Palace of Auburn Hills
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| place | 6 Championship Drive Auburn Hills , Michigan 48326
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| Coordinates | 42 ° 41 '49.4 " N , 83 ° 14' 44.5" W |
| owner | Palace Sports and Entertainment |
| operator | Palace Sports and Entertainment |
| start of building | June 7, 1986 |
| opening | August 13, 1988 |
| demolition | Spring 2020 (beginning) |
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| costs | 70 million US dollars |
| architect | Rossetti Architects |
| capacity | 24,276 seats (concerts) 22,076 seats (NBA basketball) 20,804 seats (ice hockey) 20,804 seats (arena football) |
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The Palace of Auburn Hills , often just called The Palace , was a multi-purpose hall in the US city of Auburn Hills in the state of Michigan , which had a regular capacity of 22,076 spectators. From its opening in 1988 to the move to the Little Caesars Arena in 2017, it was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the hall was also used primarily for concerts and boxing matches. For a long time the hall was also used for ice hockey, arena football and indoor soccer.
history
Before the Palace opened, the Pistons did not have a suitable venue. From 1957 to 1978, the team wore their games in Detroit's Olympia Stadium and in the Cobo Arena. Both halls were considered too small for the NBA. In 1978 the owner of the Pistons, Bill Davidson , decided not to share the newly built Joe Louis Arena with the Detroit Red Wings , but instead moved to the Pontiac Silverdome . Although the Silverdome was able to receive large crowds, it offered only suboptimal visibility for basketball games. A group of investors led by Davidson then bought land in Auburn Hills and built the Palace of Auburn Hills for a relatively cheap $ 70 million, with no public grants.
The arena was opened in time for the Pistons' first NBA season ( NBA 1988/89 ). Since then, when one of the two basketball teams has won a title, the stadium's address has been changed. The current address is 6 Championship Drive, based on the three NBA titles of the Detroit Pistons and the three WNBA titles of the Detroit Shock . The original address was 3777 Lapeer Road.
The first musical performance was that of Sting on August 13, 1988. This was followed by performances by David Lee Roth , Eric Clapton , Pink Floyd or Crosby, Stills and Nash . Pop star Britney Spears has also made several appearances in the arena. On November 19, 2004, the Palace was the site of one of the most famous brawls in American professional sport, involving players and fans of the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers .
In 2017, the Detroit Pistons left the Palace of Auburn Hills. The basketball team has been playing in the new Little Caesars Arena in Detroit since the 2017/18 season .
On September 23, 2017, the last concert at the Palace took place with the performance of Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band in front of 17,000 visitors . On October 12, 2017, the Palace of Auburn Hills was closed. The Palace of Auburn Hills was closed and sold.
In spring 2020, demolition work began at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
capacity
The Palace of Auburn Hills was one of the largest basketball arenas in the NBA, which helped the Pistons to the highest average attendance in the league from 2002 to 2008.
The large number of seats (22,076 seats for basketball, up to 23,000 for concerts with a stage at one end of the hall and 24,276 for concerts with a central stage) and the location in a suburb of Detroit made the Palace a popular venue for large concerts and, to a slightly lesser extent, for large boxing matches. The capacity for basketball games was increased from 21,454 to 22,076 in the summer of 1997.
Web links
- Official website ( Memento from September 15, 2017 in the Internet Archive )
- setlist.fm: Concert list of the Palace of Auburn Hills (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ freep.com: Bob Seger sends off the Palace in nostalgic night Article from September 24, 2017 (English)
- ↑ mdrake: Last look inside the Palace: Taste of Auburn Hills in 2017. In: media.theoaklandpress.com. October 13, 2017, accessed February 9, 2019 .
- ↑ freep.com: Palace of Auburn Hills closing , Detroit Free Press on August 24, 2017 (English)
- ↑ Don Drysdale: Palace of Auburn Hills eerie demolition photos will bring tears to your eyes. In: detroitsportsnation.com. March 28, 2020, accessed June 8, 2020 .