VenuesNow Conference 2025 Concludes In Las Vegas, Dates Announced For Pollstar Live! 2026

VenuesNow Conference 2025 wrapped its three-day event in Las Vegas on Thursday with panels devoted to a range of topics affecting the live business including Security Impact on Budget, Beyond the Bowl: Creating Premium Experiences Around The Venue and an International Spotlight on Latin America, as well as a special Q&A with Las Vegas Raiders President Sandra Douglass Morgan moderated by Oak View Group interim CEO Chris Granger. Plus, dates were announced for the 2026 edition of Pollstar Live! 

VNC 2025 marked the conference’s debut in Las Vegas and the first time it had expanded to three days, with a half day of content on Tuesday devoted to sustainability. The event brought together some of the most influential leaders and visionaries from the live entertainment, sports, and cultural venue industries for dynamic conversations that will shape the future of live experiences.

Highlights from VNC included “Venues Of Vegas: An Update on the Las Vegas Athletics” moderated by John Saccenti of ESPN Events, featuring President of the Athletics, Marc Badain, the A’s VP, Marketing & Communications, Catherine Aker, Todd Bishop of CAA ICON, and Logan Gerken of Mortenson on Wednesday; and a special “Platform for Sustainability” Q&A to kick off the sustainability content on Tuesday featuring musician and climate advocate Adam Met, PhD, educator, advocate, and musician of the multi-platinum band AJR, in conversation with OVG’s Interim CEO Chris Granger.

“This year’s VenuesNow Conference underscored the power of coming together as an industry,” said Ray Waddell, Chief Content Director of OVG Media & Conferences. “As the entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas was the perfect backdrop to unite the industry, inspire new ideas, and set a higher standard for what live entertainment can accomplish. We’re already looking forward to building on this momentum at the VenuesNow and Pollstar Live! conferences in 2026 where we’ll continue driving bold ideas and celebrating the progress shaping our industry’s future.”

Pollstar Live! will return to the spring timeslot of April 14-16 with the 2026 edition featuring an expansion to a third full day. This is in response to demand for deeper content with more sessions, more conversations, and more opportunities to learn, connect, and grow – running alongside the powerhouse Production Live! Due to ongoing construction at the conference’s longtime home, The Beverly Hilton, the 2026 edition will move to a new venue in the greater Los Angeles area (to be announced soon).

Pollstar Live! is the world’s largest gathering of live entertainment professionals and the flagship event for Pollstar. The conference once again promises visionary speakers, unparalleled networking and standout panels covering talent booking, ticketing, sponsorships, sustainability, marketing and fan engagement.

The 2026 conference is scheduled in between the two Coachella weekends taking place April 10-12 and 17-19. 

Early bird registration for Pollstar Live! is open now through Oct, 13. For more information, click here.

Visit the VenuesNow Conference 2025 hub to read write-ups of this year’s panels, with more to come. To view photos and b-roll of featured panels, visit the VNC media site at vnc25.pollstar.com (password: PRESSACCESS25).