The Nutter Center has annual revenue of approximately $3.8 million and breaks even financially.
“It wasn’t built to make a profit; that’s not why we’re here,” said Steven Angle, university provost.
Rascal Flatts and Kid Rock both are scheduled to perform there next month. However, many tours bypass Dayton in favor of the Columbus venues Value City Arena, which seats 20,000, and Nationwide Arena, which seats 21,000.
“Columbus is a bigger market, so it becomes a numbers game from a promoter’s perspective,” Brown said.
The music industry hasn’t focused recently on developing arena-level acts, and fewer performers can fill large venues, said Scott Stienecker, president of PromoWest Productions in Columbus.
“You look at that combined with the economic situation that has taken place over the last couple of years especially, that’s been a challenge,” Brown said.
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