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The Clubs of SXSW

The Clubs of SXSW

Posted by | Mar 2, 2020 |

Austin’s Beer Land, which opened in 2001 but closed last spring, is back in business under new ownership. (Courtesy Beer Land) As Austin’s South by Southwest changes, music venues make adjustments of their own Editor’s Note: The city of Austin on March 6 canceled all March dates for SXSW because of concern over COVID-19 and the coronavirus that causes it. Ask any owner or operator of a music venue in fast-growing Austin about the importance of the 10 days of South By Southwest each March and they won’t mince words: By many calculations, more than 25 percent of some clubs’ annual revenue is generated when music, film and tech fans flock to Texas’s capital city from all over the world for the event whose name they shorten to South By. The festival’s importance is consistent. What’s changing is the frothy days of major promotional activations like the four-story Doritos vending machine… Continue Reading The Clubs of SXSW

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Ballmer in Talks to Buy Forum From MSG

Ballmer in Talks to Buy Forum From MSG

Posted by | Mar 2, 2020 | , ,

 The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., is owned by The Madison Square Garden Co., which made it a music-only venue. Move by Clippers’ owner comes amid legal fight over planned arena Steve Ballmer, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, is in negotiations to buy the Forum from The Madison Square Garden Co., according to a source as well as multiple published reports that surfaced Sunday night and which ESPN.com first broke. The news comes amid a legal battle between MSG and both the city of Inglewood and Ballmer dating to 2018 and stemming from Ballmer’s intention to develop a nearby arena estimated to cost $1 billion. The Clippers issued the following statement: “The Clippers continue to pursue plans to build a state-of-the-art, 18,000-seat basketball arena and entertainment complex in Inglewood and are currently working with the city to successfully complete the comprehensive Environmental Impact Report. We are examining every possible way… Continue Reading Ballmer in Talks to Buy Forum From MSG

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OVG Moves Forward in Manchester

OVG Moves Forward in Manchester

Posted by | Feb 28, 2020 | , ,

Plans call for a capacity of 23,500 for the arena, which would be set to open in 2023. (Courtesy Oak View Group) New $450 million arena envisioned next to Etihad Stadium Oak View Group has confirmed that it will submit a planning application for a new 350 million pound ($450 million) arena in Manchester in the coming weeks. Subject to planning approval, the new venue is planned for a capacity of up to 23,500 and would take three years to build, with the first events planned to be held in 2023. Situated next to Etihad Stadium, the home of the Premier League’s Manchester City soccer club, it would be the biggest indoor arena in Britain, overtaking the nearby Manchester Arena and London’s O2 Arena, which both have a capacity of 21,000 (although Metallica cracked the O2’s attendance record when 22,211 guests saw its 2017 show there, thanks to the band’s… Continue Reading OVG Moves Forward in Manchester

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Pollstar Live!: Inside Venue Talk From the Conference

Pollstar Live!: Inside Venue Talk From the Conference

Posted by | Feb 27, 2020 | ,

GLOBAL ASSEMBLY: Bringing the international venue view to Pollstar Live! 2020 were (from left) Brian Kabatznick of Oak View Group, John Boyle of Live Nation Japan, Michael Brill of D.Live, Ashish Hemrajani of BookMyShow, Lucy Noble of Royal Albert Hall and James Taylor of Wembley Stadium. (Black Coffee Productions) Greater growth, greater opportunity, greater change: Oak View Group CEO and co-founder Tim Leiweke told the Pollstar Live! 2020 audience he sees all of that ahead for the live industry as he kicked off the official programming for the event Feb. 4 in Los Angeles. Leiweke added that the old fears of the live business not developing enough new artists to sustain the arena and stadium business have been proved false. “We’re going through an amazing period of time where we’re seeing artists start at a theater and go into an arena in the course of one tour,” Leiweke said. (OVG… Continue Reading Pollstar Live!: Inside Venue Talk From the Conference

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