Skogen took over ownership of the Northwoods League team in December. Skogen likes the location's proximity to bars, restaurants and hotels (Lambeau Field is just over a mile away) and the convenience of a large parking lot out front.Īlso nearby is Capital Credit Union Park, home of the Green Bay Booyah. The 25,000-square-foot EPIC Event Center occupies roughly half of the former Gordmans department store building at 2351 Holmgren Way. RELATED: 'There's a lot of pent-up demand': Summer band bookings spike with optimism for the season ahead RELATED: 10 cool features of new $93 million Resch Expo that 'will be the heartbeat of the district' His first concert was Def Leppard with Ratt, and he was a regular at Ozzfest during its years at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy.įor the last six years, Festival has partnered with Green Bay Distillery and National Event Promotions to bring Bret Michaels, Aaron Lewis, Hairball, Jackyl, Ace Frehley, Puddle of Mudd and others to the Distillery. The president and CEO of Festival Foods has been passionate about music ever since he played basketball at Viterbo University in La Crosse and players would argue over what their entrance song should be. He knows, because he’s a concertgoer, too. Skogen approached the project from the perspective of what fans would want from the space, right down to the drink rails that encircle the pillars on the concert floor, because there’s seemingly never a place to set a drink down when you want one. When EPIC opens April 15, patrons will be greeted by a 72-foot bar, built with concert gear road cases, that lines the back wall of the main level and touchless restrooms that look like something at an airport, with 25 stalls and three trough sinks with 12 faucets on the women’s side and a similar setup with 14 urinals and 11 stalls on the men’s. Two surefire ways to miss your favorite song during a show. View Gallery: Photos: EPIC Event Center in AshwaubenonĪSHWAUBENON - Mark Skogen had been kicking around the idea of a opening a concert venue for the better part of five years, so as plans for the EPIC Event Center started to take shape, he knew exactly what he wanted.
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