Oklahoma event center hits event record

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma event center breaks its greatest event record since 2013!

The Paycom Center in downtown Oklahoma City surpassed its milestone of essentially the most live performance occasions ever held in a single 12 months on Friday, November 4 with Greta Van Fleet, which was the 30^th present of 2022.

This has been the primary full calendar 12 months of occasions for the NBA enviornment since 2019, previous to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.

Officials say Oklahoma occasions are rapidly changing into aggressive in constructing a fame inside the market.

“Two big contributors to this success are the team booking the shows and the residents buying tickets,” mentioned Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt.

From Elton John to Kevin Hart, occasions on the Paycom Center embody record-breaking numbers of music live shows and comedians.

Highlights from 2022 embody quite a few massive names within the music world:

• The 12 months’s live performance lineup kicked off in January with one of many greatest excursions of the 12 months when Elton John carried out for a sold-out crowd as a part of his farewell tour.
• First-time headliner Morgan Wallen sells out March date.
• In June, Paycom Center hosted a full home for Andrea Bocelli’s first-ever present within the state of Oklahoma.
• Kendrick Lamar launched his world tour with a sold-out present in July.
• My Chemical Romance headlined their first American enviornment present in over a decade with a sold-out present in August.
• Legendary rock band, Pearl Jam, which was initially scheduled pre-pandemic and spent 970 days on sale, carried out a memorable sold-out present in September.
• Just lately, Oklahoma native Reba performed her first-ever headlining enviornment present in Oklahoma City, additionally to a sold-out crowd.

“We’ve seen the touring industry come back bigger and better than ever,” says Paycom Center General Manager Chris Semrau.

The Paycom Center anticipates ending the 12 months with 37 live performance occasions as 2022 marks the world’s 20-Year Anniversary.

Several exhibits have already been introduced for 2023, together with Oklahoma-native Blake Shelton and nation hit-maker Thomas Rhett, and lots of extra to come back.

For extra updated information on live performance scheduling go here.