Boise State Sports & Entertainment Group

The first-of-its-kind, in-house department in college sports brings together ExtraMile Arena and Boise State Athletics under one entity: Boise State Sports & Entertainment Group. A full-service department that books and supports Boise State Athletics and non-Boise State Athletics sports an entertainment events at Albertsons Stadium and ExtraMile Arena, allows our venues to host unique events year-round.

Boise State Sports & Entertainment group encompasses events, event services, information and technology (IT), operations and capital projects, venue and production services, ticketing for special events, in-house event marketing, event merchandise operations, facilities and sports turf operations.

Albertsons Stadium, home of Boise State Football and The Blue, has become a top attraction for major musical acts in the last few years, including Garth Brooks in 2019, Luke Combs in 2023, and Post Malone and Jelly Roll in 2025. Each of the concerts were sold out with record crowds and provided the largest single-stage outdoor venue for concerts in the state of Idaho. This summer, Hot Wheels Monster Trucks will host its first major stadium event in the United States on June 6 while Banana Ball, which has sold out stadiums across the country, will make its first ever trip to the state of Idaho on July 31-August 1. It has also hosted a college football bowl game since 1997, which has been known as the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl since 2011 and airs annually on ESPN.

ExtraMile Arena, which opened in 1982, has hosted concerts and events for the Treasure Valley since its opening. It is also the home of Boise State men’s and women’s basketball, gymnastics and select volleyball matches this upcoming season. As part of the new strategic alignment, it will continue to be the home of concerts and events for the community and expand on being a premium experience for special events. Last year, EMA hosted a stop on the Nate Bargatze Big Dumb Eyes Tour, setting a venue record for the most tickets sold to a single performance and making it the highest-grossing comedy event in venue history. The venue hosts on average more than 100 events annually and a total attendance of more than 400,000 in 2025-26.

The Sports & Entertainment team also hosts thousands of campus and community events annually across all venues under Athletic Department management. The Stueckle Sky Center at Albertsons Stadium is one of the premier wedding, event and gala venues in the west. The four-level facility includes six individual banquet and meeting spaces. Each space features unique amenities and style, affording guests with an unforgettable event experience. All event spaces have sweeping views of the Boise bench, foothills and downtown skyline providing a stunning backdrop for a variety of campus and community events. The newly constructed North End Zone has three event spaces that will be available to host weddings, high school formals, banquets, galas, and other campus and community events.