Bridgestone Arena
Multi-purpose indoor arena in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Former names | Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (May 2007–November 2009) |
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Address | 501 Broadway |
Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Coordinates | 36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W |
Owner | Sports Authority of Nashville Davidson County |
Operator | Powers Management Company |
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Record attendance | 19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze)[2] |
Field size | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
Surface | Multi-surface |
Construction | |
Broke ground | January 20, 1994[3] |
Opened | December 18, 1996 |
Renovated | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
Construction cost | $144 million ($296 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
Architect | HOK Sport Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. |
Project manager | Brookwood Group[5] |
Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. |
General contractor | Turner/Perini[6] |
Tenants | |
Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007 Nashville Stampede (PBR) (2022–present) | |
Website | |
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