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Coldplay concerts push El Paso hotel occupancy, set new event records at UTEP
Summary
Destination El Paso and city staff said two sold-out Coldplay concerts at UTEP’s Sun Bowl drove record single-day museum attendance, pushed hotel occupancy into the mid‑90s and produced unusually large food and merchandise sales; a detailed economic-impact report and sales-tax tallies are pending next month’s sales-tax receipts.
Two sold‑out Coldplay concerts at UTEP’s Sun Bowl produced a sharp, measurable spike in downtown hotel occupancy and related visitor spending, city staff and Destination El Paso reported during the July 7 council work session.
Jose Garcia of Destination El Paso said the events set multiple local records and drove unusual food, beverage and merchandise revenue at the venue and nearby hotels and restaurants. Robert Cortinez of the Office of Management and Budget told council the city expects to see the first sales‑tax evidence of the events in the…
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