the WEST / COLORADO
Broadmoor World Arena
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he Broadmoor World Arena in Colorado Springs will enter into its 16th season as the premier sports and entertainment venue in the Pikes Peak region. The multipurpose arena plays host to a diverse variety of specialty family shows, concerts, comedy and sporting events, including Cirque Du Soleil, Disney On Ice, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Professional Bull Riders, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Tour of Gymnastics Champions and The Original Harlem Globetrotters. Notable headliners include Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Jeff Dunham and Elton John. The Colorado College Tigers Hockey team claims the Broadmoor World Arena as its home ice. The adjoining World Arena Ice hall – a U.S. Olympic Training Site – serves at the home of The Broadmoor Skating Club. Between The Broadmoor World Arena and The World Arena Ice hall, there are sheets of ice, two Olympic-sized and one NHL-sized, which make the perfect location for hockey and figure skating functions. The arena has 7,343 fixed seats and over 19,500 sq. ft. of floor space, enough to contain an additional 2,000 seats on the floor. The Broadmoor World Arena is home to the elegant Penrose Club, which was established in the tradition of the legendary Spencer Penrose, founder of the world-class Broadmoor Hotel. Members of the Penrose Club enjoy the best seats in the house, the finest dining and exquisite service in an elegant atmosphere. The Wigand Room is another feature of the arena, set on the top floor in open air while overlooking the arena floor. The Broadmoor World Arena recently announced a multi-year agreement with Anschutz Entertainment Group to bring top entertainment and sporting events to Colorado Springs. This includes a rare preseason game on Oct. 2, 2014 featuring the Colorado Avalanche vs. the recent Stanley Cup Winners, the LA Kings.
3185 Venetucci Boulevard Colorado Springs, CO 80906-4020 (719) 477-2100 worldarena.com
World-class Venue. World-class Experience. World-class Value. Partner with The Broadmoor World Arena on your next event. Contact Dot Lischick, General Manager, at DLischick@WorldArena.com.
texas
oklahoma
Laredo Energy Arena
Lloyd Noble Center
The Laredo Energy Arena is a state-of-the-art, 178,000-sq.-ft. facility with a 10,000-seat capacity. Now in its 11th year of operation, it offers a diverse mixture of world-class entertainment for the region of South Texas and Northeastern Mexico. There are approximately 320 ft. of in-house pipe and drape. Brand-new house curtain that is 120 ft. wide and 50 ft. tall. StageRight staging system; maximum of 72 ft. by 40 ft. and between 4 ft.-6 ft. high. The Laredo Energy Arena is equipped with 3 large team locker rooms with restrooms and showers, 1 Home Team Locker room with adjacent Training and PAGE Equipment Manager Rooms, 4 dress rooms, 1 green room and 1 show office. 47
Multipurpose facility serving University of Oklahoma and surrounding community, Lloyd Noble Center is 20 minutes from downtown Oklahoma City, with one million+ within an 80-mile radius. Capacities (including floor seating): in-the-round – 11,205; full arena – 8,519; expanded theater – 4,516; theater – 2,848. Six locker rooms; 850-sq.-ft. catering/ media room; 1,140-sq.-ft. Media Work Room. House stage – 40 ft.-by-60 ft.-by-40 in. Stage area ranges from 48 sq. ft. to 2,400 sq. ft., made up of 8 ft.-by-4 ft. sections whose configuration can be customized for each performance. 12 fixed concession stands operated by OU concessions. State-of-the-art retractable center-hung scoreboard and PAGE sound system features four high-definition video boards and four video boards. 82
6700 Arena Boulevard, Laredo, TX 78041 (956) 791-9192; Fax: (956) 523-7777 learena.com General Manager: Xavier Villalon
california
2900 South Jenkins Avenue, Norman, OK 73019 (405) 325-4666; Fax: (405) 325-4583 lloydnoblecenter.com Director of Events: Loida Haffener-Salmond
washington
Stockton Arena
Toyota Center
Built in 2005, the Stockton Arena, located in the California Central Valley between Sacramento and Fresno, defined the city’s downtown waterfront redevelopment program. Hosting concerts, family shows and ECHL hockey, the arena offers 8,600–12,000 seats, based on configuration; 24 Luxury Suites; the Record Press Club Level with 344 Club Seats; and four dressing rooms and four locker rooms. Features include full rigging and stage equipment, four-sided Daktronics video display and scoreboard, a distributed house sound system, easy load-in and load-out, and an NHL regulation ice sheet (85 ft. by 200 ft.). Supported by a computerized ticketing system. Provides email and social media PAGE support, as well as annual discounts with media partners on top of agency rate. 27
Formerly known as the Tri-Cities Coliseum, this 7,500-seat multi-purpose facility annually hosts 180+ concert, sporting and other events. Seating features: three full sections with padded Broadway seating. 11 Executive Suites; full lounge facility upstairs. Eight concession stands. Complex includes The Three Rivers Convention Center with 75,000 sq. ft. of meeting/exhibit space, 13 spacious meeting rooms, 21,600-sq.-ft. Great Hall (accommodates 2,100), 14,000-sq.-ft. pre-function space. Tri-Cities MSA is fourth largest in the state with a population of 248,400. Marketing personnel assist with local media; Insider Data Base (15,000+) for event announcements; busy highway PAGE marquee; third-party advertising opportunities. 84
248 West Fremont Street, Stockton, CA 95203 (209) 373-1400 stocktonlive.com Director of Booking: Jim Johnson
Facilities & event Management 2014 superbook
7016 West Grandridge Boulevard, Kennewick, WA 99336 (509) 737-3700; Fax: (509) 735-9431 yourtoyotacenter.com Executive Director: Corey Pearson
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