And from an archival point of view, it should be listed as what the official title was at the time of the performance. Those who publish posters or even the tickets can put whatever they want there - there could even be two different poster sources with different titles for a venue.
-kevin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 1:42 PM To: Harry Angus; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: Venue corrections for Brendan Byrne Arena/Meadowlands Arena Regardless of ticket stubs, the venue officially became Brendan Byrne Arena in 1981 and remained as such until 1996. (When it then officially became Continental Airlines Arena".) The sign plastered to the sides of the arena said "Brendan Byrne Arena" until it was covered up by a banner in January 1996. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/05/sports/hockey-brendan-byrne-arena-goes-con tinental.html -ajh ------Original Message------ From: Harry Angus Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Venue corrections for Brendan Byrne Arena/Meadowlands Arena Sent: Jan 24, 2012 15:57 Based on passes, posters and ticket stubs:... with The Grateful Dead it was called Brendan Byrne Arena: 4/16/83 4/17/83 10/17/84 10/18/84 Then it changed to Meadowlands Arena 11/10/85 11/11/85 Then it changed to Byrne Meadowlands Arena 4/6/87 4/7/87 Then it went back to being called Meadowlands Arena 3/30/88 3/31/88 4/1/88 10/11/89 10/12/89 10/14/89 10/15/89 10/16/89 When Jerry performed here it was called Meadowlands Arena both times: 9/7/89 JGB 10/31/93 JGB
