As of Monday, July 23, 2012
© Copyright 2013
Gwinnett Daily Post
\
Ranking the venues
Top five total concert and event grosses from Oct. 16, 2011 to May 15
- Brisbane (Australia) Entertainment Center, $30,681,291
- 02 World, Hamburg, Germany $19,752,005
- Vector Arena, Auckland, New Zealand $15,478,255
- Sydney Entertainment Centre $15,068,073
- Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas $14,470,106
Source: Venues Today
DULUTH -- Two entertainment publications have ranked the Arena at Gwinett Center as a top venue.
Pollster Magazine and Venues Today each in their July issues ranked the facility in the top 14 of entertainment venues around the country, and among the top 36 worldwide.
Pollster's ranking was based on arena attendance of 156,378 tickets sold, ranked 14th in the country, while Venues tabbed the Arena because of its mid-year gross ticket sales of $7,335,604, which is fourth domestically.
"It is through the tireless work of our promoters, staff and board, and the continual support that we receive from our sponsors, community partners and event-goers that have made this venue a success," general manager Joseph Dennis said in a news release.
More like this story
- Arena at Gwinnett ranked one of the top venues worldwide ( January 30, 2013 )
- SWIMMING: Results of Gwinnett County swimming finals ( January 29, 2012 )
- South Carolina, Florida, WVU move into top 5 of AP poll ( October 7, 2012 )
- SWIMMING/DIVING: Top performances ( December 25, 2012 )
- Final Georgia high school football rankings released ( December 13, 2011 )
Comments
kevin 10 months ago
amazing. One would never have thought this, and in the world no less.
R 10 months ago
I feel a great "disturbance" in the ticket prices… as if suddenly, they all increased at once...
TOWG 10 months ago
Ya still can't buy a Coke there!
teelee 10 months ago
Isn't the Arena privatized like the airport should be?
R 10 months ago
Quasi ... Fed by motel tax dollars
Cleanupguy 10 months ago
Yes, teepee, but unlike the airport deal, arenas like this have been successful elsewhere, actually make sense, are popularly accepted, and aren't a guaranteed cancerous growth on taxpayer wallets. There never was any such thing as a privatized Briscoe airport, given the guarantees that the Propeller Fellers required from us. You must LOVE TV commercials, Internet SPAM and political mailers - all as believable as the airport scam.
teelee 10 months ago
So no other regional airports are successful elsewhere?? Cancer on the wallet? LOL! Bet you live in or near Lawrenceville. Your Mayberry is safe for now. You can blame the airport privatization debacle on the commissioners.
Cleanupguy 10 months ago
Name one private airport that was successfully commercialized - just one (hint - there ARE none). We were PROMISED a huge expensive liability by the FAA (mimiced in Propeller's proposal), and were only their second reluctant choice (the first one declined). The plan was represented by a company only successful in bankrupcies. Nope, don't live anywhere near Larryville. Yes, it was a debacle, thus its defeat.
Sign in to comment
Or login with:
OpenID