Acer amongst the top arenas in the world!
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Sydney, Australia | Monday 25th October 2010.
Acer Arena holds its global position amongst the top arenas in the world on the back of the nominations announcement
of the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards.
Acer Arena is again a finalist in the Top Arena category alongside Madision
Square Garden in New York and 02 Arena in London.
Winners will be announced at the Billboard Touring Awards on November 4 in New York. All awards are judged on a time
period between October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010.
Acer Arena
is the #1 Australian Entertainment venue, the must play venue hosting some of the biggest artists and
entertainment shows that come to the city of Sydney. Famous for it’s diverse entertainment acts Acer Arena will play
host in 2011 to the return of Cirque du Soleil with its much-loved show Saltimbanco.
Acer Arena is managed by AEG Ogden, the leading venue management company in the Asia Pacific region.
The short list of finalists recognizing Australian venues, promoters and tours are;
TOP ARENA?
Acer Arena, Sydney
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Madison Square Garden, NYC
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O2 Arena, London
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International)?
Chugg Entertainment, Australia
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MCD
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T4F, Sao Paulo, Brazil
TOP TOUR?
AC/DC Black Ice
?
Bon Jovi
The Circle
?U2 360
TOP BOXSCORE (single act – venue ticket sales)
AC/DC ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Feb. 18, 20,22.
AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Melboune, Feb. 11, 13, 15.
Download Festival, Donington Park, Castle Donington, U.K. June 11 – 13.
2010 BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS – FULL LIST OF FINALISTS
TOP TOUR?
AC/DC Black Ice
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Bon Jovi The Circle
?
U2 360
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TOP DRAW?
AC/DC
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Bon Jovi
U2
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TOP PACKAGE?
Brad Paisley with Darius Rucker, Justin Moore, Easton Corbin, Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson
Tim McGraw with Lady Antebellum, Love and Theft and Lost Trailers
Taylor Swift with Kelly Pickler and Gloriana
BREAKTHROUGH
Justin Bieber
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Lady Gaga
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Tiesto
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TOP COMEDY TOUR
Dane Cook
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Chelsea Handler
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Robin Williams
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TOP BOXSCORE?AC/DC ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Feb. 18, 20, 22
AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Melbourne, Feb. 11, 13, 15
Download Festival, Donington Park, Castle Donington, U.K. June 11-13
TOP FESTIVAL?
Coachella, Empire Polo Field,Indio, Calif. April 16-18
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Download Festival, Donington Park, Castle Donington, U.K. June 11-13
Oxegen, Punchestown Racecourse, Naas, Ireland July 9-11
??TOP ARENA?
Acer Arena, Sydney
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Madison Square Garden, NYC
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O2 Arena, London
??TOP VENUE - UNDER 10,000 SEATS?
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
Radio City Music Hall, NYC
?The Theater at Madison Square Garden, NYC
TOP VENUE - UNDER 5,000 SEATS?
Broward Center, Ft. Lauderdale
?The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
?Fox Theatre, Atlanta
??TOP CLUB (Based on attendance)?
9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
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House of Blues, Boston
?The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas
??TOP AMPHITHEATER
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Md.
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Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
TOP PROMOTER
AEG Live
?Live Nation
?T4F-Time For Fun
TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (U.S.)?
C3 Presents, Austin, Texas
?Beaver Productions
?Jam Productons
??TOP INDEPENDENT PROMOTER (International)?
Chugg Entertainment Australia
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MCD
T4F, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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?TOP AGENCY
?Creative Artists Agency;?
Paradigm Talent
?William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
??TOP MANAGER?
Front Line Management
?Principle Management
?Red Light Management
??CREATIVE CONTENT AWARD
Yo Gabba Gabba Live!
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CONCERT MARKETING & PROMOTION AWARD?
Bonnaroo/Ford
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Brita Filterforgood/Dave Matthews Band
?Zac Brown/Ram
Trucks Letters For Lyrics
?Drake/AT&T
-Blackberry
?Justin Bieber/Xbox?
Lady Gaga/Virgin Mobile
Tiesto/Sandisk
For further information, please contact:
Don Elford
Acer Arena
P: (02) 8765 4363
M: 0418 622 666
E: delford@acerarena.com.au
About AEG Ogden: AEG Ogden is a joint venture between Australian interests and AEG Facilities of the United States.
AEG Ogden manages venues throughout the Asia Pacific region, including Sydney’s Acer Arena, the Brisbane Entertainment Centre and
the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, and the Perth Arena (currently under construction); the Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin and Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centres, the Qatar National Convention Centre (currently under construction), Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane and
live theatres including Perth’s His Majesty’s Theatre and the Perth Concert Hall.
AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, is the leading sports, entertainment and venue operator in the world. AEG
Facilities, a stand-alone affiliate of AEG, owns, operates or consults with 100 of the industry’s preeminent venues worldwide, across five
continents, and works in concert with affiliated AEG entities, including live event producer, AEG Live, AEG Global Partnerships and AEG
Development to support the success of AEG venues across the globe. AEG owns, operates or provides services to venues including
STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.), Nokia Theatre L.A. Live (Los Angeles, Calif.), Citizens
Business Bank Arena (Ontario, Calif.), Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.), The Rose Garden (Portland, Ore.), KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.),
KFC YUM! Center (Louisville, Ky.), Conseco Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, Ind.), American Airlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), AT&T Center (San
Antonio, Tx.), Time Warner Cable Arena (Charlotte, N.C.), Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.), Target Center (Minneapolis, Minn.),
Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), Wukesong Arena (Beijing, China), The O2 Arena (London, England), O2 World (Berlin,
Germany), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Pernambuco Stadium (Recife, Brazil),
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