COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 11, 2026--
Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU" or the "Company") (NYSE AMERICAN: VENU), the fan-founded, fan-owned, and artist-inspired company re-imagining premium live-music venues and hospitality destinations, announced today that its Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer J.W. Roth has been named to Billboard’s 2026 Touring Power Players list. This marks Roth’s second consecutive year on the list.
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Chosen by Billboard’s editors, the annual Touring Power Players list honors the executives driving the touring business forward, from promoters and agents to marketing and production professionals. Roth’s recognition reflects VENU’s approach to rethinking how audiences experience a show, and who gets to own the venue.
“Being named to this list once was an honor. Being named two years in a row tells me the industry is paying attention to what our team is building,” said J.W. Roth. “We started VENU to challenge what the industry thought a venue could be, and I’m proud of the impact we’ve made. Thank you to Billboard for this recognition, and to every fan, artist, partner, and shareholder who believes in what we’re doing.”
Since founding VENU ® in 2017, Roth has built a portfolio of premium music and hospitality destinations across Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas.
VENU’s portfolio of concert halls, amphitheaters, and dining destinations is designed to meet the evolving needs of touring artists and their audiences. Its multi-seasonal, multi-configurational amphitheaters accommodate productions of varying scale throughout the year, complemented by premium offerings including Luxe FireSuites ® and Owners and Aikman Clubs, developed in partnership with NFL Hall of Famer Troy Aikman. The Company also integrates immersive technology and AI-powered guest insights to inform programming, operations, and the overall fan experience.
This year’s recognition builds on Roth’s inclusion on Billboard’s 2025 Touring Power Players list, VenuesNow All-Star recognition in 2022, 2025, and 2026, and CEO of the Year at the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest’s 2026 Best in Business Awards.
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About Venu Holding Corporation
Venu Holding Corporation ("VENU") (NYSE American: VENU) is a premier owner, developer, and operator of luxury, experience-driven entertainment destinations. Founded by Colorado Springs entrepreneur J.W. Roth, VENU ® has a portfolio of premium brands that includes Ford Amphitheater, Regent Bank Amphitheater, Sunset Amphitheaters, Phil Long Music Hall, The Hall at Bourbon Brothers, Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern, Aikman Owners Clubs, and Roth’s Sea & Steak. With venues operating and in development across Colorado, Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas and a nationwide expansion underway, VENU is setting a new standard for live entertainment.
VENU has been recognized nationally by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The New York Times, Billboard, VenuesNow, and Variety for its innovative and disruptive approach to live entertainment. Through strategic partnerships with industry leaders such as AEG Presents, NFL Hall of Famer and Founder of EIGHT Elite Light Beer, Troy Aikman, Aramark Sports + Entertainment, Tixr, Niall Horan, and Dierks Bentley, VENU continues to shape the future of the entertainment landscape. For more information, visit VENU’s website, Instagram, LinkedIn, or X.
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J.W. Roth Named to Billboard's 2026 Touring Power Players List
ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — World leaders began to arrive Wednesday to start formal discussions at the United Nations climate change conference in Turkey, hoping to agree on concrete actions to curb global warming after a year of deadly floods, heat waves and other climate-related disasters.
But what can and will be accomplished at the Conference of the Parties, called COP31, remains to be seen. Past talks have been criticized for making promises that later fell flat.
While delegates at the 2023 conference in Dubai agreed to transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas — the leading contributor to climate change — subsequent conferences in Azerbaijan and Brazil ended with little agreement on reductions. Last year's Brazil conference produced a compromise agreement pledging additional money to help vulnerable nations adapt to climate change.
This year's conference officially kicked off Monday with Turkey hosting and Australia leading negotiations at a time of fears that the world is not moving quickly enough.
Many participants, who struggled with overcrowded transport links and traffic congestion, set out for the summit venue before sunrise to avoid lengthy delays. Access was expected to become increasingly difficult as security measures increase and key conference areas are temporarily blocked with the arrival of world leaders.
Scientists say global warming is likely to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above preindustrial levels of the early 1800s. Limiting temperature rise to that threshold was a goal set during the 2015 Paris Agreement and has been a focus of international negotiations.
The talks also come as the war in Iran has increased global prices of gasoline, oil and products made with them, such as fertilizers and pesticides. That has pushed governments to rethink energy policies and investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
“We don’t need more promises, we need plans,” said John Kerry, former U.S. secretary of state and former presidential climate envoy, though the U.S. itself, the world’s second-largest polluter after China, is noticeably absent for the second year in a row.
U.S. President Donald Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has targeted offshore wind projects and removed rules limiting power plant emissions.
Milko reported from Islamabad and Webber reported from Chicago.
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Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, and Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, greet each other as they attend a group photo at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Anthony Albanese, prime minister of Australia, speaks at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Duma Boko, president of Botswana, center row from left, Alexander Stubb, president of Finland, center, and Mohamed Muizzu, president of the Maldives, pose for a photo behind Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from front left, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of Uzbekistan, and Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan, at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
World leaders pose for a group photo at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Alexander Stubb, president of Finland, center, poses for a group photo with Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, from front left, Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, president of Uzbekistan, and Shehbaz Sharif, prime minister of Pakistan, at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
FILE - American Electric Power's John Amos coal-fired power plant in Winfield, W.Va., stands across the Kanawha River, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Activists participate in a demonstration about nuclear power at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Activists participate in a demonstration for climate finance at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
André Corrêa do Lago, COP30 president, speaks during a session at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
People walk through the venue at the COP31 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, in Antalya, Turkey. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
