Miami Arena Goes Outdoors
The 23,000-sq.-ft. Xfinity East Plaza at AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami. With the Jan. 31 opening of the Xfinity East Plaza outside AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, the venue accomplished two of the...
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Fare thee well, April, Ed and Mary
FROM THE PUBLISHER’S DESK — February has brought the loss of April Armbrust, one of the first full-time employees to work for Venues Today, and Ed Deckard, the father of publisher Linda Deckard,...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 11, 2016
Carrie Underwood performs at Greensboro (N.C.) Coliseum on Feb. 3. (Photo courtesy of Greensboro Coliseum) Carrie Underwood and her The Storyteller tour have snared four spots on our Hot Tickets chart...
View ArticleAEG Facilities Negotiating with Glendale
Gila River Arena, Glendale, Ariz. AEG Facilities won the right to negotiate a contract to manage Gila River Arena for the city of Glendale, Ariz., based on its success and track record handling...
View ArticleSMA Stays Safe and Secure
John Skinner, director of Security, Major League Baseball, updates attendees on new security procedures at ballparks. REPORTING FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — As members of the Stadium Managers...
View ArticleVote for 2016 Generation Next Awards!
It's time to vote for the 2016 Venues Today Generation Next Awards. We will be honoring this year's outstanding young professionals in the May issue. Vote now to make your voice heard. The voting...
View ArticleExclusive Booking Deals Dissected
Charleston (S.C.) Music Hall, which is booked exclusively by NS2. Life is much easier when you take some major decisions off the table. That might explain why some buildings are much happier inking...
View ArticleVerizon Wireless Arena Becomes SNHU Arena
Come Sept. 1 of this year Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, N.H, will be known as the SNHU Arena and, along with its managing partner SMG, will offer internships for Southern New Hampshire...
View ArticleTix Track introduces Nliven
In an effort to build out its ticketing platform technology, Los Angeles-based Tix Track has developed Nliven, an enterprise ticketing system that allows venues, box offices and promoters to set up,...
View ArticleComparing the Biggest Football Games
The College Football Playoff National Championship at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (Photo courtesy of College Football Playoff) REPORTING FROM FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — The two...
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Frank’s Guide to Columbia
All roads lead to Columbia, S.C., March 16-18, for SEVT.(Editor’s Note: Former University of South Carolina professor Frank Roach, who is receiving our SEVT Lifetime Achievement Award during the March...
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Juliette Feld Appointed COO
Juliette Feld has been appointed Chief Operating Officer at Feld Entertainment. In this position, she will work closely with Feld Entertainment’s president, Mike Shannon, and the entire executive team...
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Veteran Producer Team Lined Up
A rendering of the inside of Smart Financial Centre, Sugar Land, Texas. Gary Becker likes to be surrounded by family, having come from the legendary promoter family that founded the former Pace...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 17, 2016
Brantley Gilbert receives a special gift before his Feb. 5 show at CFE Arena, Orlando, Fla., from Brian Hixenbaugh, Peyton Jeter, Gilbert, Julian Bowman, Lavar Smith and Ryan Fitzgerald. (Photo by...
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SMG’s Library of Tricks
A one-stop shop repository for marketing best practices for 68 arenas, 61 theaters and 13 stadiums within the SMG network may sound like an impossibly large undertaking, but thanks to Jim McCue, SVP,...
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A Banner Moment Birthday
There was a lot to celebrate at TD Garden in Boston this year. To commemorate the arena’s 20th birthday, their recent completion of a two-year, $70-million renovation and in conjunction with parent...
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Daytona Introduces a New Breed of Track
Daytona International Speedway goes from grandstand to motorsports stadium. The finish of the Daytona 500 was the closest ever between first and second place when Denny Hamlin edged Martin Truex Jr....
View ArticleSuper Bowl 50 Per Cap Hits $87.50
Freemark Abbey Commemorative Superb Bowl 50 wine with lobster-truffle mac and cheese. The 71,088 fans attending Super Bowl 50 knew how to have a good time, spending an average of $87.57 on food and...
View ArticleAlamodome Selects SAVOR
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas. SMG’s food and beverage division SAVOR has been selected as the new food service provider for the 72,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio and, in the process, will do what...
View ArticleHot Tickets for February 24, 2016
AC/DC performs at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn. (Photo courtesy of Xcel Energy Center) AC/DC are back in the U.S. for 20 shows after spending two months touring the Land Down Under on their Rock...
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