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 The Rolling
Stones will perform at
Fresno State's Save Mart Center this Sunday at
7:30 p.m. The groups appearance marks the latest in a series
of major concerts and events at the university. The Save
Mart Center has earned a rank as one of the top
entertainment and cultural event venues in the world.
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Jan. 20, 2005
 Save
Mart Center Ranks 24th in the World in Attendance
The Save Mart Center at California State University, Fresno
was ranked No. 24 in the world in attendance at concerts and
programs during 2004 by the industry's leading magazine,
making it the highest-attended collegiate facility.
POLLSTAR Magazine, which tracks all ticket sales in venues
worldwide, announced the ranking in their 2004 year-end
issue. Total ticket sales at the Save Mart Center were
279,890 (excluding any professional, minor league or
intercollegiate sporting events). The rankings are solely
based on ticket sales for non-competitive events.
The Save Mart Center ticket sales fall only slightly behind
two other major California venues, Staples Center (ranked
No. 20 with 307,925 ticket sales), and Oakland Arena (ranked
No. 21 with 295,113 tickets). Both the Save Mart Center and
Oakland Arena are operated and managed by SMG.
"This is great news for the Save Mart Center and for the
university," said Steve Tadlock, SMG general manager for the
center. "The Save Mart Center is clearly regarded by
promoters as an important venue for national show tours.
Thanks to the support by our Valley residents and residents
throughout California, ticket sales continue to exceed
market expectations.
“We continue to sustain interest, and bookings for 2005 will
continue to bring top entertainment to the Save Mart
Center," Tadlock said.
In POLLSTAR’s mid-year ranking issued last July, the Save
Mart Center ranked an impressive No. 10. “But a full-year of
ticket sales sold is considered a more reliable view of a
venue's performance,” Tadlock said. |
July 9,
2004
Save Mart Center Ranked 10th in the
World for Mid Year
FRESNO, CA --- The Save Mart Center at Fresno State announces
that POLLSTAR Magazine has ranked the arena as the 10th
busiest building in the world in its semi annual ranking.
The
Save Mart Center is the only collegiate facility and one of only
two California buildings to be in the top ten, sharing space with
Manchester Evening News in Manchester, England, Bell Centre of
Montreal, Quebec and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
Looked
upon as the top national industry trade magazine, POLLSTAR tracks
all tickets sales in venues worldwide. The ranking is solely
based on ticket sales for non-competitive events.
Rankings are not weighted by venue size and seating capacity, so
it is noteworthy that the Save Mart Center ranked in the top ten
amongst primarily 21,000+ capacity venues.
Of the
top ten arenas, six venues have 20,000+ seats and the remaining
three have between 17,000 to 19,000 seats. Save Mart Center has
an average of 12,000-15,000 seats per ticketed event.
Top Ten Venues
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Manchester Evening News Arena: Manchester,
England-21,000 seats
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Bell Centre: Montreal, Quebec-21,000 seats
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Hp Pavilion: San Jose, CA-20,000 seats
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Wachovia Spectrum: Philadelphia, PA-19,000
seats
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Wachovia Center: Philadelphia, PA-21,000
seats
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Savvis Center: St. Louis, MO-21,000 seats
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Quest Center: Omaha, NE-17,000 seats
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KeyArena at Seattle Center: Seattle,
WA-17,000 seats
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Palace of Auburn Hills: Auburn Hills,
MI-22,000 seats
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Save Mart Center: Fresno, CA-15,000 seats
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