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San Francisco Giants block Oakland A’s from San Jose
The Oakland Athletics have been residents of The Coliseum (now reffered to as O.co Coliseum) since 1968 , when they relocated from Kansas City's Municipal Stadium. Since moving the A's have won 4 World Series, 6 AL Pennants, and 14 West Division Titles. The Athletics' time in Oakland may be nearing expiration as team owner Lew Wolff has hopes of moving the team to San Jose. However, those plans come with considerable opposition, the San Francisco Giants.
The Giants continue to block the A's move from Oakland to the fact that their organization owns territorial rights to Santa Clara County. With San Jose being the third largest city in the state of California and tenth largest city in the United States it is clear why the Giants are reluctant to agree to the Athletics move.
Live Nation ten year class action lawsuit settles
On May 16, 2012, Live Nation and Clear Channel announced that the global class action lawsuit that has plagued the two companies for the past ten years has finally reached a settlement.
The original class action lawsuit, filed in 2002 by Malinda Heerwagen, alleged that Live Nation and its then parent company Clear Channel maintained a monopoly on the live-music concert industry. The initial suit was followed by 22 similar class action lawsuits filed throughout the country. The various suits were later consolidated into a single suit in 2007, which has been pending in the Los Angeles, CA federal court system.
Barclays Center chooses Ticketmaster to manage ticketing needs
The soon-to-open Barclays Center, bringing sports and live entertainment to Brooklyn, NY, announced this week that Ticketmaster will handle both primary and secondary ticketing for the venue. Ticketmaster, a Live Nation Entertainment company, will manage primary ticket sales, and ticket resale will be handled at the company's secondary ticketing site, TicketsNow.
The agreement includes ticketing for the NBA's Brooklyn Nets, formerly the New Jersey Nets. The arrival of the Nets marks the first time major league sports has come to Brooklyn since the storied departure of the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1957. Fans will have 18,200 seats for Nets games, 19,000 for live performances.
Technology and Industry Leaders to Speak at Ticket Summit
PRESS RELEASE: "Technology and Industry Leaders to Speak at Ticket Summit®: Expert Panelists to Provide Industry Insights and Forecasts"
South Windsor, CT — Ticket Summit®, the leading conference and trade show for the live entertainment and ticketing industry, today announced the line-up of panel sessions for its upcoming conference and trade show, to be held July 11-13, 2012 at Bellagio Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
NFL looks to improve fan experience with Wi-Fi
The National Football League has tried for decades to bring the stadium experience to its television broadcasts. Now it wants to make fans at stadiums feel as if they are in their living rooms.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told ProFootballTalk.com this week that he wants to make free and easily accessible Wi-Fi a staple at every NFL stadium so that fans can surf the Internet as easily as they would at home.
Broadway sales up $2 million despite closings
Broadway gross ticket sales increased by over $2 million through the week ending May 20, a big improvement over the previous week's increase of just $28,000.
Overall ticket sales for the 37 productions on Great White Way totaled $27.4 million with an increase among 29 shows, according to figures posted by The Broadway League. Much of the overall increase was likely due to the fact that several shows experienced significant gains in terms of ticket sales.
Justin Bieber announces Believe tour dates
Justin Bieber promised his fans "big news" this week, and today announced the dates for his 45 city tour, Believe. The tour is scheduled to kick off on September 29 at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona and ends January 26, 2013 in Miami at the American Airlines Arena.
Presales for the North American tour begin today, May 23, at noon for members of Justin Bieber's Fan Club. According to a press release from AEG, fans can log into BieberFever.com or join now with a Quaterly or Yearly Membership Package in order to take part in the presale. Participants of the presale are allowed to purchase a max of four tickets for up to four tour dates. In addition, American Express is offering presales for both the U.S. and Canada in the next week. Tickets will be released to the public on June 1 for Canadain residents followed by June 2 for those in the U.S.
'Newsies' calls Broadway home indefinitely
Disney's Broadway musical "Newsies" was scheduled to close August 19, but announced on May 16 that their run will now be open-ended giving first-time showgoers more time to purchase tickets and diehard fans more opportunities to catch the show again.
Originally a 1992 film by Disney of the same name, the show tells the story of newsboys in New York City who formed a union to demand fair compensation from publishers following the paperboy strike of 1899. "Newsies" made its Broadway debut March 15 for a limited engagement and extended their run from June to August based on the success of initial ticket pre-sales, according to Entertainment Weekly. The musical had a successful three-week run in September 2011 at the Paper Mill Playhouse in New Jersey prior to bringing the production to Broadway.
Brooklyn's Barclays Center sits atop venues rankings months before opening
The Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY, which has yet to open doors, made its debut last week at the No. 1 position on TicketNews' exclusive venues rankings and held on to the top spot for a second consecutive week with the help of some big name events.
The Barclays Center is set to open doors on September 28, with a performance by Jay-Z, who is part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets (formerly the New Jersey Nets) who will be calling the Barclays Center home with the start of the NBA season. The venue will seat 18,000 for basketball games and up to 19,000 for concerts.
Indy 500 will be ultimate test of IndyCar changes
The 96th running of the Indianapolis 500 is likely to draw a large audience as one of the most significant events in motorsports; however, this year's 500 on Sunday, May 27 will mark the first time the IZOD IndyCar Series will run its new chassis on a high-speed oval, just one of the series' several changes.
In addition to the new Dallara DW12 chassis, turbocharged engines have also made their return to the series for the first time since 1996, according to Sports Illustrated. The new Indy cars also include new safety features like additional crash absorbent bodywork and protected rear wheels which help to keep a car from going airborne in the event of interlocking wheels — as was the case in the 15-car crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last October which claimed the life of 2011 Indy 500 winner Dan Wheldon.
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