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I made this thread, because I wanted to see what people thought was the most known and premier venue in sports/music in the U.S.? If I had to pick a premier venue, I would have to select Madison Square Garden, followed by Staples Center in Los Angeles. I feel like these two venues are the most talked about arenas in the country, which hosts all the famous sporting events and all of the most well known concert performers not only in the country, but all over the world.
One arena (MSG), is known for being the world's most famous arena, while the other arena (Staples Center), is the current capital of the basketball world, and has hosted some talked about events in it's short 10 year history like Michael Jackson's Memorial, the Grammy's and the Oscars.
For all of you, which arena/venue is the most prominent in the U.S., and why would you feel like that arena/venue is the most prominent?
There are so many nice arenas in the U.S. I'm not sure I could pick one that stands above the rest. Almost every medium to large sized city has one...and some of them, like Tulsa's BOK Center, are brand new and really beautiful.
There are so many nice arenas in the U.S. I'm not sure I could pick one that stands above the rest. Almost every medium to large sized city has one...and some of them, like Tulsa's BOK Center, are brand new and really beautiful.
Some of the sports arenas/stadiums that I feel have a 'mystique' about them:
Madison Square Garden (NYC), Wrigley Field (Chicago), Fenway Park (Boston), Joe Louis Arena (Detroit), Rose Bowl (Pasadena), Michigan Stadium (Ann Arbor), Cameron Indoor (Durham), "The Swamp" (Gainesville), etc. The list could go on forever.
As far as music, I feel like Red Rocks over near Denver is a venue that receives a lot of respect from musicians.
A case could be made for the Greensboro Coliseum...it was built in 1959 and has hosted a Final Four (1974), the NHL Carolina Hurricanes (1997-1999), the ABA Carolina Cougars (1969-1974), and has hosted the ACC Basketball Tournament 20 times. It currently seats 23,500 and is one of the largest arenas in the U.S.
It is one of the hallowed grounds for college basketball, as are the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Pauley Pavilion in L.A., and Rupp Arena in Lexington.
Wrigley and Fenway are almost impossible to beat. The Superdome in New Orleans gets a nod for its infamy during Hurricane Katrina, and the Shoe in Columbus is very well heard of, IMO.
Carnagie Hall, Madison Square Garden, Staples Center, and the Grand Ol' Opry are the ones that come to my mind.
Believe it or not, Nashville just built a new symphony hall that's ranked by critics as being up there with Carnagie as far as asthetics and acoustics.
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