Pensacola Civic Center tops the charts, once again. Venues Today, an international trade magazine, ranked the SMG-managed venue the #1 stop in Florida for the last decade. This is the first year the publication has tallied this ranking, which is based on ticket sales and gross dollars. The venue also ranked #19 in the world for venues with capacities of 5,001 to 10,000. Over the last ten years, Pensacola Civic Center has sold over 833,000 tickets for more than 27 million dollars in ticket revenue.
"This is a great honor to be listed amongst buildings like Radio City Music Hall in New York City. We look at the big picture and the fact that this building has been here for almost three decades and is still going strong. That is a testament to the viability of this market. " stated Cyndee Pennington, General Manager.
Below is a list in order of rankings:
- Radio City Music Hall, New York
- Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York
- Gibson Amphitheater, California
- Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
- Nokia Theater, Los Angeles
- Greek Theater, Los Angeles
- Mohegan Sun Arena, Connecticut
- Verizon Theater, Texas
- Red Rocks Amphitheater, Colorado
- State Farm Arena, Texas
- Christian Park Amphitheater, Atlanta
- New Castle Entertainment Center, Australia
- Orleans Arena, Las Vegas
- Agganis Arena, Boston
- Mohegan Sun Arena, Pennsylvania
- Comcast Arena, Washington
- CBS Canterbury Arena, New Zealand
- Sun National Bank Arena, New Jersey
- Pensacola Civic Center, Florida
Since 1977, SMG has provided management services to more than 220 public assembly facilities including arenas, stadiums, theatres and performing arts centers, equestrian facilities and convention, congress and exhibition cen- ters. With facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 11 million square feet (1.1 million square meters) of exhibition space. As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides construction and design consulting, pre-opening services, venue management, sales, marketing, event booking, and programming. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through an in house catering company, Savor, currently servicing more than 100 accounts worldwide. For more information visit www.smgworld.com.
