AEG Presents, LLC, a global leader in concert promotion and venue management, announced that it has entered into an agreement with Chris Zitterbart to acquire the operating rights to the historic Agora Theatre and Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio. The acquisition adds the Agora to its port
By Pollstar/Oak View Group Oak View Group has acquired Pollstar, the long-running publication covering the concert and ticketing industries, cofounders Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff announced at the company’s inaugural VenuesNow conference in Los Angeles on July 12. Through the acquisi
By Alison Crumpton Russ Simons, Chief Listening Officer/Managing Partner at Venue Solutions Group, was presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award during the 2017 National Sports Safety and Security Conference & Exhibition on July 11-13 in Orlando, Fla. The event is present
After nine months of preparation, the team at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited (HML) took pride in the successful conclusion of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s Return to the Motherland, and the Inauguration of the Fifth Term Gover
Manchester Arena says it is “working extremely hard” to ensure it can reopen on time following the terrorist attack that claimed more than 20 lives in May. SMG Europe, which operates the venue, is hopeful of work being completed in time for a John Legend concert on September 16. All e