Erin Calhoun representing the Sphere in Las Vegas accepts the top venue of the year from Billboard’s Editorial Director Hannah Karp at Billboard Live Summit 2024.
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00:00Our final award of the night goes to a very special place. Since launching in September 2023,
00:08this game-changing venue has grossed over 450 million dollars and sold 1.35 million tickets
00:17for 83 shows. With 420 million of that generated in 2024 alone, this is the biggest one-year gross
00:27for any venue in Voxcore history. And it's the first time that any venue has ever grossed more
00:33than 300 million in a single year. It has hosted two of the year's top 10 rock touring acts,
00:40U2 and Dead and Company. And while this venue demands superstar headliners that can dream big
00:48and invest big in those dreams, it continues to push the boundaries of what a live music
00:53experience can be. Please give it up for our venue of the year. Can you guess what it is?
01:00The Sphere. And to accept this honor, I would love to welcome to the stage
01:05Sage MSG's vice president of booking, Erin Calhoun.
01:15Thank you guys. This is the first time I'm ever accepting an award. It's very exciting.
01:19Erin Calhoun, vice president of booking for Madison Square Garden Entertainment, specifically
01:24overseeing Sphere. It's been open a year. It's been a really exciting year, as you guys
01:29all heard those stats. And we're really excited to show the world what we have in store for
01:3425 and 26 and forever. On behalf of myself, Josephine Vaccarello, and the entire Sphere team,
01:42thank you so much to Billboard for naming us the top venue. More to come from Sphere Las Vegas.