MGM Grand Garden Arena
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Concert bowl and seating c.2008 | |
| Former names |
MGM Grand Sports Center (planning/construction) MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center (1993–95) |
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| Address |
3799 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109-4319 |
| Location | MGM Grand Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, Paradise |
| Owner | MGM Resorts International |
| Capacity | 17,157 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | October 7, 1991 |
| Opened | December 18, 1993 |
| Renovated | 1997, 2000 |
| Construction cost | $28.4 million |
| Architect | Veldon Simpson-Architect, Inc. |
| General contractor | Taylor International Corporation |
| Tenants | |
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Las Vegas Dustdevils (CISL) (1994) Las Vegas Sting (AFL) (1994) | |
The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.
Sporting events
The arena is well known for numerous professional boxing superfights, such as Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield, Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson II, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather vs. Saúl Álvarez and Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao.
From 1996 to 2000, it hosted wrestling's WCW Halloween Havoc PPV event. The UWF television event Blackjack Brawl was held at the venue in 1994.
As of May 2015, the arena has held 35 Ultimate Fighting Championship events (starting with UFC 34 and most recently UFC 197).
On September 7, 1996, Bruce Seldon vs. Mike Tyson was held here; later that night, rapper Tupac Shakur (who attended the fight) was shot in a drive-by attack. He eventually succumbed to his injuries six days later.
On May 2, 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr defended his world title in a highly anticipated match against fellow superstar Manny Pacquiao. The fight went the distance and Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr retained his title. The faces of the sold out crowd were fashion and entertainment icons such as hip-hop artist Jay-Z, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey and former NBA basketball player Michael Jordan. In 1994, the Las Vegas Dustdevils an indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League played one season at the arena. It also previously served through 2015 as the pre-season home for select Los Angeles Kings games against the Colorado Avalanche, Phoenix Coyotes and San Jose Sharks, known as Frozen Fury.
During the 1990s, the arena served as the site for the WAC women's volleyball tournament. The Professional Bull Riders (PBR) held its annual World Finals event at the MGM Arena from 1994 to 1998 before moving to the Thomas & Mack Center in 1999 and then to T-Mobile Arena in 2016.
On March 13, 2012, it was announced that the Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament would take place at the arena from at least 2013 through 2016[1][2] and then to T-Mobile Arena in 2017 until 2020.
Beginning in 2014, the MGM Grand Garden Arena will host The MGM Grand Main Event, an 8-team college basketball tournament held during Monday and Wednesday of Thanksgiving week of NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The MGM Grand Main Event features two four-team brackets, with each team playing two games in Las Vegas. Opening round games are played on campus.
The arena has hosted many editions of WCW Monday Nitro.
On October 4, 2014, MGM GGA held an NHL preseason game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Los Angeles Kings. On October 24, 2014, MGM GGA held an NBA preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings.
Entertainment events
| Entertainment events at MGM Grand Garden Arena | ||||||
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| Date | Nationalities | Artists | Events | Supporting Acts | Attendance | Box Office |
| 1996 | ||||||
| November 2 | United States | Kiss | Alive/Worldwide Tour[3] | N/A | 13,030 / 13,030 (100%) | $587,330 |
| 1997 | ||||||
| December 14 | United States | Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour[4] | N/A | ||
| 1998 | ||||||
| February 14 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Big Picture Tour[5] | N/A | 14,126 / 14,126 | $1,425,200 |
| 1999 | ||||||
| September 25 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Medusa Tour[6] | N/A | 8,500 / 8,500 | $1,760,020 |
| 2000 | ||||||
