John Paul Jones Arena was recently named "Best New Major Concert Venue" by the readers of Pollstar magazine, a music industry trade publication. The announcement came Feb. 8 at the 18th annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles.
According to Pollstar Editor-in-Chief Gary Bongiovanni, subscribers to the magazine include professional agents and concert promoters from around the globe. This year, John Paul Jones Area beat out venues such as the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Behel, N.Y. and the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, Ill. for the honor.
"This is one of the highest honors an arena can receive," stated Larry Wilson, general manager of the arena, in a press release. "We are thrilled with the award. The JPJ Arena was designed not only as the best place in the country to play basketball, but also as an outstanding facility for concerts and other events. It has been a special treat to see so many persons from our community attend events at the arena."
Since its opening, the arena has hosted artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Eric Clapton and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
"A lot of tours are going to play Charlottesville for the first time because of this venue," Bongiovanni said.
-- compiled by David Moltz
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