313 Presents, LLC is a live entertainment company based in Detroit. It is a joint venture between Olympia Entertainment and Palace Sports & Entertainment (PS&E) that produces and promotes live events held at six of the two companies' venues in southeast Michigan, including the Olympia-owned Little Caesars Arena, Fox Theatre, and Comerica Park, and the PS&E-run Pine Knob Music Theatre, Meadow Brook Amphitheatre, and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre.[1]
Announced on October 6, 2017, 313 Presents was formed as a condition of the Detroit Pistons' move from the Palace-run The Palace of Auburn Hills to the Olympia-run Little Caesars Arena, which resulted in the closure of the Palace.[1]The company takes its name from the area code for Detroit, 313.[2][3][1] Crain's Detroit Business estimated that the company held control of 44% of Detroit's major entertainment venues in terms of seats.[1]
It was initially staffed by 40 employees drawn from the two companies.[1] Howard Handler was named as the first official president of 313 Presents on December 5, 2019.[4] Handler previously served as chief marketing officer of Major League Soccer and held various marketing roles for Madison Square Garden, EMI Music, MTV, Virgin Mobile, and the National Football League. [5][6] Handler left the company March 31, 2026 as part of a planned leadership transition.[7] Following Handler's leave, Keith Dowdican was named Chief Operating Officer of the company[8].
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- Bill Shea. 313 Presents exerts unusual control over show market Crain's Detroit Business, October 22, 2017, retrieved August 29, 2018^
- Brian McCollum. 313 Presents: What this Palace-Olympia deal means for metro Detroit entertainment Detroit Free Press, October 8, 2017, retrieved October 23, 2017^
- Adam Graham. Palace, Olympia staffs form new venture, 313 Presents