Oak View Group Unveils Alliance

Promising to be a “positive disruption” to the sports and entertainment industries, OVG was announced in November by founders Leiweke, the former president and CEO of Anschutz Entertainment Group, and Irving Azoff, who has worn too many big hats to list.

The initial member venues of Arena Alliance are AT&T Center, San Antonio; Air Canada Center, Toronto; Amalie Arena, Tampa Bay, Fla.; BB&T Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis; Chase Center, San Francisco; Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh; First Niagara Center, Buffalo, N.Y.; The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.; Golden 1 Center, Sacramento.; Little Caesars Arena, Detroit; Madison Square Garden, Las Vegas; Madison Square Garden, New York City; Pepsi Center, Denver; Philips Arena, Atlanta; Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.; Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland; Rogers Arena, Vancouver, B.C.; Scottrade Center, St. Louis; The United Center, Chicago; Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia; and Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, Minn.

“We are honored to be working with such an auspicious group of charter members.  Our members include some of the most recognizable names in sports and entertainment.  The Alliance was created in order to maximize their assets and resources on a national scale,” Leiweke said.

“The Alliance will create a transparency for artists, promoters and other content creators to collaborate and elevate the fan experience, while generating more profitability for artists, buildings and promoters,” Azoff added.