313 Presents

313 Presents, LLC is a live entertainment company based in Detroit. It is a joint venture between Olympia Entertainment and Palace Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) that produces and promotes live events held at six of the two companies' venues in southeast Michigan, including the Olympia-owned Little Caesars Arena, Fox Theatre, and Comerica Park, and the PS&E-run Pine Knob Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre.[1]

Announced on October 6, 2017, 313 Presents was formed as a condition of the Detroit Pistons' move from the Palace-run The Palace of Auburn Hills to the Olympia-run Little Caesars Arena, which resulted in the closure of the Palace.[1]The company takes its name from the area code for Detroit, 313.[2][3][1] Crain's Detroit Business estimated that the company held control of 44% of Detroit's major entertainment venues in terms of seats.[1]

It was initially staffed by 40 employees drawn from the two companies.[1] Howard Handler was named as the first official president of 313 Presents on December 5, 2019.[4] Handler previously served as chief marketing officer of Major League Soccer and held various marketing roles for Madison Square Garden, EMI Music, MTV, Virgin Mobile, and the National Football League. [5][6]

  1. ^ a b c d e Shea, Bill (October 22, 2017). "313 Presents exerts unusual control over show market". Crain's Detroit Business. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  2. ^ McCollum, Brian (October 8, 2017). "313 Presents: What this Palace-Olympia deal means for metro Detroit entertainment". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. ^ Graham, Adam (October 8, 2017). "Palace, Olympia staffs form new venture, 313 Presents". The Detroit News. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  4. ^ Finkel, Adam (March 12, 2020). "Howard Handler Returns to Detroit to Lead 313 Presents". Detroit Jewish News.
  5. ^ McCollum, Brian (December 5, 2019). "Howard Handler named head of 313 Presents, overseeing entertainment at LCA, Fox, DTE, more". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Fung, Amanda (January 5, 2009). "Music Marketing Muse: EMI appoints head of marketing for its 13 record labels; parent is in trouble" (PDF). Crain's New York Business. Retrieved October 23, 2023.