Olympia Entertainment and Palace Sports & Entertainment have formed 313 Presents, and the new alliance will "handle show scheduling, production, marketing and media relations for six of the region's dominant venues: Little Caesars Arena, DTE Energy Music Theatre, Fox Theatre, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, Comerica Park and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill," according to Brian McCollum of the DETROIT FREE PRESS. The joint venture has been "quietly in the works" since Pistons Owner Tom Gores announced that the team would move from the Palace of Auburn Hills to Little Caesars Arena, which is managed by the Ilitch family. 313 Presents "expects to oversee up to 500 events annually at those facilities, not including the Pistons and Red Wings' games at the new arena." Olympia President & CEO Tom Wilson -- a former PS&E exec -- will "act as interim head of 313 Presents as the company hunts for a full-time boss." The entity also will be a "freestanding operation, initially employing about 40 people for work ranging from accounting to publicity, drawn from the existing staffs of Olympia and PS&E." The company's offices are "under construction at Little Caesars Arena and are expected to be ready in November" (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 10/8). In Detroit, Adam Graham noted the new venture’s website, 313Presents.com, will act as a "catchall for tickets, seating charts and other information about the venues and events under the 313 Presents banner" (DETROIT NEWS, 10/8).
