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Keeping Pace at Grand Prix of Long Beach
The racetrack for the 40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach winds around the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center and through downtown. (Photo by Andy Witherspoon/Grand Prix Association of...
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365 Ticket Giveaways Quickly Boost Social Media Numbers
Logo for the "Chairman of the Boardwalk Sweepstakes" in Atlantic City. An increasing number of venue marketers are finding that the ticket to rapidly expanding their social media following might just...
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Subscribers, advisors and staff of Venues Today will select three of these successful women from all aspects of the live sports and entertainment industry as our 2014 Venues Today Women of Influence....
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AXS rolls out mobile streaming app
(Top) Screen view of AXS streaming content from New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, (left) a look at the AXS mobile app AEG announced that its AXS ticketing and entertainment platform will now...
View ArticleAudienceView to power Uepatickets
Canadian ticket firm AudienceView has inked an agreement with a firm from the Dominican Republic, expanding AudienceView’s reach into the Caribbean. The agreement with Uepatickets has AudienceView...
View ArticleBills’ Stadium Gets Overhaul
Rendering for the new team store at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. When Ralph Wilson Stadium opens its 40th National Football League season in 2014, fans will notice the league's sixth oldest...
View ArticleCarolina Theatre Extends Contract
Outside the Carolina Theatre, Durham The Durham City Council recently approved a new long-term contract renewal with Carolina Theatre of Durham Inc., that has the nonprofit organization operating the...
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Hallett out at AEG Live
Rob Hallett has left his position at AEG Live where he was President of International Touring, according to company spokesperson Michael Roth. Hallet was based in London and created the company's UK...
View ArticleConstruction Begins on Rogers Place
Rendering for Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta. The Edmonton Oilers have broken ground on a new home. In early February, the City of Edmonton and owner Daryl Katz announced that their $480-million...
View ArticleHot Tickets for April 30, 2014
Justin Timberlake opens his The 20/20 Experience tour to a sold-out crowd at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., Feb. 9. (Photo by Joe Lemke)Justin Timberlake's The 20/20 Experience World Tour...
View ArticleMoogfest Relaunch a Success for Asheville
If Robert Moog's signature Moog synthesizers put Asheville, N.C., on the map, then the recently concluded Moogfest (April 23-27) certainly helped the city solidify its reputation as a center of...
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Revamped PBR Tour Exceeding Expectations
Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan., hosted PBR's BlueDEF Velocity Tour on April 12. (Photo by PBR) AEG Facilities’ partnership with Professional Bull Riders to bring a new tour to arenas, including as...
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Festival Expands Coverage and Offerings
Hunter Hayes speaks with Ashley Eicher in front of the Mane Stage for AXS TV's expanded Countdown to Stagecoach coverage. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM INDIO, CALIF. — Empire Polo Club in Indio was filled...
View ArticleLooking Up in the Pacific Northwest
Facility managers agree, the Pacific Northwest is a good — albeit busy — place to be. Though competition is tight, the community has an eclectic mix of entertainment lovers who will come out to...
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Talking Points
LISA ZECHMEISTER DIRECTOR OF ARENA TOURING AND LOGISTICS INVICTUS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP HOMETOWN: Hamilton, Ontario FIRST JOB IN THE INDUSTRY: John Labatt Centre (now Budweiser Gardens in London,...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
In our own version of Profiles in Courage, Venues Today has been honoring women and young professionals who are leaders in this industry for six years. Now it’s time to up the ante. We are planning a...
View ArticleTemporary Venues Keep Customers
Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island (bottom left) will host exhibitions for the next three years while ICC Sydney is being built. The conundrum with construction of the $1-billion International...
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Meal of Champions
Everything isn’t just bigger in Texas. It’s better, too. Take AT&T Stadium: For the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship on April 5 and 7, the Arlington venue pulled out all the stops to bring fans...
View ArticleManagement
The Florida Panthers and parent company Sunrise Sports & Entertainment have promoted Rory Babich to CEO and president. Dale Tallon, current executive VP and GM, has had his responsibilities...
View ArticleTo Pay or Not To Pay
It’s a dilemma facing many entertainment industry marketers — how and when to pair organic content with paid social advertising. As more brands build social followers and engagement numbers continue...
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