| MGM Grand Garden Arena | |
|---|---|
| Location | 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
| Opened | December 18, 1993 |
| Owner | MGM Mirage |
| Capacity | 16,800 |
| Tenants | |
| none | |
MGM Grand Garden Arena is located in the MGM Grand in Paradise, Nevada, USA, and is patterned after New York's Madison Square Garden. The arena has a seating capacity of 16,800 people and is located at 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
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The MGM Grand Garden Arena has held events such as the Billboard Music Awards, the Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children Benefit, the VH1 Divas Las Vegas shows, and other sporting and special events such as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) PPV events. From 1996-2000, it hosted wrestling's WCW Halloween Havoc PPV event. The UWF television event Backjack Brawl was held at the venue in 1994. For the last three years it has held the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMA) in May. On December 6, 2010 it hosted the first ever American Country Awards.
In 1994, the Las Vegas Dustdevils an indoor soccer team in the Continental Indoor Soccer League played one season in the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The arena also serves as the pre-season home for select Los Angeles Kings home against the Colorado Avalanche known as the Frozen Fury.
During the 1990s, the MGM Grand Garden arena served as the site for the WAC women's volleyball tournament.[1]
As of December 2011 the MGM Grand Garden Arena has held twenty UFC events (34, 36, 40, 49, 54, 56, 66, 71, 84, 91, 92, 94, 98, 108, 114, 116, 125, 130, 132 and 141 ) and numerous professional boxing superfights including that of Mike Tyson, Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band have played at the Arena at least one time a year for the past 9 years. Several of his shows here were the final concerts for his yearly tours. His 2003 concert at the Arena was recorded for a live concert CD. Elton John and Billy Joel played at the Arena for their "Face to Face Tour" on March 25, 1995 on Elton's birthday. In the concert, Ray Cooper performed a 40 minute drum solo which made it the memorable part of the concert.
Barbra Streisand christened the arena by performing two concerts on December 31, 1993 and January 1, 1994. At the time, the concerts were her first for paying customers in close to twenty-seven years.
The Bee Gees performed the first concert of their "One Night Only Tour" in 1997. The show was released on VHS the following year and was eventually released as a live album.
Cher performed twice in 1999, for her highly-successful "Do You Believe? Tour" and later released a VHS, titled 'Live in Concert'.
Diana Ross was scheduled to conclude her Return to Love Tour on August 5, 2000, but the show was cancelled.
Pearl Jam performed on October 22, 2000, on a night that marked the tenth anniversary of their first show.
On November 18, 2001, Britney Spears broadcast her concert live on HBO. The concert was part of her Dream Within a Dream Tour. In order for the broadcast to work with the time differences, Spears performed at five o'clock at night. This performance was later released on, called Live from Las Vegas. Sarah Brightman filmed The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas, a video recording of her tour inspired by her album Harem. It was recorded live at the arena on March 13, 2004.
The Dave Matthews Band played two nights at the Grand Garden Arena on March 23–24, 2007. Both shows were released on June 5, 2007, as part of the DMB Live Trax series, as Live Trax 9.
British pop group The Spice Girls announced on June 28, 2007 that they would be going on an 11-city world tour, including a stop at the MGM Grand Garden. The Las Vegas arena is one of 21 North American stops on their much-anticipated reunion tour, however their performance at the MGM has now been moved to accommodate the Ricky Hatton - Floyd Mayweather fight.
The Jonas Brothers extended their Burning Up Tour, with Demi Lovato and upcoming boy band Honor Society, to perform two shows in one night on November 28, 2008....
2. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/linkin-park/2011/mgm-grand-garden-arena-las-vegas-nv-53d227fd.html