Adventures In Venueland

17/12/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: Escape with us to the redwood grove of Sigmund Stern Recreation Grove in San Francisco—home of the iconic Stern Grove Festival—as we sit down with the festival’s Marketing Director, Molly Fremgen. We learn about the magic behind this beloved concert series, now entering its 89th season in 2026, and the legacy as the nation’s longest-running nonprofit music festival—bringing free live music to the Bay Area since 1938. Molly also traces her path into live events—from producing a music festival while studying at the University of Illinois, to roles at MTV, AEG, Goldenvoice, and on the PR team at Coachella. bit.ly/Venueland

03/12/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re celebrating our 150th episode (including bonus episodes!) with Christine Pileckas, Director of Booking & Marketing at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kansas, who’s marking 15 years with the venue! Christine shares how their unique blend of marketing and booking departments helps them chase and market shows. Recognized as one of the Top 20 busiest arenas in the world for their size, get the inside scoop on her role, industry misconceptions, and how she juggles it all. bit.ly/Venueland

19/11/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re headed north of the border to Hamilton, Ontario to chat with Nick DeLuco, Senior Vice President & General Manager of TD Coliseum. This is opening week for the venue, which will open after an extensive $300 million renovation by Oak View Group this Friday, November 21, with a kick off concert with Paul McCartney. We chat with Nick about the arena’s place in the Golden Horseshoe market, OVG’s investment in the cutting-edge venue, and their music-first approach to the design and strategies, plus conversations about the balance of paying homage to the 40 year history while also blazing a new path with innovations – including unique floor level suites built into the lower bowl. bit.ly/Venueland

18/11/2025

🖐️ years of Adventures In Venueland! 🥳🥳

Our journey has taken us to 3️⃣6️⃣ states and 5️⃣ countries for a grand total of 4️⃣ days, 8️⃣ hours, and 3️⃣1️⃣ minutes of released content. 🤯 Thank you to our listeners from 9️⃣5️⃣ countries for tuning in as we explore the personal journeys and experiences of people in the live entertainment industry. Here’s to many more adventures together… 🚀🚀🚀

31/10/2025

BONUS EPISODE: Happy Halloween!! 🎃👻💀

Just like your favorite venue ghost, we’re back to bring you spine-chilling stories, spooky event info, and harrowing Halloween haunts to make all your nightmares come true! For this year’s frightful feature, we learn all about Paramount Theatre in Austin, which in addition to being haunted also presents an annual horror film series – Panic at the Paramount. Our (g)hosts are joined by Javier Ramirez, Director of Marketing at Paramount & State Theatres and Moontower Comedy Festival (largest annual comedy festival in North America). Javier acts as our guide through an overview of both theatres before we dive into their horror film series. We learn about how Panic at the Paramount was created, their thought process with ticket pricing and branding around the events, and how various actors and legendary film director Robert Rodríguez have gotten involved in presenting films for the series. We then learn about the 110 year old Paramount Theatre’s three resident ghosts, which have been seen around the venue, photographed disappearing into the seats, and even… smelled?! Enjoy this fun annual Halloween episode to get you in the mood for today’s holiday. bit.ly/Venueland

22/10/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: Take a trip to the Queen City as we talk to Tim Murray, Athletic Trainer for the Cincinnati Cyclones, the ECHL pro hockey team that plays at Heritage Bank Center. Tim tells us about the Cyclones, a ECHL minor league hockey team affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) and Toronto Marlies (AHL), gives us an overview of the roles of an athletic trainer, and what a typical day is for him for home and away games. Learn what makes a good venue from his side of the industry, the differences of being an athletic trainer with different sports, and what he loves about hockey. bit.ly/Venueland

08/10/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: On our latest adventure we chat with Ritesh Patel, Co-founder and Co-CEO of The Ticket Fairy, an advanced AI-native vertical SaaS platform built specifically for the live entertainment industry. Similar to the show How It’s Made, we talk with Ritesh about what Ticket Fairy is and how it was turned into what it is today, such as: thinking of the concept, coding and developing, testing it on his own gigs, beta testing with his friends, pitching and selling investors, scaling the business and product, and continuing to enhance and grow the platform’s capabilities. bit.ly/Venueland

24/09/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: We’re headed to Rock Town for this episode as we chat with Cai Lane, Marketing Specialist for Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. LRCVB, which is a destination marketing organization, also manages venues in the Central Arkansas Region, including Robinson Center, Statehouse Convention Center, First Security Amphitheater, and River Market Pavilions. From making Little Rock shine and promoting venues to his side businesses in real estate and recording music – you're bound to enjoy this episode, which is filled with infectious joy, fascinating information, and great BBQ recommendations. bit.ly/Venueland Little Rock, Arkansas

10/09/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: Monster Jam trucks, Disney On Ice skaters, dirt bikes, and even the circus – join us as we dive into all things family shows with Windy Reeves, Senior Director of Event Marketing & Sales for Feld Entertainment, Inc., the leading global company of live touring family entertainment. Feld is the powerhouse behind Monster Jam, Supercross, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey, and Disney On Ice, and Windy gives us a behind-the-scenes look at how these productions come to life. We chat through exciting new additions to the tours, and how she builds the Atlanta shows, sets the pricing, works with PR and group sales to develop campaigns and promote their shows. bit.ly/Venueland

09/09/2025

Calling all haunted venues! 🦇🔮 Spooky season is right around the dark, candle-lit corner and we’re looking for our next spine-chilling tale for our Halloween episode series! Do you work at or know of a great haunted venue or chilling event? Drop a comment, tag someone, or email us at [email protected]!

Looking for some creepy inspo? Check out our previous terrifying tales:
🛸 Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre’s UFO Sighting & Venue Ghosts: http://bit.ly/3JRlRt0
👻 The Louisville Palace’s Theatre Ghosts & Hauntings: http://bit.ly/3JUiVff
🧟‍♂️ Lexington Parks & Recreation’s Thriller Parade & Festival: http://bit.ly/4niwaVz

07/09/2025

Adventures in Nashvilland? 🤠 Paul and Camille from our Venueland team had a fun meet-up with some of our former guests in Nashville this weekend! You may recognize them from episodes 39, 52, 56, 93, and 106! Thanks for the fun dinner!

05/09/2025

Hear from 2025 Impact NextGen Honoree, Brittany Herndon, and our episode #97 guest! We're so grateful to have talked to you and glad that being on the podcast was a career highlight for you! ❤️ We love you Brittany! Pollstar

“It’s been a good one,” Herndon says about her year, having been named regional marketing director of the year by Legends/ASM Global and featured on the “Adventures In Venueland” podcast. “And (I) got to watch Diana Ross light up the stage in Richmond for the first time in 56 years at Altria Theater.”

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BRITTANY HERNDONDirector of Sales & Marketing, Regional Marketing Director - Theater DivisionAltria Theater & Dominion Energy Center — Legends / ASM