Nominees for the 2016 IEBA Industry Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented at the Honors & Awards Ceremony on October 11th at 8pm in the CMA Theater at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
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2016 IEBA INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES
Club of the Year
Agua Caliente Casino – Rancho Mirage, CA
Billy Bob’s Texas – Fort Worth, TX
Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
Joe’s Live – Rosemont, IL
Webster Hall, New York, NY
Casino of the Year
Agua Caliente Casino – Rancho Mirage, CA
Casino Rama – Rama, ON
Choctaw Casino – Durant, OK
Hard Rock – Tulsa, OK
MGM Grand – Las Vegas, NV
Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort – Mt. Pleasant, MI
Theater of the Year
Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
Durham Performing Arts Center – Durham, NC
Microsoft Theater – Los Angeles, CA
Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
Arena of the Year
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
The Forum – Los Angeles, CA
Madison Square Garden Arena – New York, NY
T-Mobile Arena – Las Vegas, NV
Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA
Amphitheater of the Year
Ascend Amphitheater – Nashville, TN
Austin 360 Amphitheater – Del Valle, TX
Gorge Amphitheater – Quincy, WA
Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA
Red Rocks Amphitheater – Morrison, CO
Fair of the Year
The Great Allentown Fair – Allentown, PA
Iowa State Fair – Des Moines, IA
Minnesota State Fair – St. Paul, MN
Ohio State Fair – Columbus, OH
Orange County Fair – Costa Mesa, CA
State Fair of Texas – Dallas, TX
Festival of the Year
Coachella – Indio, CA
Country Thunder USA – Twin Lakes, WI
Firefly Music Festival – Dover, DE
The Hangout Music Festival – Gulf Shores, AL
Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
Summerfest – Milwaukee, WI
Club Buyer of the Year
Donna Busch – Goldenvoice
Roger LeBlanc – Madison Entertainment
Shlomo Lipetz – City Winery
John Tabor – Grizzly Rose
Adam Weiser – AEG Live
Jay Wilson – Red Mountain
Casino Buyer of the Year
Billy Brill – Billy Alan Productions
Sid Greenfeig – MGM Resorts International
Kell Jouston – Houston Productions
Kristen Reynolds – C3 Presents
Lea Swanson – AEG Live / Goldenvoice
Billy Truitt – Peppermill Casino
Corporate Buyer of the Year
Matt Barnett – Onstage Talent Group
Chris Janese – Gail & Rice
Mark Letson – East Coast Entertainment
B. Miller – Empire Entertainment
Corey Shapoff – SME Live Nation
Barry Weisblatt – Whiteleaf Entertainment Group
International Buyer of the Year
Michael Chugg – Chugg Entertainment (Australia)
Stuart Galbraith – Kilimanjaro Live (UK)
Noel McHale – MCD (Ireland)
Anna-Sophie Mertens – Live Nation (UK)
Pascal Van De Velde – Greenhouse Talent (Belgium)
Chris York – SJM (UK)
Fair Buyer of the Year
Renee Alexander – Minnesota State Fair
Todd Boltin – Variety Attractions
Bonnie Brosious – The Great Allentown Fair
Pat Powelson – Jayson Promotions
Lisa Sexton – Orange County Fair
Suzanne Wilson – Wilson Events
Festival Buyer of the Year
Bob Babisch – Summerfest
Dan Merker – Huka Entertainment
Brian O’Connell – Live Nation
Huston Powell – C3 Presents
Stacy Vee – Goldenvoice
Danny Wimmer – Danny Wimmer Presents
Jordan Wolowitz – Founders Entertainment
Venue Executive of the Year
John Bolton – SMG
Jerry Goldman – U.S. Bank Stadium
Moss Jacobs – Santa Barbara Bowl
David Kells – Bridgeston Arena
Michael Marion – Verizon Arena
Jeff Nickler – BOK Center
Young Professional of the Year
Justin Cahill – CAA
Jenny DeLoach – Paradigm Talent Agency
Laura Doyle – Chesapeake Energy Arena
Morgan Kenney – WME
Grant Lyman – Live Nation
Ben Mench-Thurlow – APA
Alec Vidmar – UTA
Talent Agent of the Year
Dennis Arfa – Artist Group International
Marty Diamond – Paradigm Talent Agency
Ken Fermaglich – United Talent Agency
Jonathan Levine – Paradigm Talent Agency
Brian Manning – CAA
Darin Murphy – CAA
Kirk Sommer – WME
Jay Williams – WME
Promoter of the Year
Andrew Farwell – Outback Concerts
Brent Fedrizzi – AEG Live Rocky Mountain Region
Rick Franks – Live Nation
Ali Harnell – AEG Live
Darin Lashinsky – NS2
Greg Perloff – Another Planet Presents
Ron Sakamoto – Gold & Gold Productions