The new general manager of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena has his marching orders from the University of Southern California:...
View ArticleHot Tickets for March 26, 2014
Backstreet Boys rock Zurich and extend world tour with additional North American dates. (PRNewsFoto/Live Nation) The Backstreet Boys'March 19 concert was one of four shows at Hallenstadion, Zurich, to...
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Q&A: Meet Brett Fuller … Again
Two weeks into his new job as VP of Business Development for Delaware North Companies Sportservice, Brett Fuller sees his priority as developing new business for the food and drink firm in the arena...
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South by Southwest Diaries
Dan Steinberg is the founder and owner of Square Peg Concerts. His diary of this year's South by Southwest conference is his first article as a contributor to Venues Today. Losing a week of my life at...
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TED Constructs Theater Within Ballroom
Assembling more than 8,000 pieces of Douglas fir to make the pop-up TED theater at Vancouver (B.C.) Convention Centre. (Photo by Ryan Lash) The annual TED Conference moved to its new home at Vancouver...
View ArticleCongratulations 2014 Generation Next Winners!
Thank you to those who nominated and voted for these influential leaders. Venues Today is honoring these young professionals who make a difference in sports, music, conventions, family shows and...
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Soccer Expands in Dallas with MoneyGram Naming Rights
Dan Hunt, president of FC Dallas, celebrates the naming rights deal for MoneyGram Soccer Park with Pete Ohser, MoneyGram's executive VP for the U.S. and Canada, and Clark Hunt, Chairman of Hunt Sports...
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Comcast-Spectacor Hits Home Run in Pennsylvania
Currently under construction, PPL Center is scheduled for a soft opening, Sept. 1. (Photo by Comcast-Spectacor) It may be designed for hockey, but PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., is shaping up to be a...
View ArticleStaff Pro Acquired by National Firm
Pasquale Rotella of Insomniac Productions is pictured here with Pat Christenson from Las Vegas Events and Cory Meredith from Staff Pro (VT Photos) The Huntington Beach, Calif., security firm...
View ArticleRodeoHouston Sees Slight Uptick in Attendance
Bareback riding at RodeoHouston, March 4-23. Three bad-weather days kept the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo from trouncing last year’s all-time high attendance of 2,506,238, but taking into...
View ArticleDNC to Finance $70M Upgrade of Boston’s TD Garden
On Monday, Delaware North Companies, Inc., owner and operator of TD Garden and Sportservice, announced a series of privately-financed upgrades and renovations for TD Garden, the home of the Boston...
View ArticleBarclays Center to Host ACC Tournament
Since 1980, the must-see NCAA basketball event in New York City was the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden. Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., however, announced a move that could put them...
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Fathom Events Names CEO
John Rubey Fathom Events, with its owners, AMC Entertainment, Cinemark Holdings, and Regal Entertainment Group, have appointed John Rubey as chief executive officer, effective April 7. He will serve as...
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AEG Ogden Hires for ICC Sydney
AEG Ogden has hired Beverley Parker as director of Business Development for the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney. Parker has been executive director of Sales and Marketing for the Dockside...
View ArticleHot Tickets for April 9, 2014
Brad Paisley rocks out on stage during his Beat This Summer Tour stop at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., Nov. 16. (Photo by Joe Lemke) The largest capacity category on this week's Hot Tickets...
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