James L. Knight Center
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The James L. Knight Center is a 4,686-seat concert hall and theatre in Miami, Florida. It is named in memory of James Landon Knight, the newspaper publisher whose businesses included The Miami Herald. It is part of the Miami Convention Center.
The arena has 16,000 square feet of staging area, plus 3,894 permanent seats on two tiers. It was completed in 1982 and is attached to the 600-room Hyatt Miami.
Knight Center served as home to the Miami Hurricanes men's basketball program from its reinstatement in 1985 until the opening of the Miami Arena in 1988.
Artists who have performed at the James L. Knight center:
- Luciano Pavarotti (First artist to perform at the complex)
- Metallica
- David Bowie
- Thalía
- Ricky MartinPaulina Rubio
- Laura Pausini
- Alicia Keys
- Paulina Rubio
- Diego Torres
The building was also the home of second Clash of the Champions event held by NWA.Also the building is home to the Miami- Dade College graduations.
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| Preceded by Dinner Key Auditorium |
Home of the Miami Hurricanes basketball team 1985 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Miami Arena |
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