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20 Years On and Electric as Ever
Kinetic Field at EDC Las Vegas. (VT Photo) REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS — The sheer number of fronts Insomniac and Live Nation fired on in this latest incarnation of the Electric Daisy Carnival showcased...
View ArticleUniversity of Houston Takes Venues In-house
Cullen Hall, University of Houston (Texas) University of Houston (Texas) is taking management of its two-year-old TDECU Stadium and Cullen Performance Hall in-house after a two-year experiment with a...
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SMG Confirmed to Run All Knoxville Venues
Jacob Building, Chilhowee Park, City of Knoxville, Tenn. SMG has been running the big public gathering spaces for the City of Knoxville, Tenn., for the last eight months as interim managers while the...
View ArticleHot Tickets for June 28, 2016
Selena Gomez stopped by the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., on her Revival Tour June 19. (Photo Credit: Nace Roberts) Selena Gomez kicked off her Revival Tour in May, which is set to stop in Asia,...
View ArticleEmail Sells, Social Sizzles
Brian Bauer, TicketTank; Chris Meeds, AEG Live, Dave Redelberger, Columbus (Ohio) Arena Sports & Entertainment, and Jen Strum, AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, put the fun in marketing during an EAMC...
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Public Marries Private to Build Rogers Place
Private/Public partnerships were addressed by this panel, including Bob Black, Katz Group; Art Aaron, ICON Venue Group; Rick Daviss, City of Edmonton; and Melissa Heiter, ICON Venue Group. (VT Photo)...
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Free Music Festival Looks for Cross-Pond Success
Canary Wharf venue in London. (Photo credit: Nunzio Prenna) It's London-based promoter Peter Conway dreams to connect country music with its UK roots in the unique Nashville Meets London festival,...
View ArticleAEG, Levy Take on San Juan
Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan. Peter Brokenshire will be interim manager for AEG Facilities at the firm’s newly acquired management account, Puerto Rico Convention Center, San Juan, beginning...
View ArticleHarm Reduction Encouraged in EDM World
The "Drugs in Dance Music" panel includes Stefanie Jones, Maren Steiner, Patt Ochoa, Kennedy Jones, Kevin Kerslake, Dede Goldsmith and Mark Lawrence. (Photo credit: DVS, aLIVE Coverage; ADI, Adi...
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Thorson Exits IAVM Foundation
Sarah Rogers Thorson at an IAVM conference last year. Sarah Rogers Thorson exited her role as director of development for the IAVM Foundation last week. Thorson who married Martin Thorson of Spectra...
View ArticleMayne Named IAVM CEO
Cheryl and Brad Mayne before the announcement he is the new president and CEO of IAVM. Brad Mayne officially becomes president and CEO of the International Association of Venue Managers July 19. He...
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Macon Centreplex Picks Spectra, Jones
Macon (Ga.) Centreplex in action. Spectra by Comcast Spectacor won the bid to serve as the new manager of the 9,250-seat coliseum and 2,688-seat auditorium at the Macon (Ga.) Centreplex, and appointed...
View Article‘Beaconing’ Fans Shows Strong ROI
Duncan Hutchins, Sensory Interactive; Lev Raslin, Singnal360; Megan Ryan, Atlanta Hawks; Karrie Zaremba, Venutize. REPORTING FROM PITTSBURGH — The mobile phone revolution is altering everything, but...
View ArticleHot Tickets for July 12, 2016
Flight of the Conchords poses with their instruments. (Photo courtesy of Sub Pop) Kenny Chesney has made our Hot Tickets Chart this week with two shows form his Spread the Love tour, promoted by...
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‘Alice Meets Steampunk’ Themes Del Mar
Entrance to The San Diego County Fair REPORTING FROM DEL MAR, CALIF. — The “Alice In Wonderland” meets Steampunk theme led the San Diego County Fair here to its best revenue return and highest...
View ArticleMLB’s Pop-Up Park A Homerun
The pop-up ballpark at Fort Bragg On Sunday night, July 3, Major League Baseball (MLB) took the pop-up concept to a whole new level and debuted the very first pop-up ballpark at Fort Bragg, N.C....
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Palazzo Named VP for Live Nation Canada
Paola Palazzo Paola Palazzo has been named vice president of talent for Live Nation Canada. Palazzo joins Live Nation Canada from Brooklyn (N.Y.) Sports & Entertainment, where she served as vice...
View ArticleUFC Sold to WME-IMG
UFC in action. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), home of mixed martial arts fight matches, has been bought by WME-IMG for a reported $4 billion dollars. WME-IMG will take over operating the...
View ArticlePasquale Rotella's DIY Approach to Insomniac
Jason Strauss and Pasquale Rotella reflect and dissect Insomniac's journey to Las Vegas at the EDMBiz Conference. (Photo courtesy of EDMBiz Conference) REPORTING FROM LAS VEGAS — “The only way anything...
View ArticleCAPS Acquired by Cast & Crew
It’s business as usual for venue and live event clients of CAPS Payroll following the announcement June 16 that Cast & Crew Entertainment Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CAPS...
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