Venues: ranked by xxx.

VENUES

Ranked by xxx

Rank    Venue                                        Seating Capacity
        * name
        * address
        * Web site

   1    Staples Center                                    20,000
        1111 S. Figueroa St.
        Los Angeles 90015
        staplescenter.com
   2    Hollywood Bowl                                    18,000
        2301 N. Highland Ave.
        Hollywood 90078
        hollywoodbowl.org
   3    Long Beach Arena                                  13,500
        300 Ocean Blvd.
        Long Beach 90802
        longbeachcc.com
   4    Nokia Theatre Los Angeles                         7,100
        1100 S. Flower St.
        Los Angeles 90015
        aegworldwide.com
   5    Shrine Auditorium and Expo Center                 6,300
        649 W. Jefferson Blvd.
        Los Angeles 90007
        shrineauditorium.com
   6    Greek Theatre                                     6,162
        2700 N. Vermont Ave.
        Los Angeles 90027
        greektheatrela.com
   7    Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal Citywalk         6,089
        100 Universal City Plaza, Suite 5454
        Universal City 91608
        hobconcerts.com
   8    Hollywood Palladium                               4,000
        6215 Sunset Blvd.
        Hollywood 90028
        hollywoodpalladium.com
   9    Kodak Theatre                                     3,400
        6801 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 180
        Hollywood 90028
        kodaktheatre.com
  10    Dorothy Chandler Pavillion                        3,197
        135 N. Grand Ave.
        Los Angeles 90012
        taperahmanson.com

Rank    Events                      Event Types
        * 2005
        * 2004

   1     240      basketball, hockey, football, tennis, wrestling,
         240               boxing, concerts, awards shows
   2      90               summer home of the Los Angeles
          85         Philharmonic, jazz, rock and pop concerts
   3      NA                hockey, concerts, ice shows
          NA
   4      0              concerts, awards shows, corporate
          0           shareholder meetings, product launches,
                                      seminars
   5      NA        arts and entertainment productions, theater,
          NA            operas, movie screenings, meetings,
                      conferences, trade shows and conventions
   6      50                      outdoor concerts
          50
   7      NA        concerts, lectures, corporate events, awards
          NA           shows, TV shows, religious assemblies
   8     130         concerts, banquets, parties, awards shows
         120
   9      NA           home of the Academy Awards, concerts,
          NA           comedy, theater, dance, private events
  10      NA          home of the Los Angeles Opera and Music
          NA                        Center Dance

Rank              Profile               Top Executive
               * year opened            * title
                * architect             * phone

   1                1999                Tim Leiweke
               ELS Architects           president
                                        [phone]
   2                1922                Deborah Borda
         Hodgetts + Fung Design and     Arvind Manocha
                Architecture            president/v.p., general manager
                                        [phone]
   3                 NA                 Dan Spellens
                     NA                 director of theatres &
                                        entertainment
                                        [phone]
   4                2007                Tim Leiweke
            RTKL Associates Inc.        president
                                        [phone]
   5                1906                Kimberly Walker
        G. Lansburgh, A. Edelman, J.    director of sales
                   Austin               [phone]
   6                1931                Rena Wasserman
         Los Angeles Board of Parks     general manager, v.p. Opera-
               Commissioners            tions and business development
                                        [phone]
   7                1972                Jill Przelenski
             Skidmore Owings &          director of special events
                Merrill LLP             [phone]
   8                1940                Alan Shuman
                     NA                 president
                                        [phone]
   9                2001                Jay Thomas
               Rockwell Group           v.p., general manager
                                        [phone]
  10                1964                Steven D. Rountree
               Welton Becket            president
                                        [phone]

Researched by David Nusbaum