U.K.-based Tappit will bring its contactless mobile payment system to Arrowhead Stadium through a new deal with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
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“Diesel Brothers: Monster Jam Breaking World Records” features a jump at the record book by Megalodon. (Feld Entertainment / Courtesy Discovery) Feld sports property returns with special on Discovery Channel On the eve of Shark Week, Discovery Channel and Feld Entertainment aired a three-hour Monster Jam truck show Aug. 8 that was recorded over two days at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. “Diesel Brothers: Monster Jam Breaking World Records” featured seven world record attempts, six of them successful, including Adam Anderson’s jump over eight monster trucks in one called Megalodon, after the extinct prehistoric mega-shark. The Diesel Brothers — David “Heavy D” Sparks and David “Diesel Dave” Kiley — star in the Discovery program of the same name and last year jumped the 12,000-pound BroDozer monster truck over a flying airplane. This year they provided commentary, play-by-play and sideline interviews, along with TV host Chris Jacobs, and went head to… Continue Reading Monster Jam Jumps the Shark (In a Good Way)
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America’s Center Convention Complex has returned to hosting events and has a new integrated venue management/marketing and communication software from EventBooking and SimpleView to help staff get the facility back on track amid the coronavirus disruption.
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The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., welcomed the Together Again Expo on July 24. (Courtesy OCCC) Smaller events are the rule as buildings emerge from shutdown Some convention centers are showing signs of life as events return amid the coronavirus pandemic, although most are small-scale gatherings. The Fort Worth (Texas) Convention Center, which for 93 days through mid-June had served as an overflow center for homeless individuals at a rate of about 300 a night, was preparing this week to host 3,000-4,000 guests Aug. 3-8 for Kenneth Copeland Ministries’ 40th annual Southwest Believers’ Convention, its first event since reopening in late June. Mike Crum, director of the city’s public events department, which also includes the multivenue Will Rogers Memorial Center, said he is hearing from colleagues that convention centers in his region have begun hosting smaller, often locally focused events in the past month. John Page, president of… Continue Reading Doors Begin to Open at Convention Centers
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MAGIC KINGDOM: The Portland Timbers and Houston Dynamo played July 18 during the MLS Is Back Tournament at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. (Getty Images) When the NBA and MLS needed to finish their seasons during the pandemic, they headed to Disney World With Major League Soccer already playing games and the NBA poised as of press time to restart its season in the bubble of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, some believe that if anyone can pull off a relatively safe return to action for the two leagues amid the coronavirus pandemic, The Walt Disney Co. can. Dubbed MLS Is Back, the league’s tournament format began on July 8 and will continue, albeit without fans, through Aug. 11. An eight-team knockout stage was scheduled to begin on July 25. All but two of the 26 MLS teams were participating as of late July, with… Continue Reading Welcome to the Bubble
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