Arena News

COLUMBUS, OH – Parents who prefer to drop off their kids to attend the Hilary Duff concert at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday, August 24 are invited to stay nearby in the Blue Jackets Bistro as a waiting area. The Bistro will serve as a Parents Room from 6-11 p.m., however, food and beverage service will not be offered. Doors to the concert open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. show.

Parents may enter the Bistro from the southwest corner of Nationwide Arena (intersection of Nationwide Blvd. and McConnell Blvd.) near the Ticket Office. The Bistro provides a convenient post-show meeting point as the restaurant offers direct access to the main concourse of Nationwide Arena with an entrance near section 118.

Duff is touring in support of her latest album, Most Wanted, which is scheduled for an August 16 release. The album contains three new songs including the first single, "Wake Up" along with re-mixed and re-mastered versions of previous hits such as "So Yesterday" and "Fly."

Tickets are $39.50 and $49.50. Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, online at ticketmaster.com or by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at the Blue Jackets Zones located at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton and Chiller North. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

For more information about upcoming events at Nationwide Arena, visit www.NationwideArena.com or call (614) 246-2000. Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets and the AFL Columbus Destroyers, is an SMG-managed facility. Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to 170 venues controlling over 1.46 million entertainment seats worldwide.