No. 16 Among World's Top Arenas -- Top 5 in United States and Best Arena of the Year Nominee

T-Mobile Center was named one of 2009’s top venues in the world by Pollstar magazine. The leading concert trade publication, which hits newsstands this week, ranks T-Mobile Center at No. 16 among worldwide venues. T-Mobile Center, Kansas City’s award winning arena, finished at No. 5 among U.S. concert venues -- behind venues in New York City, Dallas, Chicago and Atlanta.

Pollstar utilizes an extensive database to collect box office reports from nearly 100 percent of the world’s top-level artists, promoters and venues during the 2009 calendar year. The result is a series of eagerly anticipated rankings that are included in the magazine’s popular year-end issue.

"Having just celebrated our second anniversary, T-Mobile Center continues to sustain a remarkable opening run,” said Brenda Tinnen, AEG Kansas City general manager and senior vice president. "We remain humble and grateful to guests, artists, managers and promoters for establishing T-Mobile Center as the No. 5 venue in the United States.”

According to Pollstar:

• Nine of the top 10 North American concert tours have visited or are scheduled to visit T-Mobile Center in 2010.

• T-Mobile Center hosted (2009) or will host (in 2010) 18 of the top 20 North American tours including Elton John and Billy Joel, Britney Spears, AC/DC, Kenny Chesney, Jonas Brothers, Dave Matthews Band and Fleetwood Mac.

• The Eagles concert on March 28, 2009, was the arena’s highest grossing one-event concert to date.

Opened on Oct. 10, 2007, T-Mobile Center’s continued success garnered its third consecutive nomination as ‘Best Arena of the Year.’ Nominees were selected by a committee of several randomly selected live entertainment executives. Winners will be announced at Pollstar Live! on Feb. 17 at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.