Scotiabank Centre
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Former names | Halifax Metro Centre (1978–2014) |
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Location | 1800 Argyle Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia |
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Owner | Halifax Regional Municipality |
Capacity | Hockey: 10,595 Basketball: 11,093 Concerts: up to 13,000 |
Construction | |
Broke ground | July 1976 |
Opened | February 1978 |
Tenants | |
Nova Scotia Voyageurs (AHL) (1978–84) Nova Scotia Oilers (AHL) (1984–88) Halifax Citadels (AHL) (1988–93) Halifax Windjammers (WBL) (1991–92) Halifax Windjammers (NBL) (1993–94) Men's Basketball Championship (CIS) (1984–2007, 2011–12) Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) (1994–present) Halifax Rainmen (NBL) (2007-2015) Halifax Hurricanes (NBL) (2015-present) |
Scotiabank Centre (formerly known as Halifax Metro Centre) is a multi-purpose indoor sporting arena located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The building is next to the World Trade and Convention Centre, at the foot of Citadel Hill. It is the largest indoor arena in Atlantic Canada.
History
The arena was opened on February 17, 1978 as the Halifax Metro Centre, and was built into the ground to compensate for the steep elevation of the land it occupies. One can see cars at street level, outside, while watching an event.
In recent years there has been some talk of a possible new, larger arena to be built sometime in the next few years. It would likely have a seating capacity of over 15,000 for hockey games.[citation needed] In December 2007, an Ozzy Osbourne concert sold out in nine minutes, setting a box office ticket record for the Halifax Metro Centre. In July 2008, the Halifax Metro Centre also set a record sell-out (25,000 tickets sold in forty minutes), for two back-to-back Elton John concerts held in late September 2008. In April 2012, the Halifax Mooseheads sold out game 6 of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League semifinals in 20 minutes. On May 9, 2013, QMJHL Presidents Cup final Game 5 sold-out in record time 11 minutes, setting another attendance mark for the Scotiabank Centre.[citation needed]
The facility is owned by the municipality but operated by Trade Centre Limited.
On June 25, 2014, it was announced that Scotiabank had won the naming rights to the facility and that the Metro Centre would be renamed the Scotiabank Centre.[1] The facility official opened its doors as the rebranded Scotiabank Centre on September 19, 2014.[2]
Arena information
The Scotiabank Centre originally featured a full ring of bright orange seats around the playing surface, which is known as the "lower bowl". It also has an incomplete "upper bowl" on each side of the arena facing rink-side (court-side) with seats of the same colour. In the mid to late 1990s, there were numerous renovations to the arena, including the addition of forty-three SkyBoxes and eleven "Executive Suites". The addition of the SkyBoxes has since partially obscured views for people sitting high up in the upper bowl. These boxes do not cut off views of the events, but more cut off views of the rest of the seating area. Before the 2002–03 ice hockey season, in preparation for the World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, a new scoreboard and "SilverVision" LED screens were added. The arena concourses feature photographs of the various events that have taken place at the Scotiabank Centre, with one side featuring entertainment events and the other featuring sporting events. It currently has a seating capacity of 10,595 for ice hockey. The building is connected to the Downtown Halifax Link system.
When the rebranded Scotiabank Centre was unveiled in September 2014, plans to use funding received from the naming rights partnership for capital reinvestment in the facility were also announced. Started from January 2015 to September 2015 the Scotiabank Centre renovated the concessions adding Taste 902, Asian, Links, Donairs, ETC. The bathrooms were also renovated, and the original orange seats were replaced with new navy blue ones.
