The Sylvee
43°04′51″N 89°22′28″W / 43.08072°N 89.37445°W
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| Address | 25 South Livingston Street Madison, WI 53703 |
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| Owner | Frank Productions |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Public transit | Metro Transit |
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| Opened | September 27, 2018 |
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The Sylvee is an indoor concert venue in the Capitol East neighborhood of Madison, Wisconsin. Opened in 2018, it is owned and operated by Frank Productions (now a subsidiary of Live Nation Entertainment),[1] and named after the company's co-founder, Sylvia Frank, who died in 2006. The venue shares its ownership with the nearby High Noon Saloon, and is close to Breese Stevens Field, where outdoor concerts are also managed by Frank Productions.[2][1]
The first performance at the Sylvee was a concert by Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats on September 27, 2018.[2][3] It is the site of the annual Mad With Power heavy metal music festival.
According to Pollstar magazine, the Sylvee consistently ranks as one of the world's highest-grossing music club venues. In 2021, with the venue and the industry as a whole still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it ranked sixth in the world, with 45,613 tickets sold and total gross receipts of $1,866,229.[4] In 2023, with the direct impact of the pandemic mostly ended, the venue sold 128,321 tickets and took in a gross of $6,001,914, although its ranking fell to number 13 because other venues had surpassed it.[5]
References
- ^ a b Gordon, Scott. "Live Nation buys itself a big chunk of Madison’s concert scene", Tone Madison, January 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Lorenzsonn, Erik. "The Sylvee, a new music venue from Frank Productions, opens its doors", Madison Capital Times, September 27, 2018.
- ^ Mims, Taylor. "Wisconsin’s The Sylvee Venue Unveils Initial Lineup, With Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats on Opening Night", Billboard, May 1, 2018.
- ^ Kalk Derby, Samara. "The Sylvee bounces back from pandemic, ranked sixth in the world for clubs in 2021", Wisconsin State Journal, June 18, 2022.
- ^ Speer, Debbie. "The Year In Clubs: Record Revenues For Some, Struggles For Others", Pollstar, December 11, 2023.