Sovereign Center
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| Location | 700 Penn Street Reading, PA 19602 |
| Coordinates | 40°20′05″N 75°55′23″W / 40.334771°N 75.923013°WCoordinates: 40°20′05″N 75°55′23″W / 40.334771°N 75.923013°W |
| Broke ground | June 1999 |
| Opened | September 6, 2001[1] |
| Owner | Berks County Convention Center Authority |
| Operator | SMG |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction cost | $25,900,000 ($34 million in 2012 dollars[2]) |
| Architect | STV Architects Inc. PBK Architects Inc. |
| Project Manager | Turner Construction[3] |
| General Contractor | Schlegel Builders Inc.[4] |
| Capacity | 6,000-9,000 (concerts) 8,000 (basketball) 7,083 (ice hockey) |
| Tenants | |
| Reading Royals (ECHL) (2001–present) Reading Express (IFL) (2006–present) New York Majesty (LFL) (2009–2010) Reading Railers (PBL) (2008) |
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Sovereign Center is a 7,083-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theatre. Closed in 1975, the theatre sat vacant, until it was torn down in 1998, to make room for the arena.
The Sovereign Center is owned by the Berks County Convention Center Authority and managed by SMG. The Sovereign Performing Arts Center (built on the site of the Rajah Shrine Temple) and Reading Eagle Theater are part of the complex.
It is home to the Reading Royals ice hockey team and the Reading Express indoor football team.
It also hosts the annual conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The arena played host to the politically-motivated Vote for Change Tour on October 1, 2004, featuring performances by Gob Roberts, Death Cab for Cutie and Pearl Jam.[5]
The PBR also hosted a Built Ford Tough Series event at this venue in 2006.
[edit] References
- ^ Spatz, Don (September 7, 2001). "Officials, Community Christen New Facility". Reading Eagle. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R1sxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=36IFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4999,3259860&dq=en.
- ^ Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2008. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 22, 2012.
- ^ Mitchell, Eric (May 31, 1999). "Powerful TM4000, at Home on the Catwalk, Raises the Light Standard". SportsBusiness Journal. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/1999/05/19990531/No-Topic-Name/Powerful-TM4000-At-Home-On-The-Catwalk-Raises-The-Light-Standard.aspx.
- ^ "What's on Deck?". SportsBusiness Journal. July 30, 2001. http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2001/07/20010730/Special-Report/Whats-On-Deck.aspx.
- ^ http://www.backstreets.com/setlists2004.html
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