IEBA Award Winners - Pollstar News

The International Entertainment Buyers Association held its Honors & Awards Ceremony during its annual conference in Nashville Oct. 11.

Photo: ieba.org

The ceremony featured the induction of Garth Brooks, his manager Bob Doyle, concert promoter Ben Farrell, and the late booking agent Joe Harris into IEBA’s Hall of Fame.

The winners were as follows. Club of the year went to Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth, Texas. Las Vegas’ MGM Grand won casino of the year, and Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium won theatre of the year.

Tulsa, Okla.’s BOK Center won arena of the year and Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheater won amphitheater of the year. Kell Houston of Houston Productions won casino buyer of the year.

Bob Babisch of Summerfest got festival buyer of the year. WME’s Jay Williams was awarded agent of the year and Darin Lashinsky of NS2 got promoter of the year. A full list of winners is available at www.ieba.org.