MGM Grand Garden Arena
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 |
Public transit | Las Vegas Monorail at MGM Grand |
Owner | MGM Resorts International |
Capacity | 17,157 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | October 7, 1991 (1991-10-07) |
Opened | December 18, 1993 (1993-12-18) |
Renovated | 1997, 2000 |
Construction cost | $28.4 million |
Architect | Veldon Simpson-Architect, Inc. |
General contractor | Taylor International Corporation |
Tenants | |
Las Vegas Dustdevils (CISL) (1994) Las Vegas Sting (AFL) (1994) Frozen Fury (NHL) (1997–2015) | |
Website | |
www.mgmgrand.com/entertainment/grand-garden-arena.aspx |
The MGM Grand Garden Arena (originally known as the MGM Grand Garden Special Events Center) is a 17,157-seat multi-purpose arena located within the MGM Grand Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip.
Contents
1 Sporting events
1.1 Combat sports
1.2 Professional sports
1.3 College sports
2 Entertainment events
2.1 Awards shows
2.2 Other events
3 Gallery
4 References
5 External links
Sporting events
From its opening on December 18, 1993 until the opening of the MGM co-owned T-Mobile Arena in 2016, MGM Grand Garden Arena along with the Thomas & Mack Center were the main sports arenas in the Las Vegas area.
Combat sports
The arena is well known for numerous professional boxing superfights, such as 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 April 2016, the arena has held 40 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.[citation needed]
On May 2, 2015, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defended his world title in a highly anticipated match against fellow superstar Manny Pacquiao. The fight continued to the 12th round and Mayweather retained his title. Within the crowd, celebrities such as hip-hop artist Jay-Z, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey and former NBA basketball player Michael Jordan were present.
Professional sports
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.[citation needed] Two more games occurred at the new T-Mobile Arena before the launch of the NHL's brand new team, Vegas Golden Knights, who went on to play in the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs within their first year.
On October 24, 2014, MGM GGA held an NBA preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings.
College sports
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 Resorts 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.
Entertainment events
Awards shows
The MGM Grand Garden Arena hosted the Latin Grammy Awards in 2014, 2015, 2017 and most recently in 2018.
The venue has also hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards on multiple occasions, including 2018's event which was the first following the 2017 Las Vegas shooting, which occurred roughly 1 mile away.[3]
Other events
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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[4] | N/A | 13,030 / 13,030 (100%) | $587,330 | |
1997 | |||||||
May 10 | United States | Tina Turner | Wildest Dreams Tour | Cyndi Lauper | 13,267 / 13,267 (100%) | $448,485 | |
December 14 | United States | Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour[5] | N/A | |||
1998 | |||||||
February 14 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Big Picture Tour[6] | N/A | 14,126 / 14,126 | $1,425,200 | |
1999 | |||||||
September 25 | United Kingdom | Elton John | Medusa Tour[7] | N/A | 8,500 / 8,500 | $1,760,020 | |
2000 | |||||||
April 29 | United States | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven Tour | Lionel Richie Janice Robinson | N/A | ||
August 4 | United States | Britney Spears | Oops!... I Did It Again Tour | Mikaila Josh Keaton Aaron Carter A–Teens | N/A | ||
November 18 | United States | Tina Turner | Twenty Four Seven Tour | Joe Cocker | N/A | ||
November 19 | |||||||
2001 | |||||||
August 18 | United States | Aerosmith | Just Push Play Tour[8][9] | N/A | |||
September 1 | United States | Madonna | Drowned World Tour | N/A | 29,587 / 29,587 | $6,503,950 | |
September 2 | |||||||
November 17 | United States | Britney Spears | Dream Within a Dream Tour[10] | O-Town Mpress | 24,638 / 24,638 | $1,561,214 | |
November 18 | |||||||
2002 | |||||||
April 23 | United States | Green Day Blink-182 | Pop Disaster Tour[11] | N/A | |||
November 9 | United States | Aerosmith | Girls of Summer Tour[12][13] | ||||
2003 | |||||||
October 24 | United States | Aerosmith Kiss | AeroKiss Tour[14] | N/A | 13,000 | N/A | |
