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Enhancing the Theater Goer Experience
Ovations' Kraig Pomrenke and Jenny Pollock from Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta lead the food and beverage break out. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO — There are far too many...
View ArticleWays to Enhance Millennial Relations
The PACnet '15 session panel included Paciolan moderator Stevi Ibarra; Helen Hsueh, University of California Irvine; Melissa Schaff, Wells Fargo Center; Jason Cole, FanMaker; and Paciolan moderator...
View ArticleUnion Agreements Pay Off for Pa. Center
Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia ratifies a Customer Satisfaction Agreement. After installing SMG as venue manager in December of 2013 and ratifying a new Customer Satisfaction Agreement...
View ArticleRdio and AEG Partner
Rdio partners with AEG to provide AXS ticket buyers personalized artist suggestions and concert notifications. Through a new partnership between Rdio and AEG, all AXS ticket buyers are now able to opt...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 18, 2015
Stevie Nicks and the rest of Fleetwood Mac perform at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 20. (Photo by Jim Hill) Fleetwood Mac delivered the nostalgia with the band’s classic tunes...
View Article'You Lucky Dog' Increases Per Caps
The 'You Lucky Dog' promotion has helped raise food and beverage per caps at some venues. Brainstorming, innovative thinking and productive collaboration are key elements to launching a successful...
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From the Managing Editor's Desk
Hello industry friends, Because I have so thoroughly enjoyed my last five (wow!) years here, it is hard for me to announce my resignation from Venues Today. My last day on the job will be Friday, March...
View ArticleNonprofits Provide Free Tickets for Military
The Veteran Tickets Foundation has sent over 1 million military members and their famlies to free events. In 2008, Mike Focareto, CEO of the Veteran Tickets Foundation, and a couple of buddies were...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 25, 2015
Prior to his concert on Feb. 13 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Roberto Tapia is greeted by Hans Schafer, AEG Live, and Russell Gordon, Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, and a Venues Today Generation Next nominee....
View ArticleStagehands Protest in Atlanta
Protestors were set up outside Philips Arena in Atlanta with "Poor Performance" banners. Though it was one of the coldest days ever recorded in Atlanta, with temperatures nearing zero degrees,...
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REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: The Buck(Off) Stops Here
Less than 10 seconds later, VT Managing Editor Jessica Boudevin was on the ground. The only thing bruised was her pride. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM ANAHEIM, CALIF. — Being managing editor of Venues...
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Legends Hires Dale Koger
Legends has hired Dale Koger as senior vice president, Managing Director of its new Project Development division. Koger most recently served 13 years as general manager of Turner Construction Company’s...
View ArticleKid Rock's $20 Ticket Tour
Kid Rock goes for it during a concert at DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit, August 2013. (Photo by Chris Schwegler) Kid Rock will show off his rocking harmony and bad boy persona across America this...
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PAMC’s Ethics Experiment
Laura Sweet of Des Moines (Iowa) Performing Arts leads the ethics boot camp with attorney Richard Scarbrough and Joe Levy of Apollo Theater in New York. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM SAN FRANCISCO — Those...
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Legends Making Food Part of the Show
Gexa Energy Pavilion in Dallas is one of 34 Live Nation-owned and -operated amphitheaters Legends Hospitality will serve under its new concessions contract. While the long-term plan is to shop Live...
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Another L.A. Stadium Plan Announced
The new stadium plans to be uniquely L.A. (Rendering by Manica Architecture) A coalition made up of business and community leaders in Carson, Calif., has announced plans for a $1.7-billion stadium to...
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Glendale Hires Tavares to Audit Coyotes
Tony Tavares asked the National Hockey League for permission to accept Glendale’s request that he audit the financials of IceArizona, owners of the Arizona Coyotes and lessee to the city at Gila River...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
Spring sprang early. I remember when fall and winter were all about arenas and convention centers — indoor shows — and spring and summer we talked fairs, festivals and stadiums — outdoor fun. The...
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Texas Stars Shine
Katy Perry's Prismatic World Tour plays American Airlines Center in Dallas Oct. 3 There’s no feeling lonely in the Lone Star State, at least, not for our Texas Top Stops. The 19 facilities grossed a...
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Talking Points
Kim Damron Senior Vice President Paciolan CURRENT CITY: Newport Beach, Calif. UNIVERSITY: University of Southern California HOW DID YOU GET YOUR JOB: I started my career in the entertainment space at...
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