Santander Arena
| Santander Arena | |
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Sovereign Center (2001-2013) |
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| place | 700 Penn Street Reading , Pennsylvania 19602
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| Coordinates | 40 ° 20 '5.3 " N , 75 ° 55' 22.8" W |
| owner | Berks County Convention Center Authority |
| operator | SMG |
| start of building | June 1999 |
| opening | September 6, 2001 |
| surface |
Concrete parquet ice surface |
| costs | 42.5 million US dollars |
| architect | STV Architects Inc. PBK Architects Inc. |
| capacity | 7,160 places (ice hockey) 8,000 places (basketball) 6,000–9,000 places (concerts) |
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The Santander Arena (until October 2013 Sovereign Center ) is a multifunctional arena in the US city of Reading in the state of Pennsylvania . It has been named Santander Bank since October 2013 . The hall in Berks County has been the home of the ECHL's Reading Royals ice hockey team since it opened in 2001 .
history
Inaugurated in September 2001, the arena was built on the site of the Astor Theater . The theater was closed in 1975, stood empty and was demolished in 1997 for the new building. The Santander Arena includes the Santander Performing Arts Center (previously The Rajah Shrine Temple ) and the Reading Eagle Theater with 2,500 to 4,500 seats.
The Santander Arena is currently used by the ECHL's Reading Royals ice hockey team; The Reading Express of the Indoor Football League (IFL) occurred from 2006 to 2012 on to their games in the hall. The New York Majesty from the Legends Football League (LFL) resided in Sovereign Center from 2009 to 2010. The Reading Railers Premier Basketball League team was based in the hall in 2008, but no longer competed in the 2008/09 season. In addition, it is the scene of u. a. Rodeos the PBR , Ice speedway and other sports events and religious events such as meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses , large banquets and celebrations.
Concerts and shows
The concerts and shows take place in the Santander Performing Arts Center. In addition to concerts, performances by comedians , family shows such as Sesame Street Live , the Reading Symphony Orchestra also uses the venue.
A selection of the artists and music groups:
- Willie Nelson , Vanessa Hudgens , Jordan Pruitt , Heaven and Hell , Alice Cooper , Queensrÿche , Backstreet Boys , Kelly Clarkson , Reba McEntire
- Journey , Carrie Underwood , Jason Michael Carroll , Sons of Sylvia , Craig Morgan , American Idol Live! , Cher , Tool , Stone Temple Pilots , The Wiggles
- Mötley Crüe , matchbox twenty , Stevie Nicks , The Moody Blues , Crosby, Stills and Nash , The Beach Boys , Def Leppard , Styx
- REO Speedwagon , The Cheetah Girls , Aly & AJ , Jonas Brothers , Melissa Peterman
Web links
- santander-arena.com: Website of the Santander Arena (English)
- royalshockey.com: The Santander Arena on the website of the Reading Royals (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ smgworld.com: arenas managed by SMG ( memento of the original from September 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ readingeagle.com: Sovereign to be rebranded Santander, including Sovereign Center and the performing arts center Article from 23 July 2013 (English)
- ↑ Data on the Sovereign Performing Arts Center ( Memento from January 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Data on the Reading Eagle Theater ( Memento from May 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ worldspeedway.com: Ice Speedway in the Sovereign Center (English)
- ↑ Calendar of events of the Sovereign Performing Arts Center ( Memento of November 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ readingsymphony.org: Homepage of the Reading Symphony Orchestra ( memento of the original from September 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: concert list of the Sovereign Center , the Sovereign Performing Arts Center and the Santander Arena (English)
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