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THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES WAS NAMED THE COUNTRY’S BEST SMALL OUTDOOR VENUE OF THE YEAR
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 7, 2005) – The Greek Theatre was named by Pollstar magazine as the country’s “Best Small Outdoor Venue of the Year”. The 2004 season marked the 75th Anniversary of the legendary Greek Theatre as well as the completion of a multi-million dollar renovation project.
The announcement was made Friday evening at the Wiltern LG Theatre during the 16th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards ceremony. The Greek Theatre defeated this year’s finalists, which included the Chastain Park Amphitheatre (Atlanta, GA), Filene Center at Wolf Trap (Vienna, VA) and the Greek Theatre (Berkeley, CA).
The Greek Theatre had a stellar season in 2004 with several sold out concerts including David Bowie, Pepe Aguilar, Diana Krall, Carole King, Jack Johnson, Josh Groban, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, La Ley, the Pixies, Carlos Santana, REM and many more. The Greek Theatre will open its 2005 season April 23rd with Sarah McLachlan.
The Greek Theatre is owned by the City of Los Angeles, and is managed, operated and promoted by Nederlander-Greek Inc. During Nederlander’s 30 years at The Greek Theatre, it has become a world-renowned, award-winning amphitheatre hosting thousands of events ranging from pop to classical music and reggae to rock making it one of the cultural icons of the city.
The Pollstar Concert Industry Awards are presented annually by Pollstar Magazine the leading trade publication for the concert industry. For over 20 years, Pollstar has provided music business professionals with the most reliable and accurate source of worldwide concert tour schedules, ticket sales results, music industry contact directories, trade news and unique specialized data services. In addition to publishing the concert industry's leading weekly trade publication, Pollstar also maintains the world's largest database of international concert tour information.
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