Congratulations to our member venues that were named as finalists for the 2014 Billboard Touring Awards. Focusing on just the venue categories, here are the contenders, courtesy of Billboard magazine. TOP ARENA Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia Madison Square Garden, New York, NY O2

The first reason is the obvious one—Swift’s tours are massively successful. Here are a few highlights from “The Red Tour” in 2013-2014: • 86 shows on four continents • 1.7 million tickets sold (100 percent sold out) • US$150 million in total revenue • Swift became th

There’s a very informative article in the October issue of Buildings magazine that you may be interested in reading. It’s called “Tackle Sustainability,” and it’s about how green sports facilities are setting examples for other sites. “It’s a huge challen

Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for “the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.” Light-emitting diodes (LED) lamps are one of humanity’s greatest accomplishments (yea

I’d like to point you in the direction of a good article in the Seattle Times that focuses on one of IAVM’s member venues—the KeyArena at Seattle Center. The article discusses how the arena bounced back after the NBA’s Seattle Sonics vacated the venue. “The Low