(COLORADO SPRINGS) — Venu Holding Corporation (VENU), a live entertainment and hospitality company and owner of Ford Amphitheater has been nominated for Pollstar Magazine's 2024 New Concert Venue of the Year award. Ford Amphitheater opened in August of 2024 and is an 8,000-capacity open-air venue. Since its opening VENU said it has hosted 20 national touring acts and welcomed over 100,000 fans from all 50 states. According to VENU, Pollstar Magazine has been dubbed The Voice of Live Entertainment for the sports and live entertainment industry for over 40 years. Its annual award nomination committee is made up of industry leaders in a range of entertainment businesses, including arena managers, artists, artist managers, agents, and promoters. “I started this journey almost a decade ago, with a dream of building spaces that redefine a fan’s concert experience,” said J.W. Roth, Founder, Chairman, and CEO of VENU. “This nomination reinforces that we are delivering on our promise to be change-makers in the industry. We pray that this is the first of many in our future. I am so proud of the incredible world-class teams at VENU, AEG Presents Rocky Mountains, BCA Architects, Erickson Construction, and the City of Colorado Springs, our shareholders, and of course our music fanatics for helping us bring this vision to life.”