Stone Planning and The Rooney Sports and Entertainment Group worked with the City of Twentynine Palms (the home of Joshua Tree National Park and the world’s largest Marine base), in the planning of a new citywide festival. The City currently hosts a number of special events and has a rich history in the music industry, and is located in one of the country’s major markets for festivals, including Coachella and Stagecoach in nearby Indio. Our study included an analysis of the local and regional market, an overview of the festival and music industries, an inventory of existing local and regional events and their characteristics, analysis of potential sites, interviews with industry stakeholders, and an analysis of a set of identified event opportunities that could potentially be held in the City. Based on these analyses, we provided recommendations regarding a specific event to be held in the City, and developed a business plan for its implementation.

Stone Planning and The Rooney Sports and Entertainment Group worked with the Washington Convention and Sports Authority (also known as Events DC) in the planning of the new Entertainment and Sports Arena that opened in Fall 2018, as well as the existing Gateway DC festival grounds. The ESA is an approximately 4,000-seat arena and the home of the WNBA Washington Mystics and the Washington Wizards’ new G-League affiliate (the Capital City Go-Go), and is attached to the Wizards’ new practice facility. Our work included: