Wednesday, December 15, 2010


Circus, Disney Shows Coming To Barclays Arena
Press Release 12-14-2010 from the Broklyn Daily Eagle
DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — Feld Entertainment plans to bring a range of family events to perform annually at the Barclays Center, the future home of the Nets basketball team.Several of Feld’s productions to be staged at the Barclays Center include the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney On Ice, Disney Live, Monster Jam, AMA Arenacross (AX), and Nuclear Cowboyz freestyle motocross.
Overall, Feld Entertainment’s productions will hold at least 48 total performances annually at the Barclays Center.
The Barclays Center, now under construction, is scheduled to open in late spring or early summer of 2012. Feld Entertainment’s productions will be part of the more than 200 events annually at the Barclays Center.
“The Barclays Center will be all about family, entertainment, and fun for people of all economic means,” said Bruce Ratner, chairman and CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies, the developer of the Barclays Center. “I can’t wait to see circus elephants marching down Flatbush Avenue and into the Barclays Center.”
Earlier this year, Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment announced several major alliances with other event management companies and promoters. These include IMG, which will bring 25 major college basketball and college hockey events annually; Golden Boy Promotions, which will promote a minimum of 12 major professional boxing events a year; and Lagardère Unlimited, which will stage several major tennis events annually.

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