Husky Stadium Becomes Alaska Airlines Field
The newly-named Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. (Photo by Red Box Pictures/University of Washington) The University of Washington (UW) has continued its naming rights relationship with...
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Comcast Spectacor Promotes Rothenberg
Comcast Spectacor has announced that Brian Rothenberg has been promoted to senior vice president and General Counsel for Spectra, the Comcast Spectacor business unit engaged in all aspects of live...
View ArticleHot Tickets for September 16, 2015
Spectra Venue Management’s Rick Comeau, general manager at XFINITY Arena, welcomes Five Finger Death Punch and Chris Moore, C Moore Live, to Everett, Wash., on Sept. 12. Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP)...
View ArticlePeppa Pig Expands U.S. Tour Dates
Peppa Pig Live adds 65 cities to U.S. tour. In response to strong U.S. ticket sales for its first leg of tour dates, an additional 65 cities and 100 performances have been announced for Peppa Pig’s...
View ArticleLevy Partners with the Ky. Fair Board
Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Ky. A new 10-year partnership between Levy Restaurants and the Kentucky State Fair Board is expected to bring fresh, local produce and meats to Kentucky...
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Canalta Centre Open for Business
Medicine Hat Mayor Ted Clugston does the honors at Canalta Centre's ribbon cutting ceremony. The logos were cut out of the ribbon and handed out to attendees and different people from the city. Canalta...
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Muskogee Civic Center Goes Private
Muskogee (Okla.) Civic Center Spectra Presents is bringing Lee Brice to the 3,700-seat Muskogee (Okla.) Civic Center Sept. 26, marking the first of what is hoped to be many more concerts coming home to...
View ArticleTaormina Takes His Curtain Call
Michael Taormina, managing director, Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta. After more than 40 years in performing arts, Michael S. Taormina, CFE, managing director of the Cobb Energy Performing...
View ArticleNew D.C. Practice Facility Planned
Pictured at the public announcement in Washington, D.C., are Chinyere Hubbard, VP, Communications & Marketing; Erik A. Moses, senior vice president and managing director of ; and Gregory A. O’Dell,...
View ArticleHot Tickets for September 23, 2015
Ricky Martin performed at The Axis at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas, on Sept. 15. Our Hot Tickets chart is dominated in the 5,001 to 10,000 category by The Axis at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas with the...
View ArticleFans Have Feelings for Well-Branded Venues
Steve Jones, author of Brand Like A Rockstar, is surrounded by Lynda Reinhart, Stephen C. O'Connell Center, Gainesville, Fla., and Nina Simmons, Halton Arena/UNC Charlotte, N.C., at AMC in St. Louis....
View ArticleKSU Partners with Boingo
Boingo's service includes access to valuable data and analytics. Kansas State University recently embarked on a 10-year deal with Boingo to improve cellular and Wi-Fi coverage at its sports arenas and...
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Napa County Fairgrounds Becomes Evacuation Center
Napa County Fairgrounds' RV park was closed from regular operations in order to house Valley fire evacuees. The Valley fire raging through Northern California has now become the third worst in state...
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Forlini Joins Ticket Philadelphia
Linda Forlini will be leaving her position as director of customer relations at New York Philharmonic after 12 years to join Ticket Philadelphia as managing director. Forlini will replace Gary Lustig...
View ArticleMedia’s Role Huge in St. Louis’ Lessons Learned
Chris Lamberth, HOK, introduced David Peacock, chairman, St. Louis Sports Commission, who spoke on negotiation at the Arena Management Conference. (VT Pulse) REPORTING FROM ST. LOUIS — Key players in...
View ArticleFrom the Editor
Ask me this question: Would I rehire this person? “Absolutely not.” The scenario is one frustrated entertainment industry employer’s answer to the issue of recycling folks who are sometimes outright...
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Talking Points
MARINA MAROSTE Communications and Social Media Manager Staples Center & Microsoft Theater, LA UNIVERSITY: California State University Chico with a degree in Music Industry and a minor in Marketing....
View ArticleCraving Connection
REPORTING FROM LONG BEACH, CALIF. — Any sort of customer service starts from a point of empathy. To accomplish that means changing the culture within and the service goals throughout a venue or...
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Keeping Up with Fans' Demands
The new Milwaukee Bucks Arena in Wisconsin is part of a billion-dollar development plan. Whether it’s a major restoration of an iconic arena, as is happening with the $400-million redo of Nassau...
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Scoreboard Envy Anticipated
The new scoreboard goes up at Air Canada Centre, featuring a maple leaf as the centerpiece. (Photo by Light Imaging) The first $10 million of the $100 million in improvements at Air Canada Centre,...
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