What CRESCENT BALLROOM does

Crescent Ballroom is an independently owned, privately operated live music venue located at 308 N 2nd Avenue in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, housed in a historic 1917 building originally constructed as the F.L. Hart Garage. The venue began operating as a concert space in 2017 and today functions as a mid-capacity music hall hosting touring national acts, regional performers, and emerging artists across a wide genre spectrum including indie rock, folk, Americana, alt-country, psychedelic rock, post-punk, electronic, R&B, hip-hop, and cumbia. Programming is supported by presale partnerships with promoters such as Live Nation, Psyko Steve Presents, and Lucky Man Concerts, alongside recurring non-music programming such as The Moth StorySLAM.

The business operates a four-product surface built around the live event: (1) the core concert venue with tiered general admission, reserved bleacher (21+), and front-row seating configurations; (2) Cocina 10 Kitchen, an on-site food and beverage operation; (3) VIP experience packages that bundle meet-and-greets, early entry, signed merchandise, and laminate credentials at premium price points ($114.50–$235); and (4) a merchandise storefront hosted on HelloMerch. Ticketing is fully integrated with Ticketweb, which serves as the primary distribution channel for advance and day-of-show sales, with will-call and day-of-show purchases handled at the on-site box office.

Revenue is generated primarily through per-event ticket transactions with a transaction-fee pricing model. Ticket pricing varies materially by event and tier — advance GA starts at $15 for local acts and rises into the $25–$40 range for established touring artists, with premium VIP packages extending to $235. Ancillary revenue is derived from on-site food and beverage sales through Cocina 10 Kitchen and merchandise. Marketing is conducted through organic social (Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram), an email newsletter for presale access, Spotify integration, and SEO-optimized event pages. The venue is actively operating with events scheduled through late 2026.

Name

CRESCENT BALLROOM

Legal name

Crescent Ballroom

Website

https://crescentphx.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crescent Ballroom is an independently owned live music venue in downtown Phoenix, Arizona, housed in a historic 1917 building. It hosts touring and emerging artists across diverse genres, supplemented by on-site dining, VIP packages, and merchandise.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Music Venue

NAICS

Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries (711), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (72241)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Live Music Clubs & Venues (MPAGAIAB)

Keywords

• Live music venue
• Concert events
• Ticket sales
• Live entertainment
• VIP experiences

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Ticket Sales: The venue generates primary revenue through ticket sales for concerts and events, with tickets priced ranging from $15 to over $100 depending on the artist, seating tier, and whether it's advance or day-of-show pricing. VIP and meet-and-greet packages are also sold at premium prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Crescent Ballroom is a live music and event venue operating in a historic 1917 building at 308 N 2nd Ave in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The venue hosts concerts and performances across diverse genres including indie rock, folk, Americana, alt-country, psychedelic rock, post-punk, electronic, R&B, hip hop, and cumbia, with tickets sold primarily through the Ticketweb platform. Additional on-site offerings include Cocina 10 Kitchen food service, VIP experience packages, branded merchandise, and a newsletter for presale notifications.

Product overview

Crescent Ballroom is a live music venue and event space in Phoenix, Arizona that operates as its core product. The venue offers concert hosting services across multiple genres, complemented by on-site dining through Cocina 10 Kitchen. Additional revenue streams include VIP experience packages with meet & greets, a merchandise store, and a newsletter subscription service for presale notifications. The venue utilizes Ticketweb for ticketing services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crescent Ballroom Concert Venue A live music venue and concert space in Phoenix, Arizona, hosting performances across diverse genres including rock, country, folk, indie, hip-hop, and electronic music, with general admission and reserved seating configurations and a 21+ age policy for most shows.
• Cocina 10 Kitchen An on-site kitchen and dining service operated at the venue, providing food and beverage offerings for concert attendees.
• VIP Experience Packages Premium ticket packages offering exclusive experiences including meet & greets, early venue access, exclusive merchandise, and commemorative laminates for select performances.
• Crescent Ballroom Merch Store Official merchandise store for the venue, offering branded apparel and concert merchandise through the HelloMerch platform.

Named customers22 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TicketwebcoreTechnology or IntegrationTicketweb serves as the primary ticketing platform for Crescent Ballroom, powering all online ticket sales for events. The platform provides integrated ticket purchase functionality directly on the venue website with dynamic pricing, fee structures, and sold-out status management. Ticketweb also handles digital ticketing, will-call services, and ticket delivery.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Belly Up Tavern: Independently owned Solana Beach (San Diego) music venue with a similar mix of established touring acts and emerging artists across indie/rock/electronic genres. Closely comparable indie-operator model and tiered pricing structure.
• First Avenue: Legendary Minneapolis music venue (and historic creative-arts venue) hosting diverse genres across multiple rooms with bar service. Comparable scale, programming breadth, and historic-building differentiation.
• Brooklyn Bowl: Multi-purpose music venue combining concerts with bowling and on-site food/beverage service. Closely comparable operating model to Crescent Ballroom (live music + F&B revenue layering, GA + VIP tiers, indie-leaning bookings).
• Troubadour: Historic Los Angeles music club with ~500 capacity hosting indie, alternative, and emerging acts in tiered GA/seated configurations. Mirrors Crescent Ballroom's scale, indie programming focus, and long-running local-reputation positioning.
• 9:30 Club: Iconic Washington DC live music venue operating at similar mid-size capacity with tiered tickets, full bar service, and a long track record of booking national indie/alternative acts. Comparable business model and market positioning.
• Marquee Theatre: Tempe-based concert venue hosting national and regional touring acts across rock, indie, hip-hop, and electronic genres. Operates at similar scale with comparable ticketing tiers and serves the same Phoenix metro live music market.
• Arizona Financial Theatre: Live Nation-operated mid-size theatre in downtown Phoenix presenting touring concerts. Same metropolitan market and overlapping artist roster, but operated by a national promoter rather than independent ownership.
• The Atlantis: Recently restored historic DC music venue (relaunched 2023) operated by I.M.P. with tiered GA seating, full bar service, and diverse genre programming. Closely mirrors Crescent's historic-building positioning and tiered ticket offerings.
• The Van Buren: A comparable ~1,800-capacity live music venue in downtown Phoenix offering GA and reserved-ticket indie/alternative concerts with full bar service. Directly competes with Crescent Ballroom for the same touring artist pool and downtown Phoenix audience.

Broad incumbents

• House of Blues: National chain of live music venues with full bar and on-site dining presenting touring acts across rock, indie, hip-hop, and more. Shares Crescent Ballroom's live-music-plus-F&B model but at broader geographic scale and corporate ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CrescentPHX
• Facebookfacebook.com/CrescentPHX
• Instagraminstagram.com/CrescentPHX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crescent-ballroom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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