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Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Rates
Building Rental
  • $5,000 against or 12% of the ticket sales, whichever is greater.
House Staffing  (Three hours minimum per person)
Ticket Sellers $10.00/hour/person
Ticket Takers $10.00/hour/person
Door Guards $10.00/hour/person
Ushers $10.00/hour/person
Stagehands As required (promoter deals directly with company, example:
Star Productions
Bill Carrier
Office:549-9098, Cell:458-0172)
T-Shirts Security $10.00 per hour as required
Parking Lot Patrol $100.00
Police Officers $25/hour/person
Fire Prevention Officers $25/hour/person
E.M.T. Personnel $25/hour/person
House Services
Utilities:
Tickets printed in-house $.10 per ticket plus distribution fee
Basketball Floor Erection $ 1000.00
Stage Erection $500.00
Stage Draping $100
Catering as required
Bus/Electrical Hookups $25.00 per hookup
Electricity $ 50.00 per hour
Air Conditioning $ 100.00 per hour
Heat $75.00 per hour
Water as required
Dirt In/Out Responsibility of promoter
Equipment Rental
House Sound $200.00
Barricade $100.00
Forklift (no operators) $175.00 per day
Chairs $. 50 per chair
Insurance Requirements
  • Public Liability - $500,000, $1,000,000- per accident and $50,000 property damage.
Box Office Charges
  • As required
City Occupational License
  • $100.00
     Lessee will provide adequate police and fire department personnel as deemed necessary by the Shreveport Police and Fire Department to insure the safety of patrons prior to, during and after the event. Sufficient funds to cover all in-house expenses through tickets sales or additional cash deposit must be received within fourteen calendar days of the show. Hirsch Memorial Coliseum - Completed in 1954, this structure has been the site of major concerts, circuses, rodeos, motor thrill shows and many other events and activities. Its maximum capacity is 10,300. It has 600 tons of air conditioning, five meeting rooms, four dressing rooms, over 28,000 sq. feet on the arena floor and the ceiling is 90 feet from the floor.

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