IEBA Unveils 2018 Industry Award Nominees

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IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) announced the nominees for its 2018 Industry Awards this week, with categories including various-sized venues, festivals and concert executives.

The non-profit trade organization for live entertainment professionals is hosting its Honors & Awards Ceremony Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. on the last day of its 48th annual conference, which is scheduled Sept. 30 through Oct. 2 at the JW Marriott in Nashville. 

Check out the list of nominees below.

• 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

• Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN

• The Paramount – Huntington, NY

• The Rave / Eagles Club – Milwaukee, WI

• Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ

• Stubb’s Bar-B-Q – Austin, TX

• Troubadour – West Hollywood, CA

• Agua Caliente Casino Resort – Rancho Mirage, CA

• Chinook Winds Casino Resort – Lincoln City, OR

• Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, OK

• Foxwoods Resort Casino – Mashantucket, CT

• Grand Casino Resort – Shawnee, OK

• Mystic Lake Casino Hotel – Prior Lake, MN

• Nugget Casino Resort – Sparks, NV

• Talking Stick Resort and Casino – Scottsdale, AZ

• The Anthem – Washington, DC

• Beacon Theatre – New York, NY

• The Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL

• Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC

• Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA

• Orpheum Theatre – Minneapolis, MN

• Smart Financial Centre – Sugar Land, TX

• Allstate Arena – Rosemont, IL

• BOK Center – Tulsa, OK

• Golden 1 Center – Sacramento, CA

• Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

• The O2 – London, UK

• Prudential Center – Newark, NJ

• T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV

• Austin360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX

• Filene Center at Wolf Trap – Vienna, VA

• The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA

• Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA

• Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, MD

• The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX

• The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre – Saint Augustine, FL

• Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA

• California Mid-State Fair – Paso Robles, CA

• Delaware State Fair – Harrington, DE

• Great Jones County Fair – Monticello, IA

• Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MN

• OC Fair – Costa Mesa, CA

• Pacific National Exhibition – Vancouver, BC

• Wisconsin State Fair – West Allis, WI

• Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX

• Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival – Manchester, TN

• BottleRock Napa Valley – Napa Valley, CA

• Electric Forest – Rothbury, MI

• KAABOO Del Mar – Del Mar, CA

• Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL

• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival – New Orleans, LA

• Stagecoach Festival – Indio, CA

• Margaret Galton – C3 Presents

• Sonia Grover – First Avenue

• Jim Mallonee – House of Blues

• Max McAndrew – AEG Presents

• Scott Orvold – Zero Mile

• Alan Presley – Coyote Joe’s

• Trevor Starnes – Red Mountain Entertainment

• Frank Deal – Choctaw Casino & Resort

• Leslie Goodwin – C3 Presents

• Kell Houston – Houston Productions

• Tammy Kite – Golden Nugget Casino

• Robyn Smith Levi – Boyd Gaming

• Mike Moloney – Mike Moloney Entertainment, LLC

• Joe Soper – Mohegan Sun

• Randy Wright – Integrity Events

• Michael Boltzman – AEG Presents

• Paul Creighton – T. Skorman Productions

• Denise Kirk – Brattle Entertainment

• Mark Letson – EastCoast Entertainment

• Michelle Trosclair – National Entertainment Database, Inc.

• Rick Whetsel – G7 Entertainment Marketing

• Kevin White – OnStage Talent Group

• Mike Anderson – Trixstar (Canada)

• Dion Brandt – Frontier Touring (Australia)

• Denis Desmond – MCD Productions (Ireland)

• Toby Leighton-Pope & Steve Homer – AEG Presents (UK)

• Riley O’Connor – Live Nation (Canada)

• Ron Sakamoto – Gold & Gold Productions (Canada)

• James Smith – Live Nation (Japan)

• Casey Blakeley – Inked Entertainment

• Bill Magann – Variety Attractions

• Cathy Mordente – San Diego County Fair

• R.J. Romeo – Romeo Entertainment Group

• Sara Shelton Novak – Triangle Talent

• Greg Walton – Fun, Fairs, & Festivals

• Suzanne Wilson – Wilson Events

• Amy Corbin – C3 Presents

• Tom Hoppa & Dave Graham – BottleRock Napa Valley

• Alicia Karlin – Madison House Presents

• Roger LeBlanc – Madison Entertainment

• Mark Monahan – Ottawa Bluesfest

• Jay Sweet – Newport Festivals Foundation

• Tim Sweetwood – C3 Presents

• Kim Bedier – Tacoma Dome, Cheney Stadium, Pantages and Rialto Theaters, & Theater on the Square

• Donna Julian – Spectrum Center

• Geni Lincoln – The Forum

• Beth Paul – Bon Secours Wellness Arena

• Michele Powell – Capital One Arena

• Kristin Ropp – U.S. Bank Arena

• Tricia Silliphant – Scotiabank Arena, Coca-Cola Coliseum, & BMO Field

• Sabrina Butera – CAA

• Brooke Ivey – APA

• Louisa Leiser – Outback Concerts

• Emily Mayer – AEG Presents

• Paige Ryan – Paradigm Talent Agency

• Ryan Soroka – UTA

• Bobby Weglarz – Live Nation

• Dennis Arfa – Artist Group International

• Joe Atamian – Paradigm Talent Agency

• Marc Dennis – CAA

• Cara Lewis – Cara Lewis Group

• Cheryl Paglierani – UTA

• Brent Smith – WME

• Mario Tirado – CAA

• Jay Williams – WME

• Russell Doussan – Live Nation

• Don Fox – Beaver Productions

• Larry & Fred Frank – Frank Productions

• Geoff Gordon – Live Nation

• Ali Harnell – AEG Presents

• Darin Lashinsky – NS2

• Gregg Perloff – Another Planet Entertainment

• Mike Smardak – Outback Concerts