Toyota Center
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| Entrance to the Toyota Center in Houston (2010) | |
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| place | 1510 Polk Street Houston , Texas 77002
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| Coordinates | 29 ° 45 '2.8 " N , 95 ° 21' 43.7" W |
| owner | Harris County - Houston Sports Authority |
| operator | Clutch City Sports and Entertainment |
| start of building | July 31, 2001 |
| opening | October 6, 2003 |
| costs | 202 million US dollars |
| architect | Morris Architects, Populous , John Chase Architects |
| capacity | 18,023 places (basketball) 17,800 places (ice hockey) 19,000 places (concerts) |
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The Toyota Center is a multi-purpose arena in the US city of Houston in the state of Texas . It mainly serves as the home of the Houston Rockets in the National Basketball Association (NBA), but concerts are also held.
history
The arena was built in 2003 at the urging of Houston-based sports clubs and replaced the Compaq Center , which has now been converted into a church . The Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota secured the naming rights even before the opening.
The capacity is a maximum of 19,000 seats, but it varies depending on the event. More than 1.5 million people visited the Toyota Center during the first year.
In 2013 the NBA stopped with the All-Star Game at the Toyota Center. The west defeated the east with 143: 138. For the 2012/13 NBA season, the arena received a new, rectangular video cube . It was the largest of its kind in an event venue in the United States.
Concerts
The following artists performed at the Toyota Center:
- Aerosmith with Lenny Kravitz
- Beyoncé Knowles with Robin Thicke
- Britney Spears
- Christina Aguilera
- Coldplay with Fiona Apple
- Dane Cook
- Elton John
- Eric Clapton
- Hannah Montana
- High School Musical: The Concert
- Justin Timberlake
- Keith Urban
- Maná
- Metallica with a taste for God
- Paul McCartney
- The Police
- Prince
- Rammstein
- RBD
- Red hot chili peppers
- Shakira with Wyclef Jean
- Stevie Wonder
- The Rolling Stones
- The Who with The Pretenders
- U2 with Damian Marley
- Van Halen
gallery
Exterior view (2009)
Inside view of ice hockey (2004)
Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference finals series between the Rockets and the Golden State Warriors .
Web links
- houstontoyotacenter.com: Official website of the Toyota Center (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ sports.yahoo.com: The Houston Rockets' massive new scoreboard will be the largest in an arena in the US Article from September 4, 2012 (English)
- ↑ setlist.fm: List of concerts in the Toyota Center (English)
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