FTX Arena (known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021) is a
multi-purpose arena
A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...
located in
Miami
Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
, Florida, along
Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as a replacement for the
Miami Arena and designed by the architecture firms
Arquitectonica and
360 Architecture. The arena is home to the
Miami Heat of the
National Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball sports league, league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues i ...
.
The arena is directly served by the
Miami Metrorail at
Government Center station via free transfers to
Metromover
Metromover is a free mass transit automated people mover train system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida, United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami, Brickell, Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborho ...
Omni Loop, providing direct service to
Freedom Tower and
Park West stations. The arena is also within walking distance from the
Historic Overtown/Lyric Theatre Metrorail station.
The arena has 2,105 club seats, 80 luxury suites, and 76 private boxes. The Waterfront Theater, Florida's largest theater, is housed within the arena and seats between 3,000 and 5,800 patrons. The theater can be configured for
concerts
A concert is a live music performance in front of an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, choir, or band. Concerts are held in a wide vari ...
, family events,
musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...
and other stage shows.
American Airlines
American Airlines is a major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the largest airline in the world when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passeng ...
, which has a hub at
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most c ...
, maintains a travel center at the venue.
In September 2019, it was reported that the arena would have a new name in 2020. In March 2021,
FTX, a
cryptocurrency exchange
A cryptocurrency exchange, or a digital currency exchange (DCE), is a business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies for other assets, such as conventional fiat money or other digital currencies. Exchanges may acc ...
, acquired the naming rights to the arena for $135 million.
The NBA approved the deal in early April, and the arena was fully renamed to FTX Arena in June 2021.
In November 2022, following the
bankruptcy of FTX
The bankruptcy of FTX is the ongoing liquidation of Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange FTX, beginning in November 2022. The collapse of FTX, caused by a liquidity crisis of the company's token, FTT, served as the impetus for its bankruptcy. P ...
, the naming rights deal for the arena was terminated with Miami–Dade County and the Heat seeking to strip the FTX branding off the arena and find a new naming rights partner as soon as legally possible.
History
The arena opened as the American Airlines Arena on December 31, 1999, and its construction cost was $213 million. Architectural design team members included George Heinlein, Cristian Petschen, Reinaldo Borges, and Lance Simon. The arena's opening was inaugurated with a concert by
Gloria Estefan
Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has bee ...
. Two days later, on January 2, 2000, the Miami Heat played its first game in the new arena by defeating the
Orlando Magic
The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...
111–103.
As part of its sponsorship arrangement,
American Airlines
American Airlines is a major US-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. It is the largest airline in the world when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and revenue passeng ...
had a giant aircraft painted atop the arena's roof, with an American Airlines logo in the center. The design is visible from airplanes taking off and landing at
Miami International Airport
Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most c ...
, where American has a hub. The arena also has luxury skyboxes called "Flagship Lounges", a trademark originally used for American's premium-class lounges at certain airports.
Local sportscasters often referred to the arena as the "Triple-A". Some sports reporters on the local news stations such as
WSVN have referred to the arena as "A
3" (A cubed). The arena is known for its unusual
scoreboard
A scoreboard is a large board for publicly displaying the score in a game. Most levels of sport from high school and above use at least one scoreboard for keeping score, measuring time, and displaying statistics. Scoreboards in the past used ...
, designed by artist Christopher Janney. Drawing on the underwater anemone forms, the scoreboard also changes colors depending on the atmosphere. For concerts in an arena configuration, end stage capacity is 12,202 for 180° shows, 15,402 for 270° shows, and 18,309 for 360° shows. For center stage concerts the arena can seat 19,146.
The Miami Heat has not had to pay to use the $357 million venue, which sits on $38 million of county land; the county has paid $64 million in operating subsidies. "It was never a good deal," says former Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson, who opposed the new arena in 1996. "There are certain politicians who just get stars in their eyes and don't really think about what the real cost is going to be."
WTVJ, the city's NBC owned-and-operated station in Miami, had their Downtown Miami Studios in the back of the arena from 2001 till 2011.
On September 10, 2019, it was reported that American Airlines said that it would not renew its naming rights upon expiration at the end of 2019. The new naming rights contract with a sponsor, which at that time had yet to be determined, would be a ten-year/six-month deal lasting from January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2030 (to time with the end of the 2029–30 NBA season). , the naming rights had not been sold, and the arena continued to use the American Airlines Arena name. The American Airlines Arena court decals were removed from the Heat's floor before the 2020–21 season and replaced temporarily with the logo of team/league vehicle sponsor
Kia Motors. In March 2021,
FTX, a
cryptocurrency exchange
A cryptocurrency exchange, or a digital currency exchange (DCE), is a business that allows customers to trade cryptocurrencies or digital currencies for other assets, such as conventional fiat money or other digital currencies. Exchanges may acc ...
platform, acquired the naming rights to the arena for $135 million.
