Author: Eric Renner Brown

New York State of the Art

New York State of the Art

Posted by | Jan 6, 2020 |

NEXT STAGE: A rendering shows the reimagined David Geffen Hall. (Courtesy Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic) David Geffen Hall and The Perelman chart fresh paths for New York City performing arts New York City has no shortage of iconic theaters and performing arts centers. But not all of them are on the cutting-edge of design and technology — which helps explain a recent spate of renovated and brand-new facilities for the Big Apple’s swankiest programming. Uptown, Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic are reimagining David Geffen Hall, the performance space that has hosted the symphony orchestra and other acts since 1962. In December, the venue shared plans for its first substantial renovation since 1992, following years of delays and nixed projects. “Renovations for this space have been talked about since – if you can believe this – 1996,” said Deborah Borda, president and chief executive of the… Continue Reading New York State of the Art

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Super Bowl Music Fest Scores a TD

Super Bowl Music Fest Scores a TD

Posted by | Dec 20, 2019 |

STARTING LINEUP: Ludacris was among the Atlanta artists playing the Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest at State Farm Arena. (Getty Images) Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, the three-night joint venture between the NFL, Bud Light and On Location Experiences, returns for a second year in 2020 at Super Bowl LIV, with a lineup including DJ Khaled, Guns N’ Roses and Maroon 5. The event’s maiden voyage at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena earlier this year grossed a total of $11.38 million and included a record-breaking gross of $6.47 million by Bruno Mars and Cardi B on its final night. The three-night total placed the event first on VenuesNow’s Hot Tickets for 2019 in the 15,001-30,000 Capacity category (see facing page) — not bad for a rookie. The 2020 installment will take place at Miami’s American-Airlines Arena Jan. 30-Feb. 1. “Music is interwoven into the culture of the Super Bowl,”… Continue Reading Super Bowl Music Fest Scores a TD

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An ‘Old Coney Island Funhouse Carnival’ Vibe in Music City

An ‘Old Coney Island Funhouse Carnival’ Vibe in Music City

Posted by | Dec 17, 2019 | , ,

Latest Brooklyn Bowl outpost to open its doors in March Music City will welcome a new venue to its robust live music tapestry in early 2020. Brooklyn Bowl Nashville, which follows New York’s flagship Brooklyn Bowl and the venue’s award-winning Las Vegas satellite, opens the doors to its 1,200-capacity, 50,000-square-foot space located in the city’s Germantown neighborhood to the public on March 14. “Nashville, what’s going on down there, it’s evocative in a lot of ways of the spirit of Brooklyn: creative people, creative things,” Peter Shapiro, who co-founded Brooklyn Bowl with longtime business partner Charley Ryan in 2009, tells Pollstar. Like Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas, which opened in 2014, the new Nashville venue makes some notable departures from the original in Brooklyn’s now-posh Williamsburg neighborhood. Both spinoffs have substantially larger capacities than their 600-cap Brooklyn precursor and both are two-story affairs that offer bowling on both levels. As with… Continue Reading An ‘Old Coney Island Funhouse Carnival’ Vibe in Music City

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Bronx Bounceback: Venue Bringing in Big Shows

Bronx Bounceback: Venue Bringing in Big Shows

Posted by | Dec 1, 2019 |

BERSERK IN THE BRONX: More than 7,500 Halloween revelers attend “Garden of Madness” at New York Expo Center. (Courtesy Dean Entertainment Group) Promoter Eddie Dean’s New York Expo Center now a concert destination The Bronx has one of the deepest, most diverse music histories of New York. Its status as a piano manufacturing hub earned it the title of the “Piano Capital of the United States” in the early 20th century, Afro-Caribbean music dominated midcentury and, famously, the borough is hailed as the birthplace of hip-hop. Its cultural cachet has flagged in recent decades, but veteran promoter Eddie Dean is working to resurrect it. “It’s no different than 15 years ago with Brooklyn,” said Dean, who compared the once “snickered at” borough’s rise to where he thinks the Bronx is headed. “The South Bronx has been gentrifying for some time now; this isn’t really new. But often (in) emerging areas, the… Continue Reading Bronx Bounceback: Venue Bringing in Big Shows

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Omaha Performing Arts Plots New GA Venue

Omaha Performing Arts Plots New GA Venue

Posted by | Nov 13, 2019 | , ,

The new venue will have a capacity ranging from 1,500 to 3,000. (Courtesy Omaha Performing Arts) Downtown project designed to fill gap in city’s live music scene Come 2023, Omaha’s status as a must-play market for club and theater tours will likely rise. Omaha Performing Arts, the company that runs the 1,900-capacity Holland Performing Arts Center and the 2,600-capacity Orpheum Theater, has shared plans for a new general admission venue with a capacity ranging from 1,500 to 3,000 that seems poised to fill a gap in the live music tapestry of Nebraska’s most populous city. “We think it’s the perfect size and fit for Omaha, because of the larger capacity and the flexible space,” Omaha Performing Arts President Joan Squires told VenuesNow. “Audiences can stand to watch a concert and have a beverage, or we can use retractable seating for some of the arts activities. It’s a space that just… Continue Reading Omaha Performing Arts Plots New GA Venue

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