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It's time to vote for the 2016 Venues Today Women of Influence Awards. We will be honoring this year's inspiring leaders during IAVM VenueConnect in Minneapolis, Minn. July 23-26, 2016. Vote now to...
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince
Prince's final performance was at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, on April 14. On April 21, Prince died at his home in Chanhassen, Minn. The news of the legendary American musician's death triggered...
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Ellie Goulding performs at Cedar Park (Texas) Center April 19. (Photo by Katrina Barber) Ellie Goulding rolled through Cedar Park, Texas on April 19, on the North American leg of her Delirium World...
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PBR Makes T-Mobile Arena Home
Professional Bull Riders is all over T-Mobile Arena's outdoor LED screens ahead of its Nov. 2-6 Built Ford Tough World Finals there in Las Vegas. (Photo by PBR) The recently-opened T-Mobile Arena, Las...
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The Gherkin Expands Team
Charley Taylor Smith and Sally Grady.Charley Taylor-Smith, the new Sales and Marketing Manager at The Gherkin, London, spent more than four years with the National Theatre heading up the hospitality...
View ArticleHuka and SMG Partner on Tallahassee Venue
The Pavilion at the Centre of Tallahassee nearing completion of construction. The city of Tallahassee, Fla., was sick of missing out on major events, so it's partnering with two major players to get...
View ArticleAEG Management Finalized in Glendale
Gila River Arena, Glendale, Ariz. Coldplay, promoted by Live Nation, is booked for Aug. 23 at Gila River Arena, a venue to be managed by AEG Facilities beginning July 1 per a deal that was finalized...
View ArticleSkateboarding Grows at Galen Center
Professional skateboarder Tom Asta skates Galen Center for SLS. (Photo credit: Pierson Clare, USC Athletics) On October 2nd 2016, USC’s Galen Center is set to make good on their third year of hosting...
View ArticleAt-Risk Business is the Bugaboo in N.C.
Raleigh City Plaza (Photo credit: Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau) As of Monday (April 25), the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau reported a loss of $3.5 million in business,...
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Operations is in the Clouds
Russ Simons and Tom Williams, Venue Solutions Group, flank Jim Seabury, Tenzing Energy Solutions, on the opening day of the Venue Operations Summit. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM NASHVILLE — From lighting...
View ArticleThe Octonauts Arrive on U.S. Shores
“The Octonauts,” a British children’s television series that debuted in the United Kingdom Oct. 4, 2010, is set to make a big splash in the United States, with 60 live shows scheduled to take place at...
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Huka Creates 50-Venue Network
Avondale Brewing Company, Birmingham, Ala. On the heels of its recent deal to exclusively book The Pavilion at the Centre of Tallahassee, New Orleans-based festival promoter Huka Entertainment this...
View ArticleSMG Wins in Glendale
University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz., already home to two Super Bowls. On July 1 of this year, SMG will replace Spectra by Comcast Spectacor as manager of the 63,400-seat University of...
View ArticleHistoric Pontiac Theatre Renovation Underway
Concept art for the renovated Flagstar Strand Theatre to be completed November 2016. Groundbreaking for a $20-million renovation of Pontiac, Michigan's historic Flagstar Strand Theatre for the...
View ArticleHot Tickets for May 11, 2016
George Strait performs at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. George Strait sold out two back-to-back nights at the newly opened T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas April 22-23. The Messina Touring Group, AEG Live,...
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Microsoft Theater Unveils Its New Image
The newly renovated VIP room at the Microsoft Theater saw a regal facelift. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM LOS ANGELES — The new partnership with Microsoft resulted in a facelift for AEG's Microsoft...
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Pam Borton Booked for VenueConnect
Pam Borton, the winningest coach in University of Minnesota women's basketball history, will keynote the annual Women in Leadership workshop during VenueConnect 2016 in Minneapolis on July 25. Borton...
View ArticleIllinois Fair Plans Well Underway
Rascal Flatts performed at last year’s Illinois State Fair. This year, Little Big Town is booked. Despite a state budget stalemate last July and the $1.59 million still owed to 2015 fair vendors, it...
View ArticleHot Tickets for May 17, 2016
Mumford & Sons performs at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minn., Thursday, April 21, 2016 (credit: Xcel Energy Center) Mumford & Sons wrapped up their North American leg of their Wilder Mind...
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Little Caesars, Camping World Name Venues
Rendering of the Little Ceasars Arena, which opens in 2017. A new naming rights deal for Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena could help Detroit Red Wings and Little Caesars’ owner Mike Ilitch pay off $250...
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