World-Class Arena to Open Fall 2021 and Host
Entertainment’s Biggest Artists, Top Concert Tours, Serve as the Home of
Seattle NHL Affiliate Hockey Club for the AHL
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The Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Oak View Group (OVG), the global
venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live
entertainment industries and Live Nation
Entertainment, the world’s leading live events company, today announced
the official groundbreaking and start of construction on the New Arena at
Agua Caliente in downtown Palm Springs, a new multi-purpose,
state-of-the-art privately financed sports and entertainment arena in downtown
Palm Springs.
The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 18 at 353–399 N Calle
El Segundo, Palm Springs, on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. All are
welcome to attend. To reserve a free ticket and a complimentary commemorative
gift, visit www.ticketcactus.com.
“On behalf of our partners at Agua Caliente, OVG, NHL
Seattle, and Live Nation, we are thrilled to break ground on the New Arena that
will transform the entertainment and sports scene in the Coachella Valley. It’s
time Palm Springs had a world-class arena and we’re excited to make this a
reality,” said Tim Leiweke, CEO of
Oak View Group.
John Bolton,
Senior Vice President of Entertainment at Oak View Group and General Manager of
the New Arena in Palm Springs continued, “With shows from the biggest artists
in the world, to professional hockey and sporting events, we believe the arena
will become a much sought-after destination for families and fans across the
Coachella Valley. We look forward to
continuing to work with our neighbors and partners in the community to create
an experience for our customers that will be second to none.”
The new arena is Palm Springs will be limited to 20 suites
and less than 1,000 club seats; all part of an initiate design intended to
create an incredible hockey atmosphere and the most unique concert arena in the
country. Deposits are currently available at www.ahlpalmsprings.com, where you
can also submit a request for additional information regarding suites.
Located on 16 acres of tribal land, the arena will be more
than 300,000 square feet and feature as many as 10,000 seats or more and
include modern amenities such as suites and premium hospitality clubs. Built
for conventions, large meetings, international events, award shows, and
exhibitions, Live Nation Entertainment,
the world’s leading live entertainment company, will supply the New Arena top
touring artists and premium live events. The arena will also be home to the Coachella
Valley’s first professional winter sports team and include an adjoining
facility that will serve as a year-round community gathering space as well as
the training center for an AHL team.
With an anticipated completion of Fall 2021, construction of
the new arena is expected to create thousands of permanent and temporary jobs
for the community. Privately funded, the New Arena will be built on land fully
owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and comes at no risk to the
City of Palm Springs or taxpayers.
“This is going to be a great asset for the community,”
Tribal Chairman Jeff L. Grubbe said. “I’m excited for hockey, the sporting
events and other special events. We are all excited for it, and we can’t wait
to see it open in fall 2021 in time for hockey season.”
The groundbreaking comes as OVG is in the midst of a building
boom. In the past 24 months, OVG has announced the redevelopment and operations
of the New Arena at Seattle Center as well as leading arena development
projects in Elmont, NY, Austin, TX, Manchester (UK), and Milan, Italy. OVG is
the largest developer of new arenas in the history of the industry.
For more information the New Arena at Agua Caliente, please
visit www.visionaguacaliente.com.
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About Oak View Group (OVG)
Oak View Group (OVG) is a global sports and entertainment company founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015. OVG is focused on being a positive disruption to business as usual in the sports and live entertainment industry and currently has 8 divisions across 4 global offices (Los Angeles, New York, London, and Philadelphia). OVG is leading the redevelopment and operations of the New Arena at Seattle Center as well as leading arena development projects in Belmont, NY, Austin, TX, and Milan, Italy. OVG Global Partnerships, a division of OVG, is the sales and marketing arm responsible for selling across all OVG Arena Development projects.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit https://livenationentertainment.com/.
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