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| ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS | NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Organization
Venu Holding Corporation (“Venu” or “the Company” f/k/a Notes Live, Inc.) is a Colorado corporation formed on March 13, 2017. The Company is a hospitality and entertainment business to which it earns revenues from operating restaurants, hosting events, renting event space and operating outdoor amphitheaters. The Company and its subsidiaries operate within the United States of America.
The Company’s registered office is at 1755 Telstar Drive, Suite 501, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920.
The Company’s subsidiaries and its interests in each are presented below:
VENU HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
Bourbon Brothers Holdings Company, LLC (“BBH”) is a holding Company designed to own and manage each of the Bourbon Brothers-related operating entities.
Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern CS, LLC (“BBST”) is the sole owner and operator of its restaurant operations. The restaurant building is leased from Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC (“HIA”), a majority owned subsidiary, whom the Company has a lease with and then purchased a majority of HIA in the year ended December 31, 2022 (refer to Note 7 – Related Party Transactions footnote for further details of this acquisition).
Bourbon Brothers Presents, LLC d/b/a Phil Long Music Hall (“BBP”) specializes in producing music concerts as well as other types of live entertainment, including comedy acts and speaking engagements. Additionally, BBP utilizes the event venue (“event venue”) to host corporate events and weddings, among other utilizations of the facility. BBP is the sole owner and operator of the Phil Long Music Hall event venue facility. The Phil Long Music Hall event venue building is leased from HIA, a related party (refer to Note 5 – Leases footnote for further details). The Company owns 89% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Bourbon Brothers Smokehouse and Tavern GA, LLC (“BBSTGA”) is the sole owner and operator of its restaurant operations.
Bourbon Brothers Presents GA, LLC (“BBPGA”) is the Company’s concert and event venue in Gainesville, Georgia, specializing in producing music concerts as well as other types of live entertainment, including comedy acts and speaking engagements. Additionally, this concert and event venue facility is utilized to host corporate events and weddings. BBPGA is the sole owner and operator of the facility operations.
Bourbon Brothers Licensing, LLC (“BBL”) BBL is designed to exclusively serve as the entity which licenses the Bourbon Brothers brand.
Notes Holding Company, LLC (“NH”) is a pass-through entity established to hold the Company’s equity interests in various subsidiaries.
13141 Notes, LLC (“Notes”) is the restaurant operating entity, managing the Notes Eatery (formally known as Buttermilk Eatery, LLC which changed its name on August 8, 2022), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which opened in June 2020 and closed on July 18, 2025.
13141 BP, LLC (“13141 BP”) was acquired by the Company on June 26, 2024. The Company purchased 100% of the membership units from 13141 BP’s members. 13141 BP owned the land and buildings from which Notes used under an existing lease arrangement. The Company owned 100% of this subsidiary and 100% of its voting control until 13141 BP’s sale of the land and building to a 3rd party on July 18, 2025, at which time the Company determined the disposed component does not meet discontinued-operations criteria, its financial impacts are reported within the normal results of continuing operations (and not segregated below income from continuing ops).
Sunset Amphitheater, LLC (“Sunset”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in Colorado Springs. This venue opened in August 2024 d/b/a Ford Amphitheater. The Company owns 14% of this variable interest entity and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Hospitality Income & Asset, LLC (“HIA”) was acquired by the Company on April 1, 2022 and owns the land and buildings for which both BBST and BBP currently use from existing lease arrangements. The Company owns 99% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
GA HIA, LLC (“GAHIA”) owns the land and buildings for which both BBSTGA and BBPGA currently use from existing lease arrangements. GAHIA is the Colorado-based entity that holds the Company’s Georgia based operations. The Company owns 15% of this variable interest entity and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
VENU HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
Notes Live Real Estate, LLC (“NotesRE”) holds title to certain Company real estate assets.
Roth’s Sea & Steak LLC (f/k/a (Roth’s Seafood and Chophouse, LLC) (“Roth Sea”) is a restaurant adjacent to Ford Amphitheater which opened to the public on November 8, 2025.
