Selland Arena
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| The Selland Arena in Fresno (July 2009) | |
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| place | 700 M. Street Fresno , California 93721
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| Coordinates | 36 ° 43 '58.6 " N , 119 ° 46' 57.6" W |
| owner | City of Fresno |
| operator | SMG |
| start of building | 1966 |
| opening | October 1966 |
| Renovations | 2006 |
| Extensions | 1981 |
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Concrete parquet ice surface |
| capacity | 9,000 seats (maximum) |
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The Selland Arena is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Fresno in the state of California . The hall is part of the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center . The Selland Arena now offers a maximum of 9,000 seats for visitors. It can be found in the arena u. a. Concerts , meetings , ice shows, youth sports, ice hockey , basketball , wrestling , motocross , rodeo , arena football , volleyball , indoor soccer , dance and cheerleading competitions, religious events, general meetings , community events and graduation ceremonies take place.
history
The hall was named after the former mayor of Fresno, Arthur L. Selland . It initially had a seating capacity of 6,500. In 1981 it was 10 million US dollars expanded to 11,300 seats. In November 2006, $ 15 million was invested in a renovation. The seating was renewed, a new video display board was installed and a new cooling system for the ice hockey rink was installed. Various events have been held since the opening. In 1996, the WWF hosted the Royal Rumble wrestling event in Fresno. In addition, a large number of artists and bands performed at concerts. Including u. a. Tom Petty , No Doubt , Metallica , Rush , Korn , Garth Brooks , Hilary Duff or Van Halen .
On January 27, 2010, the Fresno Monsters and the operators of the Selland Arena agreed the continued use of the arena by the ice hockey team until the end of the 2012/13 season. After five seasons in the smaller Gateway Ice Center , the Monsters returned to the Selland Arena in 2018. In the 2019/20 season, the games will be split between the two venues.
Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center
In addition to the Selland Arena, other facilities are part of the Fresno Convention & Entertainment Center . For example the William Saroyan Theater with 2,359 seats where the opening concert took place on October 14, 1966. In addition, found ballets , musicals such as Cats , Evita and Chicago and Philharmonic concerts of Freso. The artists included u. a. Mikhail Baryshnikov , Lang Lang , Arthur Fiedler , Isaac Stern , Itzhak Perlman , David Copperfield and Jerry Seinfeld .
The Fresno Convention Center is a convention center across from the Selland Arena with a large ball and banquet hall for up to 1,200 people. The hall can also be divided into seven smaller halls.
The Ernest E. Valdez Hall (formerly Exibit Hall ) is an exhibition hall used for trade fairs, exhibitions, political events, banquets or weddings, etc. a. Events are used.
Web links
- fresnoconventioncenter.com: Selland Arena (English)
- fresnophil.org: Official website of the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Selland Arena. In: fresnoconventioncenter.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020 (English).
- ↑ Concert list of the Selland Arena. In: setlist.fm. Retrieved March 18, 2020 (English).
- ↑ fresnomonsters.pointstreaksites.com: The Selland Arena on the Fresno Monsters website ( Memento from January 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ^ The Monsters Return to Downtown Fresno. In: fresnomonsters.com. Fresno Monsters, July 25, 2018, accessed March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Monsters are heading back downtown for the 2019-20 season. In: fresnomonsters.com. August 29, 2019, accessed on March 18, 2020 .
- ↑ Our Story - Fresno Philharmonic. In: fresnophil.org. Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
- ↑ fresnoconventioncenter.com: William Saroyan Theater ( Memento from May 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Fresno Convention Center ( Memento of October 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Valdez Hall ( Memento from July 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (English)