The Falcons defeated the Seattle Seahawks in the NFL playoffs Saturday, advancing to the NFC Championship where they will face off against the red hot Green Bay Packers in the Georgia Dome. The game will be the last ever played in the stadium, which is set for destruction once Mercedes-Benz Stadium opens next door later in the Summer. For the Falcons and their fans across the state, a final hurrah that could send them to the Super Bowl has their ships RISING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