Sunset Operations, LLC (“Sunset Ops”) is the operating entity that manages the operations of Ford Amphitheater which opened August 9, 2024.
Sunset Hospitality Collection, LLC (“SHC”) is the entity that owns the venue that includes Roth’s Sea and NHC which opened to the public in early November 2025. The Company owns 54% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Notes Hospitality Collection, LLC (“NHC”) is the operating entity that manages the venue rentals and 1,200 additional seating which can be utilized to view the concerts and shows at Ford Amphitheater and opened to the public in early November 2025.
Sunset at Broken Arrow, LLC (“Sunset BA”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in Broken Arrow, OK and officially broke ground in October 2025. The Company owns 54% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Sunset at Mustang Creek, LLC (“Sunset MC”) was planned to be a hospitality-focused music venue located in Mustang Creek, OK. The Company does not plan to move forward with operations in this municipality.
Sunset at McKinney, LLC (“Sunset MC”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in McKinney, TX and officially broke ground in June 2025. The Company owns 68% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Sunset at El Paso, LLC (“Sunset EP”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in El Paso, TX and officially broke ground in November 2025. The Company owns 98% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Sunset Operations at El Paso, LLC (“EPOps”) is the operating entity that manages the Sunset Amphitheater in El Paso, TX operations and is slated to open when construction is completed which is anticipated in Fall 2027.
Polaris Pointe Parking, LLC (“PPP”) owned the land for parking at Sunset Ops. On October 27, 2025, this property was conveyed to a related-party as part of a purchase and sale agreement (refer to Note 10– Equity footnote for further details).
Venu VIP Rides, LLC (“Rides”) is an entity that provides transportation services to Venu’s employees and shareholders. The Company owns 50% of the subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
VENU HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (Continued)
Notes CS I, DST (“DST”) is an entity that owns the land that Sunset Amphitheater, LLC has its improvements on for the Ford Amphitheater. On August 22, 2024 Notes RE conveyed the 9.41 acres of real property upon which the Ford Amphitheater is located to Notes CS I Holdings, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venu (“Holdings LLC”), and Holdings LLC conveyed that property to Notes CS I, DST, a Delaware Statutory Trust (the “Trust”) in exchange for a 100% of the beneficial interests in the Trust. The signatory trustee for the Trust is Notes CS I ST, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Venu. Beneficial owners have no voting rights with respect to the affairs of the Trust and do not have legal title to any portion of the property held by the Trust. Instead, the signatory trustee has the sole power and authority to manage the activities and affairs of the Trust, including the power and authority to sell the property and the Trust holds legal title to the property. Under the documents governing the Trust, beneficial interest holders are entitled to distributions on a pro rata basis of the base rent payments made to the Trust from the ground tenant. Holdings, LLC has sold beneficial interests to third parties but in no event is it expected that Holdings LLC would cease to hold a beneficial interest in the Trust.
Venu LuxeSuite Holdings, LLC (“Luxe”) is an entity that provides real estate investment opportunities for NNN investors into the Company’s Luxe FireSuites under a triple net lease structure. The Company owns 100% of this subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Venu 280, LLC d/b/a Artist 280 (“Artist 280”) is an entity created, in part, to provide private air and travel services to artists who perform at certain Company venues. The Company owns 100% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Venue Presents, LLC (“Venu Presents”) is the operator that manages the Sunset Amphitheater in McKinney, TX operations and premises.
Sunset at Houston in Webster, LLC (“Sunset Houston”) is a hospitality-focused music venue located in Houston, TX and is slated to open when construction is completed which is anticipated in 2027. The Company owns 98% of this majority-owned subsidiary and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
Hall at Centennial, LLC (“Hall at Centennial”) owns the land and buildings for which both BBSTCentennial and BBPCentennial will use from existing lease arrangements. Hall at Centennial is the Colorado-based entity that holds the Company’s Centennial, CO-based operations. The Company owns 93% of this variable interest entity and 100% of its voting control and consolidates it into its financials.
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