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\n\tTwo Nashville venues \u2013 the Brooklyn Bowl Nashville and Bridgestone Arena \u2013 were honored at the 2025 IEBA Honors & Awards ceremony, which was held on Tuesday (Oct.7) at the Grand Hyatt in Nashville. Comedian Dusty Slay<\/strong> hosted the ceremony, which capped a three-day IEBA conference. IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) is the leading trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThese awards are truly special because they are selected by those who know the work best\u2014their peers,\u201d IEBA executive director Brian Wagner <\/strong>said in a statement. \u201cThey celebrate the visionary minds and tireless leaders working out of the spotlight who, with every show, propel our industry forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tThe event also honored the induction of two new members into the IEBA Hall of Fame: Nederlander Concerts CEO Alex Hodges <\/strong>and legendary concert promoter Chuck Morris<\/strong>. <\/strong>The Hall of Fame was established in 2010.<\/p>\n

\n\tIEBA\u2019s 56th annual conference will be again be held at the Grand Hyatt & The Pinnacle Nashville Oct. 4-6, 2026.<\/p>\n

\n\tHere\u2019s a complete list of 2025 nominees, with winners marked.<\/p>\n

\n\t\tClub of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9:30 Club<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Bob\u2019s Texas<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Brooklyn Bowl Nashville<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 City Winery New York City<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 First Avenue<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe\u2019s Live\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Sylvee<\/p>\n

\n\t\tCasino of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Choctaw Casino & Resort \u2013 Durant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Foxwoods Resort Casino<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fallsview Casino Resort<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Mohegan Sun\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thunder Valley Casino Resort\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yaamava\u2019 Resort & Casino\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tTheater of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ACL Live<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Altria Theater\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Beacon Theatre<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Charleston Music Hall<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Fox Theater Atlanta<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Paramount (Huntington, NY)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 YouTube Theater<\/p>\n

\n\t\tArena of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Bridgestone Arena<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Climate Pledge Arena<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crypto.com Arena<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Intuit Dome<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Moody Center<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Target Center<\/p>\n

\n\t\tAmphitheater of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ascend Amphitheater<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Gorge<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: The Greek Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Koka Booth Amphitheatre<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Orion Amphitheater<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pine Knob Music Theatre<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Salt Shed<\/p>\n

\n\t\tFair\/Expo of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Big E<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 California Mid-State Fair<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iowa State Fair<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Orange County Fair<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 State Fair of Texas<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wilson County\/Tennessee State Fair<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Wisconsin State Fair\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\tFestival of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Austin City Limits Festival<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BottleRock Napa Valley<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lollapalooza (Chicago)<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Louder Than Life<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Newport Folk Festival<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rock the Country<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stagecoach<\/p>\n

\n\t\tClub buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jacki Becker, Mammoth Live<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bobby Clay, C3 Presents<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vickie Gordon, MassConcerts<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jen Hass, 9:30 Club<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colin Keegan, Live Nation<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesse Sherman & Summer Wuestenberg, FPC Live\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Ed Warm, Joe\u2019s Live<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\tCasino buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Deana Baker, Choctaw Casino Resort \u2013 Durant\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Billy Brill, DWP Talent Services<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Drew Dixon, Yaamava\u2019 Resort & Casino<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Xavier Henry, Hard Rock International\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Brandon Kaplan, C3 Presents<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joe Moallempour, DWP Talent Services\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tSpecial events\/corporate buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Degy Entertainment\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elevate Experiences<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 EVA<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kerr Entertainment Group\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Neste Live!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 OnStage Talent Group<\/p>\n

\n\t\tInternational buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kelly Berehulka, Club Regent Event Centre\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gerard Drouot Productions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Susan Heymann, Frontier Touring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emmanuel Patterson, F7 Entertainment<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Judy Seale, Judy Seale International\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anna-Sophie Mertens, Live Nation\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Steve Tilley, Kilimanjaro Live\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tFair\/Expo buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Andrew Fortin, Neste Live!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eric Marcuse, Romeo Entertainment Group\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sara Novak, Triangle Talent<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Powelson, Jayson Entertainment Group<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Justine Vergeer, Variety Attractions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tFestival buyer of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Amy Corbin, C3 Presents<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gil Cunningham, Neste Live!<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hannah Gold, Newport Festivals Foundation<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tom Hoppa, BottleRock Napa Valley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lauren Stark, Summerfest<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents<\/p>\n

\n\t\tVenue executive of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Becky Colwell, Kia Forum\/Intuit Dome<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Laurie Jacoby, BSE\/Barclays Center<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rich MacKeigan, Legends Global\/Van Andel Arena\/DeVos Performance Hall<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Michael Marion, Simmons Bank Arena<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jeff Nickler, Moody Center<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hallie Yavitch, AEG\/Crypto.com Arena\/Peacock Theater\/L.A. Live\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tYoung professional of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ann Carlson, Mammoth Live<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Trevor Chesler, Sphere<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carly Dibble, Romeo Entertainment Group<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Marcus Greenstein, Day After Day Productions\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Victor Sanchez, Hard Rock\/Seminole Gaming<\/p>\n

\n\t\tMusic & entertainment industry educator of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Mike Garcia, University of Southern California<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gloria Green, Middle Tennessee State University<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Philip Rothschild, Missouri State University<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ed Traversari, Point Park University\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jasmine Young, Howard University<\/p>\n

\n\t\tBoutique agency agent of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heath Baumhor, Reliant Talent\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sullivan Bigg, BTE<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ali Hedrick, ROAM\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bob Kinkead, The Kinkead Entertainment Agency\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Seth Shomes, Day After Day Productions<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Zagor, Universal Attractions Agency<\/p>\n

\n\t\tMajor agency agent of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Kevin Kastrup, Wasserman Music\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adam Kornfeld, IAG<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Braeden Rountree, WME<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mario Tirado, CAA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elisa Vazzana, UTA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\tPromoter of the year<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pat Fielder, Mammoth Live<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Darin Lashinsky, NS2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Colin Lewis, Live Nation<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason Oschwald, Big Spring Entertainment\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 WINNER: Adam Weiser, AEG Presents\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\tIEBA Hall of Fame Inductees<\/strong>\t<\/h2>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Alex Hodges<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chuck Morris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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