12/30/2023 0 Comments Kingdom tales 30th anniversary![]() ![]() He was only in that first position for a few months before he started working full-time in maintenance. The Riverside County native was able to quit at least one of his many side jobs as a cab driver to take up part-time usher work. It was an amazing thing to be a part of on the interior of the building, but on the exterior there were fans everywhere and it was a big moment I’ll never forget.”ĪLSO SEE: No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani will headline Honda Center’s 30th anniversary showįacilities manager Joe Barrett is another 30-year full-time staff member who worked his way up from where he started as an usher. “The building was electric, the fans were energized and we had an outstanding team on the ice at that time. Beckton started working in event setup at the venue in 1993. “I’m sure probably everybody who was here will say that was their favorite moment, but it was electric,” he said. Like Mackin and San Roman, for Dion Beckton, vice president of operations at Honda Center and OCVibe, his favorite moment in the 30-year history of the venue is when the Ducks won the Stanley Cup in 2007. “We’ve seen people get married, buy their first homes, have kids and then send those kids off to college.” “We’ve seen so many life events together,” he said. He said there are dozens of staff members that have been on board since the start. Quinn Mackin, vice president and assistant general manager of Honda Center and OCVibe, was first brought on as the venue event manager. She’s not the only employee at the venue that has been there since the beginning. I don’t think I would have ever bought a ticket for something like that before, but now I would. “He comes in on these beautiful horses and I just loved it. I love him, he’s amazing,” she said of the American-born Mexican singer-songwriter, who has performed at the venue numerous times and will be back this year for two shows in September. She also considers herself lucky because she’s been able to see artists that she normally would have never heard of, including some up-and-coming K-pop groups and several Latin acts. “We could hear him warming up while we were in the locker rooms and then we heard him say to his band with his English accent, ‘OK, let’s open the doors and let ’em in.’ It was amazing.” “I couldn’t believe I was even in the same building as Paul McCartney,” she said of the famous former Beatle stopping by. OC Fair 2023: What’s coming to Pacific Amphitheatre and how to get tickets ![]()
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