Foo Fighters To Reopen Madison Square Garden on June 20
Together, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and Foo Fighters are making New York and music history as they welcome vaccinated fans back to the iconic venue on June 20, 2021 for the first 100% capacity concert in a New York arena since March 2020. This important moment will mark Madison Square Garden's first concert in more than 460 days and the first 100% vaccinated event at the venue, in yet another resounding endorsement of the return of live music.
Trey Anastasio Sells Out Two Full-Capacity Shows At The Beacon Theatre
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced today that Trey Anastasio's two solo full-capacity shows at the Beacon Theatre sold out immediately upon going on sale this afternoon. “Two Evenings With Trey Anastasio,” will be The Beacon's first full-capacity shows in more than 450 days, featuring 100% fully vaccinated audiences, in another resounding endorsement of the return of live entertainment.
New York Knicks First Two Playoff Home Games Sell-Out
Underscoring the public's broader readiness to return to live experiences, the New York Knicks today announced that the team's first-two playoff games against the Atlanta Hawks, set at 15,000 capacity due to Covid-19 social distancing guidelines, sold out. Fully-vaccinated fans are expected to make up almost 90% of those in attendance at The Garden. The events will be the largest indoor gatherings for New York State since the start of the pandemic.
MSG Entertainment Becomes A New Public Company
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced that it has completed its spin-off from Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., formerly The Madison Square Garden Company, and that it will begin trading today on the NYSE under the symbol a?oeMSGE.'
Holiday Rock & Roll Bash Raises More Than $1 Million For The Lustgarten Foundation
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) hosted the 19th Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash benefitting the Lustgarten Foundation, the world's largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. The Foundation's premier fundraising event, the Bash raised more than $1 million this year. Thanks to separate funding to support administrative expenses, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.
Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash Raises More Than $1 Million For Lustgarten Foundation
On Thursday evening, December 13, The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) and AMC Networks (NASDAQ: AMCX) hosted the 18th Annual Holiday Rock & Roll Bash to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation, the nation's largest private funder of pancreatic cancer research. The Bash is the Foundation's premier fundraising event, and this year, raised more than $1 million. Thanks to separate funding to support administrative expenses, 100 percent of every dollar raised goes directly to pancreatic cancer research.
Andrew Lustgarten Named President Of The Madison Square Garden Company
The Madison Square Garden Company (NYSE: MSG) today announced that Andrew Lustgarten has been named the Company's President, effective immediately. Mr. Lustgarten joined MSG in 2014 as Executive Vice President of corporate development and strategy and, since then, has played a critical role in driving MSG's growth initiatives, significantly expanding the Company's portfolio of live experiences.
The Rockettes Saga Continues: MSG Fires Back at Marie Claire for Article on Private Meeting
Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the The Rockettes are performing for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on January 20th. Madison Square Garden executive chairman James Dolan called an impromptu meeting with the Rockettes on December 27th to discuss - in a 'safe setting' - the controversy surrounding MSG's decision to have the dancers perform at the event. Marie Claire published Dolan's and several Rockettes' statements from the meeting in a new piece this morning. Now, Madison Square Garden Company has released a statement regarding Marie Claire's coverage of the private meeting.
Radio City Rockettes to Perform at Trump Inauguration
Today, chairman of the Madison Square Garden Company, James Dolan, made the announcement that the dance troupe would be joining the Mormon Tablernacle Choir and America's Got Talent runner-up, Jackie Evancho, at the inauguration of president-elect, Donald Trump.