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Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. Has Monumental Live Event Weekend As Nearly 600,000 Fans Attend Events
January 23, 2007 Aurora, Ill Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. announced today that this past weekend, Jan 18-20, an historic 576,419 fans attended the fifteen live events produced and promoted by the company.
Headlining the weekend were multiple stadium and arena sell-out shows including performances in Detroit, MI (Monster Jam), Houston, TX (Monster Jam), San Diego, CA (Monster Jam), Tampa, FL (Monster Jam), Tacoma, WA (Monster Jam), and Fresno, CA (Professional Bull Riders).
“This was a monumental weekend for Live Nation Motor Sports from a live event perspective,” said Charlie Mancuso, President, Live Nation Motor Sports, Inc. “The first-hand connection that we create for our customers to their heroes at our live events is as strong as any connection you will find anywhere. Our customers always come first, and it is rewarding to see so many fans connected to Monster Jam®, Monster Energy® Supercross, Toyota AMA Arenacross Series, Freestyle Motocross, and PBR.”
January 18-20 Weekend Events
Monster Jam Ford Field Detroit, MI 58,311 Monster Jam Reliant Stadium Houston, TX 56,603 Monster Jam Qualcomm Stadium San Diego, CA 59,902 Monster Jam Rogers Centre Toronto, Canada 74,886 Monster Jam Metrodome Minneapolis, MN 54,068 Monster Jam Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL 62,383 Monster Jam Tacoma Dome Tacoma, WA 71,463 Monster Energy® Supercross Angel Stadium Anaheim, CA 45,050 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Tingley Coliseum Albuquerque, NM 10,282 Toyota AMA Arenacross Series Nutter Center Dayton, OH 11,113 Freestyle Motocross Arena at Harbor Yard Bridgeport, CT 15,556 Freestyle Motocross Columbus Civic Center Columbus, GA 12,208 Freestyle Motocross Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA 15,912 Professional Bull Riders Save Mart Center Fresno, CA 11,590 Professional Bull Riders ARCO Arena Sacramento, CA 17,092
The connection the fans make to the live events doesn’t end when they leave the stadiums and arenas. It continues through our online newsletters and websites. To learn more about Live Nation Motor Sports produced and promoted properties, please visit the websites below:
Monster Jam www.MonsterJamOnline.com Monster Energy® Supercross www.SupercrossOnline.com Toyota AMA Arenacross Series www.Arenacross.com Freestyle Motocross www.FreestyleMotocrossOnline.com Professional Bull Riders www.PBRnow.com
About Live Nation
Live Nation (NYSE: LYV) is the future of the music business. With the most live concerts, music venues and festivals in the world and the most comprehensive concert search engine on the web, Live Nation is revolutionizing the music industry: onstage and online. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Live Nation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, trading under the symbol "LYV." Additional information about the company can be found at www.livenation.com under the “About Us” section.