Notable events
- 1978 – Rush – A Farewell to Kings Tour (w/ Max Webster)
- 1978 – Nazareth – Expect No Mercy Tour (w/ The Guess Who)
- 1978 – Gordon Lightfoot
- 1979 - Billy Graham - Atlantic Canada Crusade
- 1982 – Loverboy – Get Lucky Tour (w/ Bryan Adams)
- 1983 – Loverboy – Keep It Up Tour (w/ The Headpins)
- 1984 – Billy Idol – Rebel Yell Tour (w/ Platinum Blonde)
- 1984 – April Wine – One More for the Road Tour (w/ Corey Hart)
- 1984 – Aerosmith – Back in the Saddle Tour (w/ Honeymoon Suite)
- 1984 – Frank Zappa – Them or Us Tour
- 1984 – Iron Maiden – Powerslave Tour (w/ Twisted Sister)
- 1984 – Krokus (w/ Accept & Rough Cutt)
- 1985 – Tina Turner - Private Dancer Tour
- 1985 – Triumph – Thunder Seven Tour (w/ Helix)
- 1986 - Kim Mitchell - Shakin' Like a Himan Being Tour (w/ Haywire)
- 1986 – George Thorogood (w/ Johnny Winter)
- 1987 – The Cult (w/ Guns N' Roses) – Appetite for Destruction Tour
- 1987 – Triumph – Sport of Kings Tour (w/ Brighton Rock)
- 1987 – Alice Cooper – Constrictor Tour (w/ Sword)
- 1988 – Alice Cooper – Live In the Flesh Tour (w/ Motörhead)
- 1988 – Stevie Ray Vaughan – Live Alive Tour (w/ The Stray Cats)
- 1988 – Iron Maiden – Seventh Tour of a Seventh Tour (w/ Guns N Roses)
- 1989 – Metallica – Damaged Justice Tour (w/ Queensrÿche)
- 1989 – Cheap Trick (w/ Eddie Money)
- 1990 – Alice Cooper – Trash Tour (w/ Great White)
- 1990 – World Figure Skating Championships
- 1991 – Iron Maiden – No Prayer on the Road Tour (w/ Anthrax)
- 1992 – WBL Basketball All Star game
- 1992 – 1992 Scott Tournament of Hearts
- 1993 – Metallica – Nowhere Else To Roam Tour
- 1993 – WWF Superstars of Wrestling T.V. Taping
- 1993 – Aerosmith – Get a Grip Tour (w/ Too Many Cooks)
- 1995 – 1995 Labatt Brier
- 1996 – Alan Jackson (w/ Faith Hill)
- 1996 – Garth Brooks
- 1997 – WWE Raw Live TV taping.
- 1997 – Backstreet Boys
- 1998 – Our Lady Peace (w/ Everclear)
- 1998 – Celine Dion
- 1998 - Van Morrison[3]
- 1999 – The Tragically Hip – Phantom Power Tour (w/ By Divine Right)
- 2000 – 2000 Memorial Cup
- 2003 – 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
- 2003 – 2003 Nokia Brier
- 2003 – WWE Raw & Smackdown Live TV tapings.
- 2004 – 2004 IIHF Women's World Championship
- 2004 - Cher - Living Proof: The Farewell Tour (w/ Tommy Drake)
- 2005 – Pearl Jam – North American Tour (w/ Sleater-Kinney)
- 2006 – 2006 Juno Awards
- 2006 – Dixie Chicks - Accidents & Accusations Tour
- 2007 – Cirque Du Soleil - Saltimbanco
- 2008 – Ozzy Osbourne – Black Rain Tour
- 2008 – Michael Bublé
- 2008 – 2008 IIHF World Championship
- 2008 – Elton John - Rocket Man: Greatest Hits Live
- 2008 – Neil Young
- 2009 – Stone Temple Pilots
- 2010 – 2010 Tim Hortons Brier
- 2011 – 2011 Canada Winter Games
- 2011 – Prince - Welcome 2 Tour
- 2011 - Pixies - Doolittle Tour
- 2012 - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers[4]
- 2013 – CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
- 2013 – Rush – Clockwork Angels Tour
- 2013 – KISS – Monster World Tour (w/ Shinedown)
- 2014 - Chicago[5]
- 2014 - George Thorogood and The Destroyers - 40 Years Strong Tour
- 2014 – Black Sabbath – 13 Tour (w/ Reignwolf)
- 2014 – 2014 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs
- 2014 – We Day
- 2014 - UFC Fight Night: MacDonald vs. Saffiedine
- 2014 – Alice In Chains
- 2014 - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Ride Out Tour
- 2015 - 2015 Ford World Men's Curling Championship
- 2015 - Judas Priest - Redeemer of Souls Tour
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