The moment the first lockdown hit Germany, Michael Brill’s D.Live focused on helping to bring back events as soon as possible. Continue Reading ‘Right Time Is Today’: Michael Brill’s Pandemic Lessons
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Upgrades to lighting, concession stands and the backstage area are among the changes at the newly named PSD Bank Dome. Continue Reading New Name, New Look for German Arena
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Cars crowd in for a movie at a drive-in theater where live music is on the schedule. (Courtesy...
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BRILL THING: “We have to be very flexible, we have to be innovative, we have to know our market,” says Michael Brill. (Courtesy D.Live) Dusseldorf venues chief on how business has changed, what’s next Michael Brill knows what it’s like to shape a city’s live entertainment landscape. After spending 22 years in management positions at SMG Europe, including in the role of senior vice president, Brill joined the management of Düsseldorf, Germany’s sports, events and meeting, incentive, conference and exhibition venues in 2017. Since August 2018, the live entertainment and sports events are handled by the newly formed D.Live, which Brill oversees as CEO. D.Live operates Merkur Spiel-Arena (54,000 capacity), ISS Dome (13,000), Mitsubishi Electric Halle (7,500), Castello Düsseldorf (3,000)and the Alltours open air cinema. In 2019, D.Live joined the OVG International Venue Alliance as founding member (OVG is the parent company of VenuesNow). Brill has been a panelist at… Continue Reading D.Live’s Brill: Venue ‘No Longer Just a Shell’
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