Hot Tickets for November 12, 2014
In "The Phantom of the Opera" Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Cooper Grodin stars as The Phantom with Julia Udine as Christine Daaé. (Photo by Matthew Murphy) Audiences in the South can’t get enough of...
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State Fair is in the Pink
Even concessions stands were themed pink at the 2014 South Carolina State Fair, Columbia. Attendance was the second best ever, but it was the theme - pink - that took the top prize. The South Carolina...
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Orlando Perf. Arts Venue Opens its Doors
A view from the street of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla. Architect Barton Myers has a saying that theaters are the longest pregnancy in architecture. In the case of Dr....
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LA Interactive Opens at Staples Center
Masato Yamamoto, Exec. VP and director, Global Solution Business Groups, Toshiba TEC Corporation; Bill Melo, chief Marketing executive, Toshiba America Business Solutions; Luc Robitaille, president,...
View ArticleCongratulations 2014 Hall of Headlines Winners!
Congratulations to the 2014 Hall of Headlines recipients. Read about their accomplishments in our December issue of Venues Today.2014 VENUES TODAY HALL OF HEADLINES RECIPIENTSNEWS Doug Thornton,...
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Land, Sea and Soccer
It’s a dining concept most often found in sit-down restaurants in the form of steak and seafood, but PPL Park (Chester, Pa.), home of major league soccer’s Philadelphia Union, put it on a bun and into...
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Marketing Meets Ticketing
Nick Lala, UX Lead, Etix, and Chris Battaglino, Product manager, give a presentation on the Mobile Opportunity during an Etix Blast morning education session. Consumers are passionate about artists or...
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Making Ticketing Easy
Making ticketing easier for the consumer and the client is the paramount goal at Etix. The question daily among the nearly 100 employees at Etix offices in Raleigh, N.C., and Nashville, Tenn., is the...
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Meet CEO Joe Kustelski
Joe Kustelski’s story is the quintessential tech boomerang tale. His passions include the user experience, the written word and the merger of marketing and ticketing. That sums up Joe Kustelski, CEO,...
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Success at Cary's Booth Ampitheatre
Cary's Booth Ampitheatre takes advantage of Etix software to reach their audiences. Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre in North Carolina, an SMG-managed venue, is all about getting the right message to the...
View ArticleNominate a Box Office Star!
We are looking for stellar box office professionals who made an impact in their organization or a game changer in the industry. If you know of someone, please submit your nomination! Send nominations...
View ArticleDeals Prevailed at Arizona State Fair
Arizona State Fair beat the heat with unique offerings. Although inclement weather slightly decreased attendance at this year’s Arizona State Fair, the debut of its loyalty program was estimated to...
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Who Are Music Festival Fans?
The 2014 Governors Ball, a three-day music festival in New York City, featured artists like Phoenix, Jack White, Outkast, Vampire Weekend, The Strokes and Skrillex. (Photo courtesy of Governors Ball)...
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ArenaNetwork Launches TheaterNetwork Division
Theaters including the 2,700-capacity INB Performing Arts Center in Spokane, Wash., are already on board for TheaterNetwork. If you ask Allan Vella, president and CEO of Fox Theatre in Atlanta, this...
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A Renaissance Takes Detroit
A rendering of Cobo Center's new look from the south. As revitalization success stories go, the City of Detroit quite possibly stands in a league of its own. Beaten, battered, bruised and bankrupt,...
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Taylor Swift Isn’t Seeing Red with 1989 World Tour
Taylor Swift will launch her 1989 World Tour at Tokyo Dome, May 5, before heading to the United States weeks later. She’s come a long way.“We saw Taylor Swift when it was just her and a guitar on the...
View ArticlePay-to-play Fantasy Games Are the Next Wave
Hotbox has partnerships with more than a dozen teams in the NHL and NBA to host free fantasy games, with some teams delving into Hotbox's pay-to-play options. In 2012, the New Jersey Devils became the...
View ArticleHot Tickets for November 19, 2014
Prior to his concert on Nov. 8, 2014 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Russell Peters is greeted by Susan Rosenbluth, Sr. VP, Goldenvoice; Lee Zeidman, president, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live; Russell Peters;...
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AEG Ogden Hires Two for ICC Sydney
Tina Eggers and Michelle Nahas join ICC Sydney as business develpoment managers. AEG Ogden has appointed two new business development managers for International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney)....
View ArticleNew Company Aims to Reach Pinnacle
Pinnacle Venue Services will include industry influencers such as (L-R) Doug Higgons, Tom Paquette, and Frank Roach. Four public assembly facility veterans have come together to address what they...
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