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Florida: The Circuit

Florida: The Circuit

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 | ,

The heat was palpable for the 2018 Electric Daisy Carnival at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. (Calder Wilson / Insomniac Events) Sweet spots in the Sunshine State during a big year at the gate Amalie Arena, Tampa Kevin Preast, senior vice president of entertainment marketing How did you do last year? Great. It was one of our best years ever since opening the venue. We had a really diverse mix of events that were well attended. We were slightly down from 2018 — but that was our best year on record.  Big shows Smashing Pumpkins, Panic at the Disco!, Def Leppard, Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience, Barry Manilow, Winter Jam, Fleetwood Mac and Cirque du Soleil’s “Crystal.” Changes We installed a new taco stand, we added to our Corona Cantina and we’re getting ready to revamp our concessions (with concessionaire Delaware North) and open up the concourse to incorporate… Continue Reading Florida: The Circuit

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Q&A: Jaime Kelsall, Vice President of Concerts, APA

Q&A: Jaime Kelsall, Vice President of Concerts, APA

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 |

Jaime Kelsall of the talent agency APA has been working in the Florida market for the last 18 years. APA clients include Judas Priest, Blondie, Mary J. Blige and Million Dollar Quartet. Tell me about the Florida market. It’s an extremely healthy market. It’s an extremely crowded market. It’s stable as far as attendance goes. It supports a number of different genres across the state. Does the market shift as you travel across the state? Absolutely. Certain genres will do better in different parts of the state. In Jacksonville, rock bands will do well; they won’t do as well in South Florida or Tampa, mostly because Jacksonville has active rock stations dominating the marketplace. Hip-hop will not do as well in Jacksonville as they will in Orlando. (Electronic dance music) is huge in South Florida and Miami but not in Pensacola, Tampa or Jacksonville. Florida is a huge state. Between… Continue Reading Q&A: Jaime Kelsall, Vice President of Concerts, APA

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Scene: Tallahassee

Scene: Tallahassee

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 |

Tallahassee’s biggest indoor venue, shown in 2014, holds 14,000 people. (Getty Images) Mix of college students and politicians makes it a distinct music market Mark Hinson is the former head senior music writer for Tallahassee’s daily newspaper, the Democrat, and has been writing about the local music scene for 27 years. Kati Schardl is the current music writer for the Democrat. Together, they’ve seen the market grow from a strictly university town to a more diverse city with its own vibrant music scene. Tell us about the Tallahassee music scene. Hinson: Locally there is a lot of talent in Tallahassee; we are known for Creed and T-Pain. They are not indicative of the music scene, though. We are a college town so there are a lot of bands that appeal to college people that come here. We’ve always turned out interesting bands. If you know where to go, you can see… Continue Reading Scene: Tallahassee

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Florida: Wide Awake

Florida: Wide Awake

Posted by | Jun 3, 2019 |

Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Keith Douglas) In a state that welcomes many genres, venues are busy night after night Florida is a unique market, so big that it’s impossible to pin down what genres are leading the way toward the ever-increasing attendance numbers that facilities are reporting.  Each corner has its own unique demographic. Miami and Orlando love hip-hop and electronic dance music. Tallahassee and Pensacola love country. Jacksonville is a rock paradise.  So, while you might find a different style of live music wafting from the smaller clubs and larger arenas in different parts of the state, what they all have in common is great weather and a market that’s thriving on every level. READ ON: The Circuit: Sweet spots in the Sunshine State during a big year at the gate Q&A: Jaime Kelsall, vice president of concerts, APA Scene: Tallahassee — Mark Hinson and Kati… Continue Reading Florida: Wide Awake

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