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Live Nation reports strong attendance, upgrades and new sponsorship at Virginia Beach venues

Virginia Beach Development Authority · April 14, 2026
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Live Nation general manager Tabitha Webster told the authority that 2025 brought 160,000 amphitheater attendees (two sellouts) and sizeable city rent/tax revenue; 2026 capital projects and a new Rudder Mills title sponsorship at the Dome were detailed along with high fan-satisfaction scores.

Live Nation’s Tabitha Webster told the Virginia Beach Development Authority on April 14 that venue operations generated substantial attendance and city revenue in 2025 and outlined capital work and programming for 2026.

"We welcomed 160,000 fans to the doors with an average attendance of 10,000 per show and generated $2,400,000 in rent and taxes to the city," Webster said, summarizing the amphitheater’s 2025 season. She said the venue hosted 26 shows in 2025, including sellouts, and that…

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