| Van Andel Arena | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Location | 130 West Fulton St. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 |
| Opened | October 8, 1996 |
| Owner | Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority |
| Operator | SMG Management |
| Construction cost | $75 million USD |
| Architect | Rossetti architects |
| Tenants | Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) (1996-present) Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) (1998-present) Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) (1996-2001) |
| Capacity | Hockey10,834 Arena Football:10,834 concert:13,184 |
The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Rossetti Architects is an architectural firm headquartered in Michigan with offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, Denver, and Shanghai The Grand Rapids Griffins are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. American Hockey Association (1926–1942The American Hockey League (AHL is a Professional Ice hockey league in North America that serves as the primary Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team The Arena Football League (AFL was founded in 1987 as an American football indoor league. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Grand Rapids Hoops was a Basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association, based in Grand Rapids Michigan. The Continental Basketball Association ( CBA) is a professional men's Basketball league in the United States. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Hockey is any of a family of Sports in which two teams compete by trying to maneuver a Ball, or a hard round rubber or heavy plastic disc called a puck This article is about the sport of Arena Football See Arena Football (video game for the EA Sports Video game of the same name A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. An arena is an enclosed area often circular or oval-shaped designed to showcase Theater, musical performances or sporting events After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996 and since has attracted more than five million patrons. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) It is home to the Grand Rapids Griffins ice hockey team, and the Grand Rapids Rampage Arena football team. The Grand Rapids Griffins are a hockey team in the American Hockey League. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. A team comprises a group of people or Animals linked in a common purpose The Grand Rapids Rampage is an Arena Football League team that began playing as a 1998 expansion team This article is about the sport of Arena Football See Arena Football (video game for the EA Sports Video game of the same name It was also home court of the now defunct Grand Rapids Hoops basketball team. The Grand Rapids Hoops was a Basketball team that played in the Continental Basketball Association, based in Grand Rapids Michigan. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
As a concert venue Van Andel Arena seats 12,858 for end-stage shows, 13,184 for center-stage shows. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience. The arena floor measures 85 feet-by-220 feet. The arena features 9,886 permanent seats and 44 luxury suites (the 16 luxury suites in the upper bowl seat 20 each, and 24 of the lower bowl suites seat 15, with the other four seating 18 each. ) There are 1,298 retractable seats at Van Andel Arena.
Contents |
Significant events
According to the Grand Rapids Press, Van Andel Arena hosted an estimated 12,000 people "in what may have been the biggest free-admission event ever held in the arena," when Barack Obama held a campaign event there on May 14, 2008. The Grand Rapids Press is a daily Newspaper published in Grand Rapids Michigan. [1] At the rally, John Edwards publicly endorsed Obama's campaign for the first time. Johnny Reid "John" Edwards (born June 10 1953 [2]
Grand River Promenade
The Grand River Promenade, the official name for the skyway, goes between the DeVos Place Convention Center and the Van Andel Arena. Early examples of skywalks Copenhagen, Denmark: skywalk connecting courts building to adjacent uses 18th century Faaborg DeVos Place Convention Center, erected in 2003 on the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, is a multi-purpose convention center
External links
References
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic