Kansas City, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2012) – T-Mobile Center, Kansas City’s award winning downtown arena, marks five years of operation this month and earned the #6 ranking among US arenas and 24th most attended venue in the world for 2012 according to Pollstar Magazine. Pollstar Magazine, a leading concert and venue industry publication, ranks the Top 200 venues in the world based on tickets sold for live entertainment performances between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2012. Pollstar utilizes an extensive database to collect box office reports from nearly 100 percent of the world’s top-level artists, promoters and venues.

“T-Mobile Center and Kansas City are delighted to enjoy continued success and this distinguished ranking among our peers,” said Brenda Tinnen, AEG Kansas City general manager and senior vice president. “We look forward to a strong finish in 2012 as we welcome first-time guests including Madonna, Aerosmith and Red Hot Chili Peppers and showcase our hospitality to returning guests including Justin Bieber and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.”

In 2012, T-Mobile Center has hosted several diverse concerts including setting a new venue concert attendance record with Jason Aldean on March 17. Kansas City has also enjoyed sold-out shows in a variety of genres including Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, Big Time Rush, Eric Church, Joel Osteen, Brad Paisley, New Edition, George Strait and Martina McBride, Radiohead, Nickelback and Drake as well as family shows and motorsports events.

Additionally, T-Mobile Center earned its third consecutive Venue of the Year nomination from the Academy of Country Music and Brenda Tinnen, senior vice president and general manager, recently was nominated for 2012 Facility Executive of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA).

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About T-Mobile Center
T-Mobile Center is Kansas City’s home for live entertainment and sporting events. Anchor to more than $6 billion of reinvestment in a revitalized downtown Kansas City, the award winning venue has welcomed more than 5.6 million guests attending over 540 events. Having exceeded attendance and financial projections in each year since opening in 2007, AEG/T-Mobile Center has provided more than $6.1 million in unanticipated revenue to the City of Kansas City through a revenue sharing provision in the arena management agreement. For additional information, visit t-mobilecenter.com.

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