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Giant Center
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The Interior of Giant Center in May 2016
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Giant Center
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Giant Center
Location within the United States
Address550 West Hersheypark Drive
Location Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates 40°17′11″N76°40′9″W / 40.28639°N 76.66917°W / 40.28639; -76.66917
OwnerDerry Township Industrial and Commercial Development Authority
Operator Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company
Capacity 12,500 (concerts)
10,500 (hockey)
Field size17,000 square feet (1,600 m2)
Construction
Broke groundNovember 8, 2000
OpenedOctober 15, 2002
Construction cost $65 million
($110 million in 2023 dollars [1] )
Architect HOK Sport
Project managerReynolds Construction Management, Inc. [2]
Structural engineerCentury Engineering [3]
Services engineerSmith Seckman Reid, Inc. [4]
General contractor Hunt/Whiting-Turner [5]
Tenants
Hershey Bears (AHL) (2002–present)
Harrisburg Stampede (PIFL) (2014)
Website
hersheyentertainment.com/giant-center

Giant Center is a 10,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Hershey, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It is home to the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, the longest-existing member of the American Hockey League, operating since 1938. Giant Center replaced the Hersheypark Arena as the Bears' home venue in 2002.

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Giant Center is owned by the Derry Township Industrial and Commercial Development Authority, as much of the money for its construction was provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is operated by Hershey Entertainment and Resorts Company, with the naming rights owned by the Giant-Carlisle grocery store chain based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Giant Center has 7,700 seats in the Lower Level and 2,800 seats in the Upper Level. The arena also has 688 Club Seats and 40 Luxury Suites. Wheelchair and companion seating is available on all levels.

Notable events

In addition to serving as the home arena for the Hershey Bears ice hockey team, Giant Center hosts an annual concert series and attracts well-known entertainers. Notable events and developments at Giant Center have included:

Concerts

The arena has hosted a number of musical acts, including: Cher, Rush, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Tim McGraw, ZZ Top, Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd, TobyMac, Third Day, Green Day, New Found Glory, Newsboys, Michael W. Smith, Josh Groban, Kelly Clarkson, Elton John, Fall Out Boy, Michael Bublé, Hilary Duff, The Who, Taylor Swift, George Strait, Little Big Town, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Justin Moore, Van Halen, Brad Paisley, Delirious?, Eagles, Theory of a Deadman, Mötley Crüe, New Kids on the Block, Jason Aldean, Skillet, Goo Goo Dolls, Meat Loaf, Flo Rida, Korn, Royal Tailor, Tenth Avenue North, Miranda Lambert, Chris August, Carrie Underwood, Fifth Harmony, Selena Gomez, For King & Country, Casting Crowns, Avenged Sevenfold, MKTO, Demi Lovato, Randy Houser, Gaither Vocal Band, Thomas Rhett, Florida Georgia Line, Wiz Khalifa, Alice Cooper, Lady A, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago, Charlie Puth, Slipknot, Phil Wickham, Five Finger Death Punch, Unspoken, Danny Gokey, Volbeat, Foreigner, Cheap Trick, Chris Stapleton, Amy Grant, Bethel Music, Social Club Misfits, Matthew West, Natalie Grant, Zach Williams, Tesla, Styx, Why Don't We, Dan + Shay, Ryan Stevenson, Jordan Feliz, Aaron Cole, We Are Messengers, Jon McLaughlin, 2Cellos, Alan Jackson, Kidz Bop, Disturbed, Pentatonix, Post Malone, Swae Lee, James Taylor, Ghost, JoJo Siwa, Toto, Journey, Rick Astley, and Greta Van Fleet.

Photos of the arena

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