AEG Facilities venues take 12 of the Worldwide Top 50 in Pollstar's 2013 First Quarter Rankings

AEG Facilities' The O2 in London Ranks No. 1 Worldwide

LOS ANGELES, CA (April 11, 2013) – AEG Facilities once again dominated Pollstar's 2013 first quarter rankings, accounting for four of the top 10 venues worldwide, with 42% of ticket sales in the Top 10, and 39% in the Top 25, based on concert and show ticket sales. In total, AEG Facilities accounted for more than 1.7 million tickets sold in the first quarter of 2013, accumulated from venues across three continents. Twelve venues owned, operated or affiliated with AEG Facilities were named in the list of the top 50 arenas worldwide for the first quarter of 2013, compiled by the well-respected concert and venue industry publication Pollstar magazine.

London's The O2 tops the list at #1, with more than 446,000 tickets sold in the first quarter of 2013 while Miami's AmericanAirlines Arena ranked #1 in North America and #7 worldwide. The O2 has led the rankings every year since it opened in 2007. The O2 World Hamburg in Germany took the number eight spot and Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia ranking number 10, ranking four AEG Facilities venues in the top ten worldwide.

"Pollstar's first quarter rankings showcase AEG Facilities' position as the industry leader in attracting the world's greatest events," said AEG Facilities President Bob Newman. "As our portfolio of elite venues continues to grow, we look forward to a very successful year."

The complete list of venues AEG Facilities owns, operates or is affiliated with that placed in the Top 50 for the first quarter of 2013 include:

The O2, London, UK – 1
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, Florida – 7
O2 World Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany – 8
Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia – 10
Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri – 11
STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California – 12
S.E.C.C., Glasgow, UK – 17
O2 World, Berlin, Germany – 20
Valley View Casino Center, San Diego, California – 25
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York – 26
Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina – 39
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota – 42

Pollstar is the leading international publication for the concert industry, which publishes quarterly, mid-year and annual rankings of top arenas in ticket sales worldwide.

About AEG Facilities

AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, is the leading sports, entertainment and venue operator in the world. AEG Facilities, a stand-alone affiliate of AEG, owns, operates or consults with more than 100 of the industry's preeminent venues worldwide, across five continents, providing complete venue management, as well as specialized programs in operations, guest services, ticketing, booking, sales and marketing. AEG Facilities also provides resources and access to other AEG-affiliated entities, including live event producer, AEG Live, AEG Global Partnerships, AEG Development, AEG 1Earth, AEG Encore and AEG Creative to support the success of AEG venues across the globe. The Los Angeles-based organization owns, operates or provides services to the world's most elite venues, including STAPLES Center (Los Angeles, Calif.), The Home Depot Center (Carson, Calif.), Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE (Los Angeles, Calif.), Sprint Center (Kansas City, Mo.), KFC YUM! Center (Louisville, Ky.), AmericanAirlines Arena (Miami, Fla.), Prudential Center (Newark, N.J.), Target Center (Minneapolis, Minn.), BBVA Compass Stadium (Houston, Texas), O.co Coliseum and Oracle Arena (Oakland, Calif.), CONSOL Energy Center (Pittsburgh, Penn.), Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, Calif.), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai, China), MasterCard Center (Beijing, China), The O2 Arena (London, England), O2 World (Berlin, Germany), O2 World Hamburg (Hamburg, Germany), Ahoy Arena (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Pernambuco Stadium (Recife, Brazil), Allphones Arena (Sydney, Australia), ULKER Sports Arena (Istanbul, Turkey), Ericsson Globe Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) and the Qatar National Convention Centre (Doha, Qatar). For more information, please visit www.aegworldwide.com.

Contacts:

Michael Roth, AEG
(213) 742-7155 or mroth@aegworldwide.com

Cassandra Zebisch, AEG
(213) 763-7712 or czebisch@aegworldwide.com