The shows end at 10 p.m., which wasn’t always a, at least on the band’s side. “Out of 100 people, two had heard of the stadium and 98 of them couldn’t point in the right direction.”Īs for early concerns about reopening the venue in the middle of a growing residential area, Luba says, “We’re hyper-conscious that we are in a neighborhood, for sure. He remembers standing on a corner “literally two blocks from the stadium” to stop random people on the street and ask if they knew where Forest Hills was located. The current attention and acknowledgement of Forest Hills is an immense improvement from when Luba first eyed the venue for restoration. “This felt like the first year where we’re in the ether of places that people have to at least pay attention to.” “When we started, bands who we had either worked directly with or had slept on our couch or we were personally cashing in chips with to give it a shot.”īut after last summer ended, Luba says the calls were coming in from agents and artists who were already looking ahead to 2018. “We very much try to curate it, as opposed to it just being whoever is out on tour,” Luba says. Luba and his partner Don Sullivan - who together lead Madison House Presents - are always trying to push the envelope with the acts they book. AEG Inks Historic NYC Stadium Concert Deal: Exclusive