The NBA approved the deal in early April, and the new name of FTX Arena was fully adopted in June 2021, just after the
Miami Heat were swept by the
Milwaukee Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded in 196 ...
in the first round of the
2021 NBA playoffs.
On November 11, 2022, FTX, along with nearly 200 related companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. Later that same day, the Miami Heat, along with Miami-Dade County, announced that they were terminating all affiliations with FTX, and plan to find a new naming rights partner for the arena, which will retain its current name while the process is ongoing.
Accessibility
Transportation
The FTX Arena is in walking distance of
Freedom Tower Metromover station.
Parking on-site
The arena features 939 parking spaces, with those spaces reserved for premium seat and Dewar's 12 Clubhouse ticket holders during Heat games.
ParkJockey manages the arena's on-site parking.
Notable events
Basketball
* The then named American Airlines Arena along with the
American Airlines Center
The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas St ...
in
Dallas
Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County ...
, hosted the
2006 NBA Finals and the
2011 NBA Finals as the
Miami Heat played the
Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Southwest Division. Th ...
. The Heat won the championship in 2006 in Dallas and the Mavericks won in the 2011 rematch in Miami. These series were the first and second appearances in the NBA Finals for both franchises. As the airline held the naming rights to both venues then, people nicknamed the matchups as the "American Airlines series".
* The arena hosted the
2012
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,
2013
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and
2014 NBA Finals along with the
Chesapeake Energy Arena in
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, and ...
in 2012, and the
AT&T Center
AT&T Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association.
The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and 19,000 for concerts or ...
in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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in 2013 and 2014. In 2012, the Heat defeated the
Oklahoma City Thunder in five games, winning the championship at home. In 2013, the Heat played the
San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its home ...
. The Heat faced a 3–2 series deficit returning to Miami but won games 6 and 7 to defend their championship. In 2014, the Spurs defeated the Heat in five games in San Antonio and won the championship and the rematch.
*Since 2015, the arena has hosted the annual Hoophall Miami Invitational, an
NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I (D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States, which accepts players globally. D-I schools include the major collegiate athleti ...
college basketball
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showcase event.
Professional wrestling
The arena hosted
WCW Uncensored pay-per-view in 2000. Four major
WWE pay-per-view events have been held at the arena: the
Royal Rumble in
2006
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,
Survivor Series in
2007
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and
2010
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, and
Hell in a Cell in
2013
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.
Other sports
*The arena also hosted the first
UFC event in the state of Florida, UFC 42: Sudden Impact, on April 25, 2003.
*The arena features a regulation
NHL ice rink, though the arena has never hosted the sport, as the
Florida Panthers
The Florida Panthers are a professional ice hockey team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference, and initially played their home g ...
have played in
Sunrise at the
FLA Live Arena
FLA Live Arena (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, BankAtlantic Center, and BB&T Center) is an indoor arena located next to Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, Florida. It is the home venue for the Florida Panthers ...
since October 1998. The rink, lined with a smaller wall, instead accommodates
ice show
An ice show is an entertainment production which is primarily performed by ice skaters. Such shows may primarily be skating exhibitions, or may be musical and/or dramatic in nature, using skating as a medium in order to accompany a musical wo ...
s such as ''
Disney on Ice
Disney on Ice, originally Walt Disney's World on Ice, is a series of touring ice shows produced by Feld Entertainment's Ice Follies And Holiday on Ice, Inc. under agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Aimed primarily at children, the shows f ...
''.
*The Waterfront Theatre at the arena hosted the 2020
NFL Honors on February 1, 2020, which was broadcast on
Fox.
Music
*
Phish
Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983. The band is known for musical improvisation, extended jams, blending of genres, and a dedicated fan base. The band consists of guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike G ...
, the American rock band from Vermont, has performed at the arena 12 times, including 3 sold-out shows on New Year's Eve. (2003, 2009, 2014)
*
Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa ( , ; born ) is an English and Albanian singer and songwriter. Possessing a mezzo-soprano vocal range, she is known for her signature disco-pop sound. Lipa has received numerous accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy A ...
performed at the arena for her
Future Nostalgia Tour on February 9, 2022.
*
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the w ...
performed here as part of her
Rainbow World Tour
The Rainbow World Tour was the fourth concert tour in 2000 by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey, and supports her seventh studio album ''Rainbow'' (1999). The tour started in Europe on February 14, in Antwerp, Belgium, also an itinerary th ...
on March 29, 2000.
