But the world's biggest hedge-fund venue and fifth-biggest bank centre is now threatened, as the government of the Cayman Islands heads for bankruptcy — unable to pay its own staff and facing the prospect of introducing taxes as income from the world's shrunken financial system collapses.
At these 42 lesser-funded venues and touring companies, the numbers of shows have not gone up, but nor have they dropped significantly.
At one point, Spurs had proposed knocking the stadium down, building a new ground designed for football in its place and funding a venue at Crystal Palace to comply with requirements for an athletics legacy from the London Games.
That is one of the key arguments for continuing to fund such venues - if funding was cut, the knock-on impact would cease and, metaphorically-speaking, the city would shoot itself in the foot.
Naturally, more scrutiny about spending money on stadiums has led to team owners looking for ways around referendum requirements and public input -- even though proposals to fund new venues still win a lot of the time.
By night, at Whitehaven, Mrs. Clinton has created what party officials describe as one of the most effective, and sought-after, fund-raising venues of the season.
Newcastle's plan to cut all funding for venues including the Theatre Royal attracted widespread attention with deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg calling it "shameless political opportunism and cynicism".
While Brazilian officials have had to deal with political turmoil, the Zika scare, insufficient funds, polluted venues, and safety concerns, Japan still boasts one of the world's biggest economies and a track record of smoothly pulling off major international events, from the 1964 Olympics to last May's G7 summit.
Visionary director Andy Arnold realised that a lack of public funding for the venue's experimental events meant that alternative sources of revenue were required, hence the club nights.
Sexton said there were no easy solutions, but suggested the creation of a fund to help venues comply with building codes or a non-profit group that can work with fire marshals and arts organizations.
The event marked the official opening of the Liverpool venue, funded by the Premier League and the FA Facilities Fund to the tune of £650,000, delivered by the Football Foundation, with a further £100,000 provided by the Merseyside Youth Association charity that has managed the site since 1927.
