Bridgestone Arena

All-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee

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Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.

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Bridgestone Arena is located in Nashville
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena
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Bridgestone Arena is located in Tennessee
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena
Location in Tennessee
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Bridgestone Arena is located in the United States
Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena
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Former namesNashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10)
Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007)
Sommet Center (2007–09)
Address501 Broadway
LocationNashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Coordinates36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W / 36.15917°N 86.77861°W / 36.15917; -86.77861
OwnerSports Authority of Nashville
Davidson County
OperatorPowers Management Company
CapacitySports:

Concerts:

  • end-stage 18,500
  • half-house 10,000
  • city theater: 5,145
  • center-stage 20,000
Record attendance19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze)[1]
Field size750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2)
SurfaceMulti-surface
Construction
Broke groundJanuary 20, 1994[2]
OpenedDecember 18, 1996
Renovated2007, 2011, 2015
Construction cost$144 million
($284 million in 2022 dollars[3])
ArchitectHOK Sport
Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc.
Project managerBrookwood Group[4]
Structural engineerThornton Tomasetti
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid Inc.
General contractorTurner/Perini[5]
Tenants
Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present
Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007
Nashville Stampede (PBR) (2022–present)

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