By Jessica Beckmann As I scroll through my LinkedIn newsfeed, I am devastated to see the amount of industry colleagues who are experiencing layoffs and furloughs. I have been fortunate to remain working as COVID-19 has continued to wreak havoc on the events industry, but was recently

By R.V. Baugus We hope you read last week’s blog about IAVM member venues that serve as home to NBA teams and their plans for the new season with regards to fan attendance. We had a great response to some questions as the season has now started and most recently heard from two m

By R.V. Baugus So, I kicked back on the couch Thursday night to watch the Dallas Mavericks play the Minnesota Timberwolves in a final NBA pre-season tune-up game at American Airlines Center when all of a sudden I thought, hey, I should be at this game! Any other year my season ticket

The San Francisco 49ers have reached an agreement with the NFL to play two upcoming home games at the Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium after new COVID-19 directives implemented by local health authorities ruled out events at Levi’s Stadium. The 49ers’ games against the Buffalo Bi

By R.V. Baugus We have noted before in IAVM News as well as a Venue Professional magazine article by Eden Park’s Nick Sautner about how Australia has opened and welcomed attendance to sporting events. Now, Suncorp Stadium is Brisbane drew an audience of 49,155 for a State of Ori