October 25 | 10,000 | ||||||
2004 | |||||||
March 6 | United States | Britney Spears | The Onyx Hotel Tour[15] | Kelis Skye Sweetnam | 13,297 / 13,297 | $1,075,105 | |
May 29 | United States | Madonna | Re-Invention Tour | N/A | 28,341 / 28,341 | $7,005,548 | |
May 30 | |||||||
2005 | |||||||
November 4 | Ireland | U2[16][better source needed] | Vertigo Tour[17] | Damian Marley | 31,863 / 31,863 | $3,864,843 | |
November 5 | |||||||
2006 | |||||||
February 18 | United States | Aerosmith | Rockin' the Joint Tour[18][19] | Lenny Kravitz | 13,199 / 13,199 | $1,726,263 | |
May 27 | United States | Madonna | Confessions Tour | N/A | 27,528 / 27,528 | $7,257,750 | |
May 28 | |||||||
August 12 | Colombia | Shakira | Oral Fixation Tour | Wyclef Jean | |||
December 26 | Hong Kong | Kelly Chen | Kelly Chen Lost In Paradise World Tour | ||||
January 18 | United States | Miley Cyrus | Best of Both Worlds Tour[20][21] | Aly & A.J. | N/A | ||
January 19 | |||||||
January 20 | |||||||
May 9 | United States | Alicia Keys | As I Am Tour | Jordin Sparks Ne-Yo | N/A | ||
2008 | |||||||
November 8 | United States | Madonna | Sticky & Sweet Tour | Paul Oakenfold | 29,157 / 29,157 | $8,397,640 | |
November 9 | |||||||
2009 | |||||||
April 25 | United States | Britney Spears | The Circus Starring Britney Spears[22][23] | The Pussycat Dolls | 15,728 / 15,728 | $2,482,352 | |
July 25 | United States | Aerosmith ZZ Top | Aerosmith/ZZ Top Tour[24][25][26] | N/A | |||
2010 | |||||||
April 24 | United States | Eagles | Long Road Out of Eden Tour[27] | N/A | 12,970 / 12,970 | $1,631,745 | |
June 18 | United Kingdom | Sting | Symphonicity Tour[28][29] | N/A | |||
July 31 | United States | Aerosmith | Cocked, Locked, Ready to Rock Tour[30] | 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[31][32] | 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 | |||||||
October 13 | United States | Madonna | MDNA Tour | Martin Solveig | 24,991 / 24,991 | $7,188,879 | |
October 14 | |||||||
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 | |||||||
June 29 | United States | Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | Luke James | 12,913/12,913 | $1,856,203 | |
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[33][34] | 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[35][36][37] | 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[38][39] | Lunice | 12,787 / 12,787 | $3,524,113 | |
2016 | |||||||
February 5 | Australia | AC/DC | Rock or Bust World Tour | Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown | 13,817 / 13,817 | $1,416,474 | |
March 25 | Canada | Justin Bieber | Purpose World Tour[40] | Post Malone Moxie Raia | 13,483 / 13,483 | $1,411,304 | |
August 13 | United States | Demi Lovato & Nick Jonas | Future Now Tour | Mike Posner | 6,823 / 7,112 | $404,492 | |
September 17 | United Kingdom | Black Sabbath | The End Tour[41] | Rival Sons | 11,835 / 11,835 | $1,025,145 | |
2017 | |||||||
February 4 | United States | Ariana Grande | Dangerous Woman Tour | Little Mix Victoria Monét | 9,437 / 10,787 | $845,275 | |
March 27 | N/A | Game of Thrones | Live Concert Experience[42][43][44][45] | N/A | 4,783 / 7,321 | $328,286 | |
April 1 | United States | Jimmy Buffett | I Don't Know Tour | N/A | |||
April 7 | United States | Green Day | Revolution Radio Tour[46] | Against Me! | 11,659 / 11,907 | $686,810 | |
May 12 | United States | Train | Play That Song Tour | Natasha Bedingfield O.A.R. | N/A | ||
May 27 | United States | Dead & Company | Dead & Company Summer Tour 2017 | N/A | 10,258 / 11,685 | $1,052,921 | |
July 8 | United States | J. Cole | 4 Your Eyez Only World Tour | N/A | |||
2018 | |||||||
February 3 | United States | The Killers | Wonderful Wonderful World Tour | Amanda Brown Albert Hammond Jr. | N/A | ||
March 3 | United States | Demi Lovato | Tell Me You Love Me World Tour | DJ Khaled Kehlani | 11,133 / 11,675 | $720,336 | |
August 25 | United States | Rob Zombie & Marilyn Manson | Twins of Evil: The Second Coming Tour | Deadly Apples | |||
September 1 | Colombia | Shakira | El Dorado World Tour | Salva | |||
2019 | |||||||
July 13 | Australia | Hugh Jackman | The Man. The Music. The Show. tour | N/A |
Gallery
MGM Grand Garden Arena Interior
MGM Grand Garden Arena Interior
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External links
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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 / 36.1048083; -115.1686139