West Conshohocken, PA (January 13, 2014) - SMG-managed arenas completed another outstanding year with 32 arenas appearing on Pollstar Magazine’s annual list of the Top 200 Arena Venues. Manchester Arena took the top SMG spot, finishing the year ranked third in the world with more than 1 million concert tickets sold. Leading the way in the United States was the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., which ranked 28th in the continental United States. The rankings, which were released last week, are determined by tickets sold worldwide for concerts and shows during 2014.
“Last year was another outstanding year for SMG as we increased the number of SMG managed arenas on the TOP 200 List,” said SMG President and CEO Wes Westley. “Congratulations to all of our buildings that made Pollstar’s annual list,” added Westley.
In all, SMG arenas in the Top 200 accounted for more than 5.6 million concert tickets sold in 2014. Several SMG Arenas had fantastic years culminating in their return to the Top 200 List in 2014 including Richmond Coliseum, Pensacola Bay Center, and North Charleston Coliseum.
The complete list of SMG-managed venues on Pollstar’s rankings includes:
Arenas:
Manchester Arena
Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM
First Direct Arena
Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Konig-Pilsener Arena
Oberhausen, GERMANY
Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle upon Tyne, UNITED KINGDOM
Odyssey Arena
Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
Coliseo de Puerto Rico
San Juan, PUERTO RICO
BOK Center
Tulsa, OK
Van Andel Arena
Grand-Rapids, MI
Smoothie King Center
New Orleans, LA
Verizon Wireless Arena
Manchester, NH
Save Mart Center
Fresno, CA
Times Union Center
Albany, NY
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City, OK
CenturyLink Center
Bossier City, LA
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Jacksonville, FL
Richmond Coliseum
Richmond, VA
Pinnacle Bank Arena
Lincoln, NE
INTRUST Bank Arena
Wichita, KS
Mohegan Sun Arena At Casey Plaza
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Royal Farms Arena
Baltimore, MD
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Uniondale, NY
Huntington Center
Toledo, OH
Pensacola Bay Center
Pensacola, FL
Stockton Arena
Stockton, CA
Laredo Energy Arena
Laredo, TX
Peoria Civic Center Arena
Peoria, IL
Long Beach Arena
Long Beach, CA
North Charleston Coliseum
North Charleston, SC
Selland Arena
Fresno, CA
Rogers K-Rock Centre
Kingston, CANADA
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
DCU Center
Worcester, MA
