- Kansas City might be the least known of the 16 World Cup cities to international visitors, but the smallest market for a FIFA Fan Festival is a prime example of the success that can come when planners lean in to an event.
- Sodexo Live shares with me what it’s learned about food and beverage service and premium customers at one of the busiest venues in the U.S.: Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
- The Titans picked Extreme Networks to provide Nissan Stadium’s Wi-Fi 7 network when the venue opens in 2027. The existing Titans’ stadium also uses Extreme Wi-Fi, one of the vendor’s 14 NFL stadium clients.
- Monumental Sports and Entertainment showed off a theater box product that’s part of the billion dollar-plus renovation of Capital One Arena. The 25 boxes will be located within The Halo, the multi-level premium hospitality space that will debut ahead of the 2027-28 NBA and NHL seasons.
- One of the more unexpected stories to burst out of the World Cup: social media conversation on FIFA’s “clean stadium” rules. Levi’s cleaned up with its cheeky response to its sign being covered up with a white bag in San Jose.
- The Commanders, who are building a new $3.65 billion stadium in D.C., issued a request for information to identify AI capabilities, integrations and collaborations that could impact a wide range of stadium functions and commercial activations for both the stadium and the mixed-use district that will surround it.
- The Crew are launching a season ticket membership program called The C96 ahead of the MLS club’s July season ticket renewal window. Perks include $5 hot dogs, popcorn, and bottled soft drinks, and $3 coffee and hot chocolate at Scotts Miracle-Gro Field.
- In this week’s magazine, SBJ’s David Broughton profiles Cubs VP/Events Morgan Bucciferro, who spearheads the staging of concerts, ice hockey, golf, football, volleyball and the growing roster of other non-baseball events at one of the world’s most iconic ballparks: Wrigley Field.
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