Key figures in the Toronto music industry came out Nov. 12 to Toronto’s Hotel X to see how Loft Entertainment and Oak View Group (parent company of Pollstar and VenuesNow) are taking long-running industry conference and festival Canadian Music Week into the future. Continue Reading Canadian Music Week Rebranded As Departure Fest
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Tony Pereira has come full circle through his love of baseball and spring training. Pereira, a veteran stadium manager who spent 37 years with the Seattle Mariners, recently took the job of manager of operations and events for the Cactus League Baseball Association, a nonprofit committed to strengthening the spring training industry in Arizona, which is pegged as a $700 million economic driver annually for state tourism. Continue Reading Pereira back at the ballpark
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Selling personal seat licenses for the Big 12 Conference football championship, implementing dynamic pricing for concessions and staging a Big 12 Music Festival are three more novel ideas Commissioner Brett Yormark is pursuing for the league as part of generating incremental revenue and reshaping business models at the collegiate level. Continue Reading Keynote: Yormark Shakes Up College Sports Status Quo
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“By the time I get to Phoenix,” the 2024 VenuesNow Conference will be in full swing with an inaugural golf tournament followed by two days of meaningful keynotes, panels, workshops and community networking regarding the future of venues and the live industry. Continue Reading VenuesNow Conference Heats Up For Phoenix
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Registration is now open for the 2025 edition of Pollstar Live!, the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals. The who’s-who in live events returns to the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles Feb. 18-20, including Production Live! and the prestigious Pollstar Awards. A limited-time introductory rate is now available at Pollstar.live. Continue Reading Pollstar Live! 2025 Registration Opens
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Kris Kristofferson was going to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, but he had no idea he was following his Outlaw mentors – Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings – in receiving the format’s pinnacle achievement. Continue Reading In Memoriam: Kris Kirstofferson’s Legacy Transcends Categorization
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VenuesNow Conference will feature a Q&A keynote discussion with Jeb Terry, president and CEO of Cosm, the immersive event experience company that recently opened an high-tech, eye-popping entertainment venue in Los Angeles that some have called “a mini-Sphere.” Continue Reading Cosm’s Jeb Terry To Give VNC Keynote
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Faces + Places ASHLEY FOGERTY Bravado, the leading merchandise and brand management...
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DIAMOND BACK: Ralph Marchetta’s new job includes beefing up the live music calendar at...
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Faces + Places NICK SPAMPANATO AEG Presents announced that Nick Spampanato,...
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As VenuesNow recognizes Zamboni Company’s 75 years of existence in this month’s issue, industry officials say there’s a shortage of experienced operators to run ice resurfacing machines as veterans steer toward retirement. Continue Reading Zamboni Operator Shortage Pushes Automation
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