*On November 7–8, 2002,
Cher
Cher (; born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the Honorific nicknames in popular music, "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...
's
Living Proof: The Farewell Tour performed at the arena for an
NBC special, which aired in April 2003, winning an
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with the ...
.
*
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, author, and television personality. She rose to fame after winning the first season of '' American Idol'' in 2002, which earned her a record deal with RCA. Her de ...
and
Clay Aiken performed at the arena as part of their
Independent Tour on February 28, 2004.
*On March 28, 2004,
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...
performed to a sold-out show as part of
The Onyx Hotel Tour
The Onyx Hotel Tour (billed as The Onyx Hotel Tour 2004) was the fifth concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears. It showcased her fourth studio album, ''In the Zone'' (2003), and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote the ...
. The show was broadcast live over the world. She performed as part of her
The Circus Starring Britney Spears Tour at the arena on March 7, 2009, and set an attendance record with a sold-out crowd of 18,644, beating out Celine Dion who previously gathered a 17,725 crowd. It is noted as the largest concert attendance in the arena's history . She also performed at the arena for the
Femme Fatale Tour on July 22, 2011.
*The
2004 MTV Video Music Awards
The 2004 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29, 2004, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The show took place at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida, and, unlike in previous years, had no host.
Background
MTV ...
and
2005 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the arena.
*The arena was the setting for the highly publicized
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honour the best in the music video medium. Originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards (in the video category) ...
, both in 2004 and 2005. Both events brought millions of dollars into the
Miami-Dade County
Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in ...
economy.
*
U2 brought their award-winning
Vertigo Tour to Miami on November 13 and 14, 2005.
*
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular ...
performed in the arena as part of her
Tour of the Mongoose for the first time on December 2, 2002. Four years later, she performed in the arena on September 15 and 16, 2006, as part of her
Oral Fixation Tour and returned for three more shows (December 7, 8 and 9, 2006), where the DVD footage of the concert was filmed. With 5 shows together, this makes the Colombian singer obtaining the most sold-out shows in the arena as a female artist. She brought her
The Sun Comes Out World Tour to the arena again on September 27, 2010. Eight years later, she returned to the arena with
El Dorado World Tour on August 17 and 18, 2018.
*On December 4–5, 2007, the
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, ...
rock band
Soda Stereo
Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock band formed in Buenos Aires in 1982 by Gustavo Cerati (lead vocals, guitar), Héctor "Zeta" Bosio (bass) and Carlos Alberto Ficicchia "Charly Alberti" (drums). As the first Hispanic group to achieve mainstream ...
performed at the arena as part of their comeback tour ''
Me Verás Volver'', being this tour a sellout in Argentina and the Americas. It was six sold-out shows in the famous
Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti.
*The arena was host to
For Darfur benefit concert, which was the Miami stop for
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
's
Glow in the Dark Tour, on May 6, 2008.
*
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the " Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before ...
performed at the arena as a part of her
Tina!: 50th Anniversary Tour on October 30, 2008.
*
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( ; born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer. Noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals, Dion is the best-selling Canadian recording artist, and the best-selling French-language artist of all time. Her ...
performed at the arena as a part of her
Taking Chances Tour
The Taking Chances World Tour is the ninth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her thirteenth French-language and twenty-second studio album ''D'elles'' (2007). tenth English-language and twenty-third studio album '' Takin ...
on January 23, 2009, and set an attendance record making it the largest crowd in the arena's history. Dion will return to the arena on January 17 and 18, 2020 as part of her
Courage World Tour
The Courage World Tour is the fourteenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion, in support of her English-language studio album ''Courage'' (2019). It was her first world tour in over a decade, since her Taking Chances World Tour. The tou ...
.
*The cast of Mexican hit TV series ''Two Faces of Love'' beat out Britney Spears selling out a crowd of 18,693 making this the largest concert attendance in the arena's history, .
*
Justin Bieber
Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...
performed five sold-out shows at the arena. He performed at the arena on December 18, 2010, during his
My World Tour. He performed at the arena two years later during his
Believe Tour and performed two sold-out shows on January 26 and 27, 2013. He returned to the arena and performed two-sold-out shows during his
Purpose World Tour
The Purpose World Tour was the third concert tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber, in support of his fourth studio album ''Purpose'' (2015). The tour started on March 9, 2016, in Seattle, Washington, and concluded on July 2, 2017, in London, Un ...
on July 2 and 3, 2016. He will return to the arena for his
Justice World Tour
The Justice World Tour was the fourth concert tour by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. The tour was in support of his fifth and sixth studio albums, ''Changes'' (2020) and ''Justice'' (2021).
