On Wednesday, October 22, local booking and promotion agency Monqui Presents, along with international bookers and promoters Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for their new Lloyd Center venue slated to open in 2027. As previously reported by the Mercury, the new venue is being built at the corner of Northeast 9th and Multnomah in the Lloyd District, in the former footprint of Lloyd Center anchor store Nordstrom.