As I watched Rich DiGiacomo and Rob Knapp present the VenuesNow Ticketing Stars awards during the INTIX 2019 opening luncheon, I was pleased to see the tradition continues. I had instituted the award in partnership with INTIX (The International Ticketing Association) when I was publisher of Venues Today because ticketing professionals literally make this industry […]
Month: January 2019
WHEN HOCKEY BECAME A HEAVY EQUIPMENT SHOW
It was the late ‘70s and 27-year-old Frank Roach was assistant director at Hampton (Va.) Coliseum. Hampton was a very progressive city and had secured a huge piece of business for such a small town – Garner Ted Armstrong’s Intercontinental Church of God Feast of the Tabernacles. It was a 10-day convention in October, drawing […]
SHAG CARPET IN A SWAT CAR
Lee Zeidman had a lot on his plate coordinating logistics for a memorial service for the King of Pop at Staples Center in Los Angeles July 7, 2009. Every venue manager has to make decisions based on experience and instinct that can make a difference between a safe and sane event or a debacle. Michael […]
Based on Truth
Based on Truth presents a series of vignettes about behind-the-scenes decision-making and emergency response that happen in the daily lives of venue managers around the world and over the years. Linda Deckard and Jessica Boudevin, who spearhead the interviewing and writing of this blog, are experienced reporters in the realm of live entertainment and sports […]