Promoted by T-Mobile, the tour was originally set to ...
on April 13, 2022.
*
Lady Gaga
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...
performed at the arena for
The Monster Ball Tour to a sold-out crowd of 14,695 on April 13, 2011, and was scheduled return as part of her
Born This Way Ball Tour on March 16, 2013, but cancelled, not only this show but the entire rest of the tour, due to a hip injury.
*
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she re ...
performed at the arena on August 31 and September 1, 2012, to two sold-out crowds as part of her
Dance Again World Tour
Dance Again World Tour was the first worldwide concert tour by American entertainer Jennifer Lopez. Throughout the majority of her music career, beginning in 1999, a world tour by Lopez was anticipated, though it never materialized. Following t ...
along with the help of
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By th ...
. She also performed here on July 25, 26 and 27, 2019 for her
It's My Party Tour.
*
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
performed at the arena on November 19–20, 2012 as part of
The MDNA Tour. The sold-out shows were filmed for a DVD, entitled ''
MDNA World Tour''.
*
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus ( ; born Destiny Hope Cyrus on November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her distinctive raspy voice, her music spans across varied styles and genres, including pop, country, rock, hip hop ...
performed three sold-out concerts in the arena, as a part of her
Best of Both Worlds Tour on January 31, 2008,
Wonder World Tour on December 2, 2009, and
Bangerz Tour on March 22, 2014.
*
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
performed at the arena during his Saint Pablo Tour on September 16–17, 2016.
*Australian worship band
Hillsong United recorded a two-hour long live CD/DVD set, entitled ''
Hillsong United: Live in Miami'', which was released in August 2011, which was filmed, recorded and played at the arena in front of a sold-out audience.
*
One Direction
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik until his departure from the g ...
performed a sold-out show at the arena on June 14, 2013, as part of their
Take Me Home Tour.
*Indoor electronic dance music event
Sensation
Sensation (psychology) refers to the processing of the senses by the sensory system.
Sensation or sensations may also refer to:
In arts and entertainment In literature
* Sensation (fiction), a fiction writing mode
* Sensation novel, a Briti ...
took place at the arena on October 11–12, 2013.
*
Katy Perry
Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her campy style, she has been referred to ...
performed a sold-out show at the arena as part of
The Prismatic World Tour on July 3, 2014. She returned to the arena as part of her
Witness: The Tour on December 20, 2017.
*
Demi Lovato
Demetria Devonne Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992), known as Demi Lovato, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series '' Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), Lovato rose to prominence for p ...
performed at the arena as part of her Demi World Tour on September 14, 2014; they returned during their Tell Me You Love Me World Tour on March 30, 2018.
*Ariana Grande performed at the arena as part of The Honeymoon Tour on March 28, 2015. She also performed at the arena for the Dangerous Woman Tour on April 14, 2017. She also performed at the arena on May 31 and June 1, 2019, then again on November 27, 2019, as part of the Sweetener World Tour
*Chris Brown performed at the arena during his One Hell Of a Nite Tour on September 3, 2015.
*Janet Jackson performed at the arena as part of Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour), Unbreakable World Tour on September 20, 2015. She performed again on August 5, 2018, as part of her State of the World Tour and was scheduled to return on June 24, 2020, as the opening night by her Black Diamond World Tour but the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
*Taylor Swift performed at the arena for her Speak Now World Tour on November 13, 2011. Two years later she performed at the arena for The Red Tour on April 10, 2013. She returned to the arena as part of The 1989 World Tour on October 27, 2015, the one year anniversary of the release of her studio album, ''1989 (Taylor Swift album), 1989''.
*The Weeknd performed a show at the arena as part of The Madness Fall Tour on December 19, 2015.
*Rihanna performed a show at the arena on March 15, 2016, as a part of her Anti World Tour.
*Selena Gomez performed at the arena as part of her Revival Tour on June 11, 2016.
*Maroon 5 performed a show at the arena as part of their Maroon V Tour on September 7, 2016.
*Adele performed two sold-out concerts at the arena as part of her Adele Live 2016 tour on October 25–26, 2016.
Gallery
File:AAAMiami.jpg, The arena during the 2004 NBA Playoffs
File:Aarena10.jpg, Front view of the arena in July 2010
File:American Airlines Arena backside.jpg, View from Biscayne Bay
File:Downtown Miami at night American Airlines Arena.png, View from the north at night
File:American Airlines Arena night cropped.jpg, Arena at night
File:FTXArena2022.jpg, FTX Arena in 2022
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