MGM Grand Garden Arena
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| Location | 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 |
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| Owner | MGM Mirage |
| Capacity | 17,157 |
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MGM Grand Garden Arena is located in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, and is patterned after New York's Madison Square Garden.[citation needed] The arena has a seating capacity of 17,157 people and is located at 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South.
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[edit] Notable events hosted
The MGM Grand Garden Arena has held events such as the FOX Billboard Music Awards, the Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children Benefit, the VH1 Divas Las Vegas shows, and other sporting and special events such boxing and 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.
[edit] Athletic Events
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 games against the Colorado Avalanche known as the Frozen Fury.
On January 31, 2009 it hosted UFC 94 which was headlined by the legendary rematch between Georges St-Pierre and B.J. Penn for the Welterweight Championship. Most recently on May 23, 2009 it played host to UFC 98.
[edit] Concerts
Cher performed twice in 1999 for her highly-successful "Do You Believe? Tour" and later released a VHS titled Live in Concert. She returned eight times in 2002 to 2005 as part of her Farewell Tour.
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. She would return to the Grand Garden Arena two more times: ringing in the Millennium on December 31, 1999 and January 1, 2000 and a November 18 stop on her 2006 concert tour.
Sarah Brightman filmed there The Harem World Tour: Live From Las Vegas, a video recording Sarah Brightman's tour inspired by her album Harem. It was recorded live at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas on March 13, 2004.
Madonna has played two dates from all her past tours since 2001. Starting with her Drowned World Tour in 2001 up until her most recent tour Sticky and Sweet Tour in 2008.
Anne Murray performed five sold out concerts with more than 20,000 plus through November 21–27, 2002 within half-hour more than 250,000 tickets were sold.
Janet Jackson played one night at the Arena on August 29, 1998, as part of her sold-out tour The Velvet Rope Tour. The show sold out in 13 minutes, setting a personal record, previously held by her 1990 concert at the Los Angeles' Great Western Forum, from her Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, which sold out in 18 minutes. Jackson returned in 2001 for two consecutive concerts on October 5 and October 6 as part of her All for You Tour. Her first concert date at the arena though was on April 16, 1994 while on her janet. Tour. She was the first "Popstar" to perform at the arena.
Green Day and Blink-182 performed at the arena on April 23, 2002 as part of their co-headlining Pop Disaster Tour.
Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake performed simultaneously as part of their co-headlining tour Justified and Stripped Tour in June 2003. Justin would later return in 2007 as a solo act.
Beyonce Brought her The Beyonce Experience Tour Here on August 25, 2007.
Mariah Carey performed at the arena in September 30, 2006 during The Adventures of Mimi Tour.
On November 18, 2001, Britney Spears broadcasted her concert live on HBO and attracted huge ratings. 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 DVD. Spears performed at the Garden once during her Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour, twice during her Dream Within a Dream Tour, once during her Onyx Hotel Tour, and ionce during her The Circus Starring: Britney Spears Tour.
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.
Famous Iranian popstar, Googoosh performed in the arena for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day of 2000 as part of her Googoosh Comeback Tour.
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 newly reconstituted Van Halen with legendary frontman David Lee Roth were booked for two shows at the Garden Arena on December 28 and 30, 2007.
Miley Cyrus extended her successful Best of Both Worlds Tour and performed for three nights at the arena, with guest stars Aly & AJ who took over the Jonas Brothers.
The Jonas Brothers extended their Burning Up Tour, with Demi Lovato and upcoming boy band Honor Society, only to perform two shows in one night on November 28, 2008. Starting at 4:00 pm and one at 8:00 pm, both 35 minutes late.
On October 3, 2009, AC/DC will perform a show of their Black Ice World Tour here.
[edit] Boxing matches hosted
The arena is noted by the prized championship boxing fights hosted there. Some of the prominent fights that the Garden Arena has hosted includes:
- Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman
- Evander Holyfield vs. Mike Tyson
- Naseem Hamed vs. Marco Antonio Barrera
- Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
- Marco Antonio Barrera vs. Erik Morales II & III
- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins
- Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales
- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. vs. Ricky Hatton
- Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor
- Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito
- Ricky Hatton vs. Paulie Malignaggi
- Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao
- Ricky Hatton vs. Manny Pacquiao
- Floyd Mayweather Jr vs. Juan Manuel Marquez
- Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Angel Cotto (November 14, 2009)
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Coordinates: 36°6′17.31″N 115°10′7.01″W / 36.1048083°N 115.1686139°W
