Steve Jones is one of this year’s keynote speakers at the upcoming Arena Management Conference (AMC), Sept. 20-22, in St. Louis, Missouri. Jones is a 30-year music industry veteran, one of the world’s leading radio programmers, and author of two marketing books. He has worked al

Last year’s Live Nation Entertainment lounge and theater session at VenueConnect was such a hit that we’re not only bringing it back again, but we’re doubling the content. Here’s what you have to look forward to when you attend this year’s premier venue i

The lead guitarist from the Screaming Trees raised his right hand, held it for brief moment, then strummed out some punk chords, causing the place to transform into shirtless bodies slamming against one another. This was my first mosh pit experience, and I loved it. After that, I soug

The San Francisco Symphony is about to wrap up the first season of Soundbox, an experimental music venue that leverages unused rehearsal space, art, video, and superb sound to deliver shows to a new audience well below their traditional 64-year-old patron. Attendees of IAVM’s 20

One of the talking points at the recent Performing Arts Managers Conference in San Francisco, California, was about attracting new audiences by expanding a venue’s outreach efforts. For example, during the “Building Demand for the Performing Arts” session attendees w