{"id":100451,"date":"2025-12-30T22:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100451\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T22:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T22:04:07","slug":"florida-theatre-named-fifth-most-attended-small-venue-globally-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/100451\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Theatre named fifth most-attended small venue globally \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  \u2014 The Florida Theatre is celebrating a big win. According to Pollstar magazine, it\u2019s the fifth most-attended theatre worldwide for venues with 2,000 seats or fewer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Pollstar, a leading concert industry magazine, released its year-end numbers for 2025. While the Florida Theatre landed at #45 overall among all theatres, it soared to #5 in its class, with more than 184,000 tickets sold this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">\u201cBeing ranked #45 overall is extraordinary, but standing at #5 among our peers shows the passion of our audiences and the strength of our programming,\u201d Kevin Stone said, Interim President and VP of Programming. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Stone added that the 98-year-old theatre continues to play a key role in Jacksonville\u2019s arts scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Other top theatres in this category included venues in Dublin, Mexico City, and Belgium. The Florida Theatre\u2019s strong attendance proves that historic venues can still draw big crowds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[SIGN UP: <a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The Florida Theatre is celebrating a big win. 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