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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4<\/a><\/strong>) \u2014 Smith Entertainment Group (SEG) CEO Ryan Smith hosted a press conference and announced a partnership with Live Nation Entertainment and the development of a new indoor music venue for downtown Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n The venue will have approximately 6,000 seats, and it is planned to host 200 events annually, with 100 of those being concerts. This will be Live Nation\u2019s only purpose-built, large indoor venue in the Salt Lake City area.<\/p>\n Delta Center will continue to host concerts and other events for 12,000 to 19,000 attendees, and so the new venue will serve artists looking for a mid-size venue option. The new venue is expected to host concerts, conferences, and community and corporate events.<\/p>\n Fear Factory fire was caused by unattended cooking or warming fire, SLC Fire says <\/a><\/p>\n This announcement is reportedly the first of many major announcements for SEG\u2019s plan for their development of the downtown Sports, Entertainment, Culture, and Convention Center District in Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n The venue will be located between Delta Center and the Salt Palace Convention Center, which SEG says will be the heart of the district. The exact location has yet to be finalized, and renderings of the new venue are still under development.<\/p>\n According to the press conference, demolition will begin in Q1 of 2027, and construction will begin after that. SEG and Live Nation said that they will coordinate closely with Salt Lake County during the process.<\/p>\n \u201cOur goal has always been to bring enormous opportunities to downtown,\u201d Ryan Smith is quoted in a press release. \u201cOnce the transformation of Delta Center was underway, partnering with Live Nation on what a world-class concert venue could look like in downtown became a top priority. Not only will it bring the best artists in the world to Utah, but it will also bring a million people downtown to experience Salt Lake City every year.\u201d<\/p>\n