| August 4 | United States | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour | Mikaila Josh Keaton Aaron Carter A–Teens |
N/A | |
| 2001 | ||||||
| August 18 | United States | Aerosmith | Just Push Play Tour[7][8] | N/A | ||
| November 17 | United States | Britney Spears | Dream Within a Dream Tour[9] | O-Town Mpress |
24,638 / 24,638 | $1,561,214 |
| November 18 | ||||||
| 2002 | ||||||
| April 23 | United States | Green Day Blink-182 |
Pop Disaster Tour[10] | N/A | ||
| November 9 | United States | Aerosmith | Girls of Summer Tour[11][12] | |||
| 2003 | ||||||
| October 24 | United States | Aerosmith Kiss |
AeroKiss Tour[13] | N/A | 13,000 | N/A |
| October 25 | 10,000 | |||||
| 2004 | ||||||
| March 6 | United States | Britney Spears | Onyx Hotel Tour[14] | Kelis Skye Sweetnam |
13,297 / 13,297 | $1,075,105 |
| 2006 | ||||||
| February 18 | United States | Aerosmith | Rockin' the Joint Tour[15][16] | Lenny Kravitz | 13,199 / 13,199 | $1,726,263 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| January 18 | United States | Miley Cyrus | Best of Both Worlds Tour[17][18] | N/A | ||
| January 19 | ||||||
| January 20 | ||||||
| May 9 | United States | Alicia Keys | As I Am Tour | Jordin Sparks Ne-Yo |
N/A | |
| 2009 | ||||||
| April 25 | United States | Britney Spears | Circus Tour[19][20] | The Pussycat Dolls | 15,728 / 15,728 | $2,482,352 |
| July 25 | United States | Aerosmith ZZ Top |
Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour[21][22][23] | N/A | ||
| 2010 | ||||||
| April 24 | United States | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour[24] | N/A | 12,970 / 12,970 | $1,631,745 |
| June 18 | United Kingdom | Sting | Symphonicity Tour[25][26] | N/A | ||
| July 31 | United States | Aerosmith | Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour[27] | Sammy Hagar | N/A | |
| August 28 | Canada | Michael Bublé | Crazy Love Tour | Naturally 7 | 13,300 / 13,300 | $1,052,585 |
| 2011 | ||||||
| June 25 | United States | Britney Spears | Femme Fatale Tour[28][29] | Jessie and the Toy Boys Nervo DJ Pauly D Destinee & Paris |
N/A | |
| September 23 | United States | Bruno Mars | The Doo-Wops & Hooligans Tour | Mayer Hawthorne Donnis | ||
| November 5 | United States | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour | N/A | ||
| November 19 | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||
| September 30 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Believe Tour | Cody Simpson Carly Rae Jepsen |
13,504 / 13,504 | $1,076,868 |
| December 1 | United States | Aerosmith | Global Warming Tour | N/A | ||
| 2013 | ||||||
| August 3 | United States | Bruno Mars | Moonshine Jungle Tour | Fitz and The Tantrums | 13,850 / 13,850 | $1,559,042 |
| November 23 | Canada | Michael Bublé | To Be Loved Tour | Naturally 7 | 12,474 / 12,474 | $1,148,568 |
| 2014 | ||||||
| February 15 | United States | Eagles | History of the Eagles – Live in Concert | N/A | ||
| March 1 | Miley Cyrus | Bangerz Tour | Icona Pop Sky Ferreira |
N/A | ||
| July 19 | United States | Lady Gaga | Artrave: The Artpop Ball[30][31] | Lady Starlight | 24,948 / 24,948 | $2,379,981 |
| August 1 | ||||||
| August 2 | United States | Aerosmith | Let Rock Rule Tour | N/A | ||
| September 26 | United States | Katy Perry | Prismatic World Tour[32][33][34] | Tegan and Sara Ferras |
12,886 / 12,886 | $1,742,965 |
| 2015 | ||||||
| May 30 | Ireland | The Script | No Sound Without Silence Tour | Colton Avery Mary Lambert |
N/A | |
| August 1 | United States | Aerosmith | Blue Army Tour | N/A | ||
| October 24 | United States | Madonna | Rebel Heart Tour[35][36] | Lunice | 12,787 / 12,787 | $3,524,113 |
| 2016 | ||||||
| March 25 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour[37] | Post Malone Moxie Raia |
13,483 / 13,483 | $1,411,304 |
| September 17 | United Kingdom | Black Sabbath | The End Tour[38] | Rival Sons | N/A | |
| 2017 | ||||||
| March 27 | N/A | Games of Thrones | Live Concert Experience[39][40][41][42] | N/A | ||
| April 7 | United States | Green Day | Revolution Radio Tour[43] | |||
Gallery
MGM Grand Garden Arena Interior
MGM Grand Garden Arena Interior
References
- ↑ Tom Smith (2012-03-13). "Pac-12 brings basketball tournament to MGM Grand starting in 2013 for three seasons - Las Vegas Sun News". Lasvegassun.com. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ "Linkin Park Concert Setlist at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas on February 19, 2011". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2013-01-06.
