# 313 Presents > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/313_Presents > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/313_Presents.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/313_Presents > Source revision: 1347628954 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American live entertainment company}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} '''313 Presents, LLC''' is a live entertainment company based in [Detroit](/source/Detroit). It is a joint venture between [Olympia Entertainment](/source/Olympia_Entertainment) and [Palace Sports & Entertainment](/source/Palace_Sports_%26_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](/source/Little_Caesars_Arena), [Fox Theatre](/source/Fox_Theatre_(Detroit)), and [Comerica Park](/source/Comerica_Park), and the PS&E-run [Pine Knob Music Theatre](/source/Pine_Knob_Music_Theatre), [Meadow Brook Amphitheatre](/source/Meadow_Brook_Amphitheatre), and Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre.{{cite web |last=Shea |first=Bill |date=October 22, 2017 |title=313 Presents exerts unusual control over show market |url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20171022/news/642716/313-presents-exerts-unusual-control-over-show-marketdate=2017-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023115855/http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20171022/news/642716/313-presents-exerts-unusual-control-over-show-market |archive-date=October 23, 2017 |access-date=August 29, 2018 |website=Crain's Detroit Business}} Announced on October 6, 2017, 313 Presents was formed as a condition of the [Detroit Pistons](/source/Detroit_Pistons)' move from the Palace-run [The Palace of Auburn Hills](/source/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills) to the Olympia-run Little Caesars Arena, which resulted in the closure of the Palace.The company takes its name from the area code for Detroit, [313](/source/area_code_313).{{cite news |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=October 8, 2017 |title=313 Presents: What this Palace-Olympia deal means for metro Detroit entertainment |language=en |work=Detroit Free Press |url=http://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/10/08/ilitch-gores-little-caesars-arena/740233001/ |access-date=October 23, 2017}}{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Adam |date=October 8, 2017 |title=Palace, Olympia staffs form new venture, 313 Presents |language=en |work=The Detroit News |url=http://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2017/10/08/palace-olympia-staffs-form-new-venture-presents/106383210/ |access-date=October 23, 2017}} ''Crain's Detroit Business'' estimated that the company held control of 44% of Detroit's major entertainment venues in terms of seats. It was initially staffed by 40 employees drawn from the two companies. Howard Handler was named as the first official president of 313 Presents on December 5, 2019.{{Cite web |last=Finkel |first=Adam |date=March 12, 2020 |title=Howard Handler Returns to Detroit to Lead 313 Presents |url=https://thejewishnews.com/2020/03/12/howard-handler-return-to-detroit-to-lead-313-presents/ |website=Detroit Jewish News}} Handler previously served as chief marketing officer of [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) and held various marketing roles for [Madison Square Garden](/source/Madison_Square_Garden), EMI Music, [MTV](/source/MTV), Virgin Mobile, and the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League). {{cite news |last=McCollum |first=Brian |date=December 5, 2019 |title=Howard Handler named head of 313 Presents, overseeing entertainment at LCA, Fox, DTE, more |language=en |work=Detroit Free Press |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2019/12/05/313-presents-howard-handler-president-little-caesars-arena-detroit-concerts/2622618001/ |access-date=October 23, 2023}}{{cite news |last=Fung |first=Amanda |date=January 5, 2009 |title=Music Marketing Muse: EMI appoints head of marketing for its 13 record labels; parent is in trouble |language=en |work=Crain's New York Business |url=https://s3-prod.crainsnewyork.com/s3fs-public/CN5938414.PDF |access-date=October 23, 2023}} Handler left the company March 31, 2026 as part of a planned leadership transition.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Adam |title=Howard Handler leaving role as president of 313 Presents |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2026/02/26/howard-handler-leaving-role-as-president-of-313-presents/88877461007/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}} Following Handler's leave, Keith Dowdican was named Chief Operating Officer of the company{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Adam |title=313 Presents names Keith Dowdican as chief operating officer |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/2026/03/06/313-presents-names-keith-dowdican-as-chief-operating-officer/89016277007/ |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}. == References == {{reflist|30em}} == External links == *{{Official website|313presents.com}} {{Olympia Entertainment}} Category:2017 establishments in Michigan Category:Olympia Entertainment Category:Companies based in Detroit --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [313 Presents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/313_Presents) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/313_Presents?action=history)). 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