We may take it for granted because it’s in our back yard and has that marketing chutzpah name, but the St. Pete Times Forum continues to earn honors from those who rank concert venues for their drawing power. In Pollstar’s Top 100 Worldwide Arena Venues List, the Forum is ranked 1st in Florida, 4th in the U.S. and 12th in the world in its 2010 Mid-Year Special Edition. The 21,500-seat facility sold more than 231,000 tickets from January through June 2010.
And as we know, the Forum hosts more than concerts. Back in December, it hosted the NCAA Women’s Final Four in volleyball. Next year it will host the NCAA Men’s Basketball first- and second-round games. The following year is the Republican National Convention and the NCAA (hockey) Frozen Four. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Final Four will be back in 2015.