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Legends Global reports improved attendance, asks for smaller 2025 operating subsidy; council approves amended amphitheater budget
Summary
Legends Global (formerly ASM) presented a season recap for the Capital Federal Amphitheater: 10,821 touring-concert tickets sold, ticket grosses above $660,000, total venue attendance over 13,000 and 92% of ticket buyers from outside Andover. Legends reduced its subsidy request to $12,500 and council approved an amended 2025 budget for amphitheater operations.
AJ Bolesky, regional manager for Legends Global, and Kat Ewing, the amphitheater director, gave a season recap and asked the council to approve an amended operating budget for the Capital Federal Amphitheater for 2025.
Bolesky said Legends purchased 4,850 chairs stored in the city-provided side boxes and reported ticket sales of 10,821 for touring concerts, ticket grosses exceeding $660,000, and total venue attendance above 13,000 for the season. He said 92% of ticket buyers were from outside Andover and 55% were from beyond a 50-mile radius. Food-and-beverage sales totaled about $249,000 and parking receipts approached $50,000; average concession spend for touring concerts was roughly $21 per person. Bolesky reported operating losses (2024: -$296,000; through September 2025 forecast: -$235,000) and said Legends had reduced internal incentives by 50%, lowering the company's request to $12,500. Staff said they would apply $20,000 from two facility-fee-created funds (promotions and capital) toward the gap, leaving Legends requesting $12,500.
Council members asked whether more amendments would be needed; Bolesky said monthly forecasting makes further requests unlikely for the remainder of the year. The council also discussed increasing the $4 facility fee to $5 in 2026 as part of a future amendment to the agreement to better capture out-of-area revenue.
Following discussion, a council member moved to approve the amended budget for the amphitheater operations for 2025 (motion SEG 1872; second SEG 1874). The motion carried unanimously.
Staff will coordinate the agreement amendment and budget adjustments as part of the 2026 budget process and report back to council on updated forecasts and any sponsor/fee changes.
