| The award winning Key Arena at Seattle
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| | used for non-athletic entertainment
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| Center is Seattle's premier venue for
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| | purposes, such as ice shows, circuses,
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| sports, concerts and family
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| | and concerts.
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| entertainment. The state-of-the-art
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| | The arena was built in the name the
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| facility is recognized as one of the
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| | Seattle Center Coliseum in 1962.
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| safest, most advanced and comfortable
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| | However, the reconstruction was started
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| arenas in the world. Its unique design
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| | on June 16, 1994 that ultimately
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| provides sports and concert fans an
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| | completed on October 26, 1995. The
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| intimate entertainment experience with
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| | building's original roofline was used as
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| spectacular sightlines and acoustics,
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| | a guide and some of the original concrete
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| uncommon in arenas of similar size.
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| | for the main supports still exists but
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| KeyArena at Seattle Center was opened
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| | most everything about the arena was brand
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| October 26, 1995. It is located north of
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| | new. The court which was originally at
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| downtown Seattle, USA on the grounds of
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| | street level is now 35 feet below to
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| Seattle Center (the site of 1962's
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| | allow more seating. After the rebuild,
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| Century 21 Exposition, a World's Fair).
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| | the Coliseum was renamed KeyArena, as Key
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| Since its inception, It had entertained
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| | Bank purchased the naming rights.
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| over 10 million guests.
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| | The first regular season game that the
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| The Seattle SuperSonics of the National
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| | Seattle SuperSonics played in KeyArena at
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| Basketball Association are the primary
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| | Seattle Center took place on November 4,
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| tenants of this gorgeous Key Arena.It has
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| | 1995, against the Los Angeles Lakers.The
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| also the distinction of hosting the 1974
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| | city of Seattle contributed 74.5 million
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| NBA All-Star Game.
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| | and the Seattle SuperSonics approximately
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| This gorgeous Arena has been used for
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| | 21 million for the reconstruction of this
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| multipurpose activities. Besides hosting
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| | wonderful Key Arena.
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| Seattle's own SuperSonics, Storm and
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| | KeyArena is unique in the sense that it
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| Thunderbirds, KeyArena at Seattle Center
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| | is the first publicly financed arena
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| also hosts entertainments most acclaimed
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| | fully supported by earned income from the
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| talent from music's biggest stars to
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| | building. It has wonderful seating
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| popular family shows. Since its opening
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| | capacity for all the games and the
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| in 1995, KeyArena has hosted over 130
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| | concerts. Its seating capacity for
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| concerts including music's biggest names
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| | basketball games is 17,072, ice hockey
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| such as Aerosmith, Jose Carreras, Pearl
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| | games and ice shows 15,177, end-stage
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| Jam, Celine Dion, Elton John, Garth
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| | concerts, 16,641 and center-stage
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| Brooks, George Strait and Simon &
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| | concerts and boxing 17,459. Risers hold
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| Garfunkel. It is proud of entertaining
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| | 7,440 on the upper level and up to 7,741
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| thousands of families with shows from
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| | on the lower level, with luxury suites
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| Disney On Ice, Champions On Ice, WWE ( ),
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| | adding another 1,160 seats.
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| NCAA and the 1995-1996 NBA Finals.
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| | Actually, Key Arena at Seattle Center has
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| In addition to being the home of the
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| | earned the reputation of nation's best
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| Sonics, it is also home to the Seattle
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| | gathering place.Undoubtedly, It is home
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| Storm of the Women's National Basketball
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| | to the finest cultural and educational
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| Association and the Seattle Thunderbirds,
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| | organizations, sports teams, festivals,
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| a junior hockey team in the Western
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| | community programs and entertainment
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| Hockey League. The Thunderbirds hosted
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| | facilities.
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| the Memorial Cup here in 1992. It is also
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