2025 Industry Award Nominees

Club of the Year

  • 9:30 Club

  • Billy Bob's Texas

  • Brooklyn Bowl Nashville

  • City Winery New York City

  • First Avenue

  • Joe's Live 

  • The Sylvee

Amphitheater of the Year

  • Ascend Amphitheater

  • The Gorge

  • The Greek Theatre

  • Koka Booth Amphitheatre

  • The Orion Amphitheater

  • Pine Knob Music Theatre

  • The Salt Shed

Club Buyer of the Year

  • Jacki Becker, Mammoth Live

  • Bobby Clay, C3 Presents

  • Vickie Gordon, MassConcerts

  • Jen Hass, 9:30 Club

  • Colin Keegan, Live Nation

  • Jesse Sherman & Summer Wuestenberg, FPC Live    

  • Ed Warm, Joe’s Live

Fair/Expo Buyer of the Year

  • Andrew Fortin, Neste Live!    

  • Eric Marcuse, Romeo Entertainment Group    

  • Sara Novak, Triangle Talent

  • Pat Powelson, Jayson Entertainment Group

  • Justine Vergeer, Variety Attractions    

Music & Entertainment Industry Educator of the Year

  • Mike Garcia, University of Southern California

  • Gloria Green, Middle Tennessee State University

  • Philip Rothschild, Missouri State University

  • Ed Traversari, Point Park University     J

  • asmine Young, Howard University

Casino of the Year

  • Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant     

  • Foxwoods Resort Casino

  • Fallsview Casino Resort

  • Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol

  • Mohegan Sun     

  • Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 

  • Thunder Valley Casino Resort 

  • Yaamava' Resort & Casino     

Casino Buyer of the Year

  • Deana Baker, Choctaw Casino Resort – Durant    

  • Billy Brill, DWP Talent Services

  • Drew Dixon, Yaamava’ Resort & Casino

  • Xavier Henry, Hard Rock International    

  • Brandon Kaplan, C3 Presents

  • Joe Moallempour, DWP Talent Services         

Festival Buyer of the Year

  • Amy Corbin, C3 Presents

  • Gil Cunningham, Neste Live!

  • Hannah Gold, Newport Festivals Foundation

  • Tom Hoppa, BottleRock Napa Valley    

  • Lauren Stark, Summerfest

  • Del Williams, Danny Wimmer Presents

Boutique Agency Agent of the Year

  • Heath Baumhor, Reliant Talent     

  • Sullivan Bigg, BTE

  • Ali Hedrick, ROAM    

  • Bob Kinkead, The Kinkead Entertainment Agency     

  • Seth Shomes, Day After Day Productions

  • Adam Zagor, Universal Attractions Agency

Theater of the Year

  • ACL Live Altria Theater    

  • Beacon Theatre

  • Charleston Music Hall

  • Fox Theater Atlanta

  • The Paramount (Huntington, NY)

  • YouTube Theater

Fair/Expo of the Year

  • The Big E

  • California Mid-State Fair

  • Iowa State Fair

  • Orange County Fair

  • State Fair of Texas

  • Wilson County/Tennessee State Fair

  • Wisconsin State Fair    

Arena of the Year

  • Bridgestone Arena

  • Climate Pledge Arena

  • Crypto.com Arena

  • Intuit Dome

  • Madison Square Garden

  • Moody Center

  • Target Center

Festival of the Year

  • Austin City Limits Festival

  • BottleRock Napa Valley

  • Lollapalooza (Chicago)

  • Louder Than Life

  • Newport Folk Festival

  • Rock the Country

  • Stagecoach

Special Events/Corporate Buyer of the Year

  • Degy Entertainment    

  • Elevate Experiences

  • EVA

  • Kerr Entertainment Group    

  • Neste Live!    

  • OnStage Talent Group

Venue Executive of the Year

  • Becky Colwell, Kia Forum/Intuit Dome

  • Laurie Jacoby, BSE/Barclays Center

  • Rich MacKeigan, Legends Global/Van Andel Arena/DeVos Performance Hall

  • Michael Marion, Simmons Bank Arena

  • Jeff Nickler, Moody Center

  • Hallie Yavitch, AEG/Crypto.com Arena/Peacock Theater/L.A. Live    

Major Agency Agent of the Year

  • Kevin Kastrup, Wasserman Music   

  • Adam Kornfeld, IAG

  • Braeden Rountree, WME

  • Mario Tirado, CAA    

  • Elisa Vazzana, UTA    

IEBA Hall of Fame Inductees

Alex Hodges

Chuck Morris

International Buyer of the Year

  • Kelly Berehulka, Club Regent Event Centre  

  • Gerard Drouot Productions    

  • Susan Heymann, Frontier Touring    

  • Emmanuel Patterson, F7 Entertainment

  • Judy Seale, Judy Seale International    

  • Anna-Sophie Mertens, Live Nation   

  • Steve Tilley, Kilimanjaro Live    

Young Professional of the Year

  • Ann Carlson, Mammoth Live

  • Trevor Chesler, Sphere

  • Carly Dibble, Romeo Entertainment Group

  • Marcus Greenstein, Day After Day Productions    

  • Victor Sanchez, Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming

Promoter of the Year

  • Pat Fielder, Mammoth Live

  • Darin Lashinsky, NS2     

  • Colin Lewis, Live Nation

  • Jason Oschwald, Big Spring Entertainment     

  • Adam Weiser, AEG Presents