HOB Orlando ranks #3 in World, #1 in Southeast Region - Pollstar ranked HOB Orlando #3 in the World in the year end Top 100 Clubs.

ORLANDO, FL - January 13, 2005 - Since September 1997, House of Blues Orlando has entertained thousands of guests each year. Concerts continue to be booked locally by Jim Mallonee, Vice President of the Southeast Region. Over the past seven and a half years, Mallonee has booked approximately 200 shows per year which include: Outkast, The Strokes, Pearl Jam, Widespread Panic, Toby Keith, Mark Anthony, N'SYNC, Backstreet Boys, Ben Harper and many, many more.

In 2004, HOB Orlando welcomed 190,257 guests into the Music Hall for concerts alone. In the recently released "World's Top 100 Clubs", Pollstar ranked HOB Orlando #3 Worldwide and #1 in the Southeast, based on the number of tickets sold worldwide. Furthermore, all HOB Clubs made the "World's Top 100 Clubs". In fact, HOB Chicago, Orlando, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Las Vegas all ranked in the top 10. New Orleans and Myrtle Beach ranked in the top 20, and HOB Cleveland, which opened in November 2004, ranked #87 after being open for only 2 months.

In Orlando, Music Hall guests have witnessed performances of the very best in a plethora of genres. Social Distortion, Dashboard Confessional, Jet, Erykah Badu, Daddy Yankee, and N.E.R.D all graced the stage in 2004. Moreover, HOB Orlando strived to create many guest friendly programs including Dinner Packages and the Original Pass the Line, which ensure that guests receive the most value during their experience.

HOB Orlando is already off to a strong start in 2005. Snoop Dogg, Ryan Cabrera, Flogging Molly, New Found Glory, and Elvis Costello top the list for must-sees in the upcoming months.

Log onto hob.com/orlando for complete concert listings.