Rogers Arena is a multi-purpose

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located at 800 Griffiths Way in the downtown area of

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, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place (GM Place) from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with

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. Rogers Arena was built to replace

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as Vancouver's primary indoor sports facility and in part due to the

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(NBA) 1995 expansion into Canada, when Vancouver and

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were given expansion teams. It is home to the

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of the

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, the Vancouver Warriors of the

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and the

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of the

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. The arena also hosted the

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events at the

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. The name of the arena temporarily became Canada Hockey Place during the Olympics. It was previously home to the Vancouver Grizzlies of the NBA from 1995 to 2001. The Grizzlies spent six seasons in Vancouver before

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to Memphis, for the 2001–02 season.

History

GM Place

The arena was completed in 1995 at a cost of C$160 million in private financing to replace the aging

as the main venue for events in

and to serve as the home

to the

of the

and the Vancouver Grizzlies of the

. It was originally named General Motors Place as part of a sponsorship arrangement with General Motors Canada, and was commonly known as "GM Place" or "The Garage". The arena was also briefly home to the Vancouver Ravens of the

from

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

. The operations of the team have since been suspended although attempts were made to revive the team in 2007 and again in 2008. The employees of the arena belong to a trade union. In 2007, they chose to change their union affiliation from UNITE HERE – Local 40 to the

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. After many months of struggle, the British Columbia Labour Relations Board declared the employees choice of a new union. The employee group includes hosts, housekeeping, security and various event staff at the venue. UNITE-HERE local 40 still represented food service workers in the arena, employed by Aramark. Another union protest began in 2009 when GM Place concession workers, cooks and event staff protested their payment. The arena's event technical employees are provided through Riggit Services Inc. In the same year, the arena also received a new suspended scoreboard, which at the time was the largest in the NHL. It was temporarily renamed "Canada Hockey Place" for a two-week period during the

due to Olympics regulations regarding corporate sponsorship of event sites.

Rogers Arena

On July 6, 2010, it was announced that GM had declined to renew the naming rights, and that

had acquired the naming rights under a 10-year deal, under which it was renamed Rogers Arena. The following year, the arena reached a five-year sponsorship deal with

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, under which it became the exclusive provider of beverages and snacks at Rogers Arena, and gained sponsorship placements. In addition, all concerts held at Rogers Arena promote the venue as Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena. In October 2010, prior to the

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installed four-storey high theatrical scrims, along with 16 projectors were installed. First setup of its kind in North American sports. Last time they were used was during the 2015–16 Vancouver Canucks season. They are still present inside the Arena however it is unknown when they will be ever used again. In July 2012, Aquilini Investment Group had originally planned to build the towers with condo units. The switch to rental units provides the city with much-needed rental space. However, the city lost about $35 million in developer contributions to community facilities in the Northeast False Creek area that would have been collected if the buildings had been condos. As of June 2016, the first tower is completed, with the second tower nearing completion.

Notable events

Hockey

*October 9, 1995 - First

game at the arena, 3–5 loss to the

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. *October 6, 2002 –

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dropped the ceremonial first puck in an NHL exhibition game between the

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and the Vancouver Canucks. * The

(ice hockey games only) * June 1, 4, 10, and 15, 2011 – Games 1, 2, 5, and 7 of the

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. The

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defeated the Canucks 4–0 in game 7 of the finals to capture the

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. *December 26, 2018 – January 5, 2019 -

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UFC

*June 12, 2010 – Hosted UFC 115. *June 11, 2011 – Hosted

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. *June 14, 2014 – Hosted UFC 174. *August 27, 2016 – Host of UFC on Fox: Maia vs. Condit *September 14, 2019 – Host of UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje

WWE

*July 21, 1996 – Hosted WWE's In Your House 9: International Incident

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*December 13, 1998 – Hosted WWE's Rock Bottom: In Your House

*February 14, 2020 – Hosted a live showing of

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Concerts

*August 24, 25 and 27, 2012 –

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filmed their concert film Through the Never during their Full Arsenal Tour. *July 1, 2011 –

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brought her

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to the venue. *August 14, 2013 –

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started her Stars Dance Tour at the venue. *February 9, 2014 –

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started

The Neon Lights Tour The Neon Lights Tour was the third headlining concert tour by American singer Demi Lovato, in support of her fourth studio album, '' Demi'' (2013). The first leg of tour began in North America on February 9, 2014 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, ...

at the venue. *February 14, 2014 –

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started her Bangerz Tour at the venue. *April 16, 2015 –

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brought The Honeymoon Tour to the venue. *April 10, 2016 –

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performed at the arena during their Book of Souls World Tour. *April 19 and 20, 2016 – Sir

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played two sold-out shows at the venue as part of the One on One Tour. *April 23, 2016 –

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performed at the arena during her

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. *July 20 and 21, 2016 –

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performed at the arena during her Adele Live 2016 Tour. *October 17, 2016

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performed for his

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*August 1, 2017

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began her historic

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at the stadium. *December 7, 2018 – A venue included in

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's final headlining tour. *January 29, 2019 – Travis Scott started his 2nd leg of his Astroworld – Wish You Were Here Tour. *April 1, 2022 –

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performed a sold out show as part of her Future Nostalgia Tour. *June 20, 2022 –

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sold out the arena during his Born to Shine World Tour. *July 2, 2022 –

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performed a sold out show as part of his Wonder: The World Tour. *August 28, 2022 –

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performed for his Big Steppers Tour.

Juno Awards

*March 22, 1998 – Hosted the 27th annual

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s *March 29, 2009 – Hosted the 38th annual

s *March 25, 2018 – Hosted the 47th annual

Other events

*March 17–25, 2001 – Hosted the

2001 World Figure Skating Championships The 2001 World Figure Skating Championships were held at the GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from March 17 to 25. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. This eve ...

*August 20–25, 2018 – Host of

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tournament

References

External links

Rogers Arena Home Page

General Motors Place at Hockeyarenas.net
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History

GM Place

Rogers Arena

Notable events

Hockey

UFC

WWE

Concerts

Juno Awards

Other events

See also

References

External links