- ↑ http://www.chmetal.info/tourdates/Kiss_1996.htm
- ↑ http://www.aerosmithtemple.com/nine-lives-tour-dates-1997-1999
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/elton-john/1998/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-5bd1d780.html
- ↑ http://www.eltonography.com/tours/1999.html
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/aerosmith/2001/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-3d77947.html
- ↑ http://www.aerosmithtemple.com/just-push-play-tour-dates-2001-2002
- ↑ http://dailym.ai/1d6E9iO
- ↑ http://www.greendayauthority.com/tour/2002/
- ↑ http://www.aerosmithtemple.com/girls-of-summer-tour-dates-2002
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/1455143/aerosmith-kid-rock-run-dmc-tour-schedule-walks-your-way/
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/1471382/aerosmith-kiss-tour-dates-announced/
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/1484295/kelis-checks-into-britneys-onyx-hotel-tour/
- ↑ http://www.popcrunch.com/aerosmith-summer-tour-dates-2010/
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/aerosmith/2006/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-13d779f9.html
- ↑ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20071212005900/en/Hannah-Montana-Miley-Cyrus-Worlds-Tour-Confirms
- ↑ http://m.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jul/24/miley-cyrus/
- ↑ http://www.gigwise.com/news/46933/Britney-Spears-Hires-Steamy-Choreographer-For-2009-World-Tour
- ↑ http://m.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/character-study-britney-spears-starts-her-vegas-run-planet-hollywood
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/aerosmith/2009/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-5bd64708.html
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/zz-top/2009/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-7bd64690.html
- ↑ http://m.lasvegassun.com/blogs/kats-report/2009/jul/26/aerosmith-slaps-together-set-list-rocks-out-90-min/
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/eagles/2010/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-13d4ed65.html
- ↑ http://www.sting.com/tour/index/tour/id/22
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sting/2010/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-7bde1aec.html
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/aerosmith/2010/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-33d444d9.html
- ↑ http://m.lasvegassun.com/photos/galleries/2011/jun/26/britney-spears-mgm-grand-garden-arena-femme-fatale/
- ↑ http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/britney-spears/2011/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-2bd37c02.html
- ↑ Burns, Sarah (2014-07-21). "Lady Gaga proves that she's the ultimate showgirl at MGM Grand". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ Katsilometes, John (2014-08-03). "Lady Gaga tears it up during her return to MGM Grand". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ "PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR – NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCED!". katyperry.com. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Lopez, Korina (2014-01-15). "Katy Perry announces 2014 Prism tour dates". USA Today. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Bell, Josh (2014-09-30). "CONCERT REVIEW: KATY PERRY DROWNS HER MUSIC IN KITSCH". Las Vegas Weekly. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Leach, Robin (2015-10-22). "Preview: Madonna's 'Rebel Heart' stop at MGM Grand with Mike Tyson, hits galore". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Chareunsy, Don (2015-10-27). "Review + photos: For rebel heart Madonna, it's still good to be Queen of Pop". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Chareunsy, Don (2016-03-30). "Justin Bieber pulls out all the stops in 'Purpose' stop at MGM Grand". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
- ↑ Bracelin, Jason (2016-09-15). "Metal pioneers Black Sabbath set to bid farewell to Las Vegas". Journal Review. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ Newman, Melinda (2016-08-08). "Concert Experience Coming to 28 Cities". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ Yee, Lawrence (2016-08-08). "'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Tour Coming in 2017". Variety. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ Perry, Spencer (2016-08-08). "Games of Thrones Live Concert Experience to Debut in 2017". Super Hero Hype. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ Chan, Clara (2016-08-08). "'Game of Thrones' Live Concert Tour to Kick Off in 2017". The Wrap. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ↑ "GREEN DAY ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST FULL VEGAS CONCERT SINCE 2009". Las Vegas Weekly. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
External links
| Preceded by Mandalay Bay Events Center Mohegan Sun Arena |
Ultimate Fighting Championship venue UFC 34 UFC 36 |
Succeeded by Mohegan Sun Arena CenturyTel Center |
Coordinates: 36°6′17.31″N 115°10′7.01″W / 36.1048083°N 115.1686139°W