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titanhog
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1. Anything that doesn't hide most of the buildings behind one another...and also shows all of the skyline. 2. Anything that is not the exact same shot every time...as if that's the only option.

fishsticks176
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I was just interviewed for an upcoming French documentary on the rise of Nashville called “Nashville: Where To Dream Big”. It will air later this year on one of the premiere French TV stations to an e

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The Nashville subforum on Urban Planet recently went over 100,000 posts, making it the 3rd most active city on the UP boards after Charlotte, NC and Grand Rapids, MI. I have to say, even as a new

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markhollin Galactalopolis

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Very proud of the Predators, their fans, and Smashville. Chosen as #6 among 122 pro sports franchises. Rated #1 in specific categories of Fan Relations, Affordability, and Stadium Experience, and 2nd overall among all National Hockey League clubs.

https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/predators-rank-sixth-in-espn-ultimate-standings/c-282905808?tid=277567794

http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/17818377/lightning-preds-lead-nhl-teams-annual-rankings

 

ESPN's Ultimate Standings:

Nashville Predators

Overall: 6

Title track: 49

Ownership: 18

Coaching: T21

Players: 12

Fan relations: 1

Affordability: 1

Stadium experience: 1

Bang for the buck: 52

Change from last year: +21

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Nashville ranked #7 in nation as best for real estate investors:

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/biggerpockets-reveals-the-10-markets-that-produced-the-best-results-for-real-estate-investors-2016-300347927.html

 

The 10 Cities Offering the Most Opportunity for Real Estate Investors, 2016:

  1. Dallas, TX
  2. Portland, OR
  3. Denver, CO
  4. Miami, FL
  5. Tampa, FL
  6. Seattle, WA
  7. Nashville, TN
  8. Atlanta, GA
  9. Houston, TX
  10. Austin, TX

 

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BRIDGESTONE ARENA RANKS FIFTH IN U.S., FIFTEENTH IN WORLD TICKET SALES IN POLLSTAR’S 2016 THIRD-QUARTER REPORT 

Nashville, Tenn. (October 24, 2016) – Bridgestone Arena ranks fifth in the United States and 15th in the world for concert ticket sales, according to international trade publication Pollstar’s Third-Quarter Ticket Sales report. Pollstar announced Bridgestone Arena ticket sales as 368,796 inclusive of solely show and concert tickets, from 37 events, 48 performances and 15 sold-out shows. When including the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament and Nashville Predators home hockey games, Bridgestone Arena has hosted nearly 1 million people in the building year to date.  

Pollstar’s Top-5 U.S. Venues (Show & Concert Ticket Sales):

1.) Madison Square Garden (New York, N.Y.)  

2.) Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.)

3.) The Forum (Inglewood, Calif.)

4.) Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.)

5.) Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) 

“This ranking is a wonderful reflection of the support we get from all the fans who attend world-class events here at Bridgestone Arena,” Senior Vice President of Booking David Kells said.  

“We are pleased with the strides we continue to make and thank everyone who supports the quality entertainment at Bridgestone Arena and those who work hard to create an amazing environment for fans. We also thank the artists, managers, agents, promoters and everyone in the entertainment community who has brought their tour to our venue.” 

Bridgestone Arena underwent close to $10 million in renovations this summer, which included the completion of entirely new arena seating, environmentally-conscious restroom enhancements and over a dozen new food and beverage stands.   

Serving as the home for numerous national and international events, Bridgestone Arena has the distinction of being one of the busiest venues in the United States over the past decade and a half. In addition to being named nominated for Pollstar’s 2015 Arena of the Year, Bridgestone Arena received the Prime Site Award for 2016. Kells also recently received recognition as the 2016 IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) Venue Executive of the Year in October. 

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Surprised to see the Sprint Center and especially the Forum so high in the rankings considering they have no professional "home" team.

The numbers are for performances and concerts only, not sporting events, so in this ranking hosting a team or teams is a handicap since it limits the time available for shows.

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On 10/24/2016 at 9:07 AM, PruneTracy said:

The numbers are for performances and concerts only, not sporting events, so in this ranking hosting a team or teams is a handicap since it limits the time available for shows.

Well, in that case, it's pretty amazing that we're that high on the list.

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And once again....

BRIDGESTONE ARENA NOMINATED FOR 2016 ARENA OF THE YEAR BY POLLSTAR MAGAZINE

Nashville Tenn. (November 14, 2016) – Bridgestone Arena, home of the National Hockey League’s Nashville Predators, has been nominated for the 2016 Pollstar Arena of the Year Award. This is the 10th consecutive nomination and 13th overall for Bridgestone Arena. 

