The International Entertainment Buyers Association has announced the nominees for its 2018 Industry Awards. Among the nominees are Nashville’s Marathon Music Works for Club of the Year and Bonnaroo for Festival of the Year. Winners will be announced at the Honors & Awards Ceremony of IEBA’s 48th Annual Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at JW Marriott in Nashville.
Club of the Year
9:30 Club – Washington, DC
Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN
The Paramount – Huntington, NY
The Rave / Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI
Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – Austin, TX
Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA
Casino of the Year
Agua Caliente Casino Resort – Rancho Mirage, CA
Chinook Winds Casino Resort – Lincoln City, OR
Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, OK
Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT
Grand Casino Resort – Shawnee, OK
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel – Prior Lake, MN
Nugget Casino Resort – Sparks, NV
Talking Stick Resort and Casino – Scottsdale, AZ
Ryman Auditorium Theater of the Year
The Anthem – Washington, DC
Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Orpheum Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, TX
Arena of the Year
Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL
BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
The O2 – London, UK
Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Amphitheater of the Year
Austin360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Filene Center at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA
The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD
The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX
The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – Saint Augustine, FL
Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA
Fair of the Year
California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA
Delaware State Fair – Harrington, DE
Great Jones County Fair – Monticello, IA
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MN
OC Fair – Costa Mesa, CA
Pacific National Exhibition – Vancouver, BC
Wisconsin State Fair – West Allis, WI
Festival of the Year
Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN
BottleRock Napa Valley – Napa Valley, CA
Electric Forest – Rothbury, MI
KAABOO Del Mar – Del Mar, CA
Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA
Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA
Club Buyer of the Year
Margaret Galton – C3 Presents
Sonia Grover – First Avenue
Jim Mallonee – House of Blues
Max McAndrew – AEG Presents
Scott Orvold – Zero Mile
Alan Presley – Coyote Joe’s
Trevor Starnes – Red Mountain Entertainment
Casino Buyer of the Year
Frank Deal – Choctaw Casino & Resort
Leslie Goodwin – C3 Presents
Kell Houston – Houston Productions
Tammy Kite – Golden Nugget Casino
Robyn Smith Levi – Boyd Gaming
Mike Moloney – Mike Moloney Entertainment, LLC
Joe Soper – Mohegan Sun
Randy Wright – Integrity Events
Corporate Buyer of the Year
Michael Boltzman - AEG Presents
Paul Creighton – T. Skorman Productions
Denise Kirk – Brattle Entertainment
Mark Letson – EastCoast Entertainment
Michelle Trosclair – National Entertainment Database, Inc.
Rick Whetsel – G7 Entertainment Marketing
Kevin White – OnStage Talent Group
International Buyer of the Year
Mike Anderson – Trixstar (Canada)
Dion Brandt – Frontier Touring (Australia)
Denis Desmond – MCD Productions (Ireland)
Toby Leighton-Pope & Steve Homer – AEG Presents (UK)
Riley O’Connor – Live Nation (Canada)
Ron Sakamoto – Gold & Gold Productions (Canada)
James Smith – Live Nation (Japan)
Fair Buyer of the Year
Casey Blakeley – Inked Entertainment
Bill Magann – Variety Attractions
Cathy Mordente – San Diego County Fair
R.J. Romeo – Romeo Entertainment Group
Sara Shelton Novak – Triangle Talent
Greg Walton – Fun, Fairs, & Festivals
Suzanne Wilson – Wilson Events
Festival Buyer of the Year
Amy Corbin – C3 Presents
Tom Hoppa & Dave Graham – BottleRock Napa Valley
Alicia Karlin – Madison House Presents
Roger LeBlanc – Madison Entertainment
Mark Monahan – Ottawa Bluesfest
Jay Sweet – Newport Festivals Foundation
Tim Sweetwood – C3 Presents
Venue Executive of the Year
Kim Bedier – Tacoma Dome, Cheney Stadium, Pantages and Rialto Theaters, & Theater on the Square
Donna Julian – Spectrum Center
Geni Lincoln – The Forum
Beth Paul – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Michele Powell – Capital One Arena
Kristin Ropp – U.S. Bank Arena
Tricia Silliphant – Scotiabank Arena, Coca-Cola Coliseum, & BMO Field
Young Professional of the Year
Sabrina Butera – CAA
Brooke Ivey – APA
Louisa Leiser – Outback Concerts
Emily Mayer – AEG Presents
Paige Ryan – Paradigm Talent Agency
Ryan Soroka – UTA
Bobby Weglarz – Live Nation
Talent Agent of the Year
Dennis Arfa – Artist Group International
Joe Atamian – Paradigm Talent Agency
Marc Dennis – CAA
Cara Lewis – Cara Lewis Group
Cheryl Paglierani – UTA
Brent Smith – WME
Mario Tirado – CAA
Jay Williams – WME
Promoter of the Year
Russell Doussan – Live Nation
Don Fox – Beaver Productions
Larry & Fred Frank – Frank Productions
Geoff Gordon – Live Nation
Ali Harnell – AEG Presents
Darin Lashinsky – NS2
Gregg Perloff – Another Planet Entertainment
Mike Smardak – Outback Concerts
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