Bridgestone Arena
All-purpose venue in downtown Nashville, Tennessee
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.
Former names | Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (2007–09) |
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Address | 501 Broadway |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Coordinates | 36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W / 36.15917°N 86.77861°W / 36.15917; -86.77861 |
Owner | Sports Authority of Nashville Davidson County |
Operator | Powers Management Company |
Capacity | Sports:
Concerts:
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Record attendance | 19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze)[1] |
Field size | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 20, 1994[2] |
Opened | December 18, 1996 |
Renovated | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Construction cost | $144 million ($284 million in 2022 dollars[3]) |
Architect | HOK Sport Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. |
Project manager | Brookwood Group[4] |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. |
General contractor | Turner/Perini[5] |
Tenants | |
Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007 Nashville Stampede (PBR) (2022–present) |
- ^ Baird, Brittney (April 17, 2023). "Nate Bargatze breaks attendance record at Bridgestone Arena". WKRN. Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Around the South Region in Brief". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 21, 1994. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Clients: Overview". Brookwood Group. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor – Turner Construction Company". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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