Bridgestone Arena ranks fifth in the United States and 15th in the world for concert ticket sales, according to Pollstar’s Third-Quarter Ticket Sales report released in October. Pollstar announced Bridgestone Arena ticket sales as 368,796 inclusive of solely show and concert tickets, from 37 events, 48 performances and 15 sold-out shows. When including the SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament and Nashville Predators home hockey games, Bridgestone Arena has hosted nearly 1 million people in the building year to date. 

“It is a great honor to be nominated as Pollstar’s Arena of the Year,” Senior Vice Presidents of Booking David Kells said. “This recognition spotlights the pride and hard work that all of our staff bring every day. Thank you to all the music fans who’ve come out year after year to make events at Bridgestone Arena so successful and thank you to all the performers, managers, promoter and agents who bring high quality entertainment to downtown Nashville.” 

Pollstar Magazine focuses primarily on the concert industry and also reports on news regarding sports and entertainment. The nominating committee is comprised of industry leaders in all facets of the entertainment business, including: arena managers, artists, artist managers, agents and promoters from across the country and abroad. The winner of this prestigious award is determined by the international readership of Pollstar. The 28th Annual Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Ceremony will take place on Feb. 2 during the Pollstar Live! 2017 Awards Party in Los Angeles.

 2016 Pollstar Arena of the Year Award Nominees:

Barclays Center (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
BOK Center (Tulsa, Ok.)
Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.)
Forum (Inglewood, Calif.)
Madison Square Garden Arena (New York, N.Y.)
Staples Center (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Bridgestone Arena underwent close to $10 million in renovations this summer, which included the completion of entirely new arena seating, environmentally-conscious restroom enhancements and over a dozen new food and beverage stands. Having undergone close to $60 million of renovations in the last six years, it was no surprise when the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena added to its recent accolades and were named the sixth-best franchise in the four major North American Sports by ESPN’s Ultimate Rankings. Out of 122 teams, the Nashville Predators ranked number one in Fan Relations, Stadium Experience and Affordability as well as second overall among NHL clubs. 

Serving as the home for numerous national and international events, Bridgestone Arena has the distinction of being one of the busiest venues in the United States over the past decade and a half. In addition to being named nominated for Pollstar’s 2016 Arena of the Year, Bridgestone Arena received the Prime Site Award for 2016. Kells also recently received recognition as the 2016 IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association) Venue Executive of the Year in October. 

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 Nashville is third in the country for economic growth. This is according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics which measured the Gross Regional Product (GRP) for the country's 53 metropolitan areas of more than 1 million people. The GRP analysis reflects the value of all goods and services created within a given metropolitan region.

The top 10 fastest growing metro areas:

metro area...growth 2010-2015

  1. San Jose...43.6%
  2. Austin...37.1%
  3. Nashville...34.1%
  4. San Antonio...33.2%
  5. Charlotte...33.1%
  6. Grand Rapids MI...30.9%
  7. San Francisco...29.3%
  8. Raleigh...29.2%
  9. Columbus OH...28.9%
  10. Dallas...28.7%


Tennessee's only other metro area large enough for this study, Memphis, ranked 47th with a growth of 14.7%.

 

Nashville's still booming....and it's great to see our brother city Memphis even growing....things good in Tennessee. The two cities we're usually compared to, Austin and Charlotte, are also both on the list. We beat Charlotte, but Austin bested us.

 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2016/12/01/u-s-cities-with-the-fastest-growing-economies/#27b776f060ab

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markhollin Galactalopolis

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Despite October being Nashville's second best month ever in tourism numbers, the all-time nation-leading streak of 70 consecutive months of improving room-night growth (month over previous month) came to an end. The previous record had been 59, held by Houston. October did have Nashville's largest-ever hotel tax collections in October.

Some interesting stats:

-  There are currently 27,108 hotel rooms in the area. 

-  There are another 12,307 somewhere in the pipeline to be built

-  5.9 million: Room nights sold in fiscal year 2011-12

-  7.2 million: Room nights sold in fiscal year 2015-16

-  $106 million: Hotel tax collections in 2011

-  $147.5 million: Hotel tax collections in 2015

http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/12/16/nashvilles-historic-tourism-streak-comes-end/95144874/

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Architectural Digest names Nashville a Top Design Destination for 2017 ...  http://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/top-design-destinations-2017/amp

That's pretty cool, though I'm not really sure how anything in their explanation of why people should visit Nashville relates to "design."

40 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Man...I wish we could outlaw photos of our skyline from that vantage point.  It does us no justice.

It really doesn't.  It makes it look like Des Moines or something.  I would understand if people saw that picture and thought, "wait a second...that's the city everyone is raving about?" 

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