Pechanga Arena San Diego

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Pechanga Arena San Diego
The Sports Arena
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Former namesSan Diego International Sports Center
(1966–1970)
San Diego Sports Arena
(1970–2004; 2007–2010)
iPayOne Center
(2004–2007)
Valley View Casino Center
(2010–2018)
Address3500 Sports Arena Boulevard
Location San Diego, California
Coordinates 32°45′19″N117°12′44″W / 32.75528°N 117.21222°W / 32.75528; -117.21222 Coordinates: 32°45′19″N117°12′44″W / 32.75528°N 117.21222°W / 32.75528; -117.21222
OwnerArena Group 2000
Operator Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG)
Capacity Arena football: 12,000
Ice hockey: 12,920
Box lacrosse: 12,920
Basketball: 14,500
Concerts: 14,800
Circus: 13,000
Mixed martial arts: 16,100
Construction
Broke groundNovember 18, 1965 [1]
OpenedNovember 17, 1966
Construction costUS$6.4 million
($49.4 million in 2018 dollars [2] )
ArchitectMark L. Faddis [3]
Structural engineerRichard Bradshaw [3]
General contractorTrepte Construction Company [3]
Tenants
San Diego Gulls (WHL) (1966–1974)
San Diego State Aztecs (NCAA) (1966–1997)
San Diego Rockets (NBA) (1967–1971)
Golden State Warriors (NBA) (1971–1972, six games)
San Diego Conquistadors/Sails (ABA) (1972–1975)
San Diego Mariners (WHA) (1974–1977)
San Diego Friars (WTT) (1975–1978)
San Diego Clippers (NBA) (1978–1984)
San Diego Sockers (NASL/MISL I/CISL) (1980–1996)
San Diego Friars/Buds (TT) (1981–85)
San Diego Gulls (IHL) (1990–1995)
San Diego Barracudas (RHI) (1993–1996)
San Diego Gulls (WCHL/ECHL) (1995–2006)
San Diego Wildcards (CBA) (1995–1996)
San Diego Stingrays (IBL) (1999-2000)
San Diego Sockers II (WISL/MISL II) (2001–2004)
San Diego Riptide (AF2) (2002–2005)
San Diego Seduction (LFL) (2009–2010)
San Diego Sockers (MASL) (2012–present)
San Diego Aviators (WTT) (2014)
San Diego Gulls (AHL) (2015–present)
San Diego Sockers 2 (M2) (2017–present)
San Diego Seals (NLL) (2018–)
San Diego Strike Force (IFL) (2019–)

Pechanga Arena San Diego (formerly San Diego Sports Arena, iPayOne Center and Valley View Casino Center) is an indoor arena located at Sports Arena Blvd in Point Loma, San Diego, California.

San Diego City in California, United States

San Diego is a city in the U.S. state of California. It is in San Diego County, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, approximately 120 miles (190 km) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Contents

The arena seats 12,000 for arena football, 12,920 for ice hockey and box lacrosse, 14,500 for basketball and tennis, 5,450 for amphitheater concerts and stage shows, 8,900-14,800 for arena concerts, 13,000 for ice shows and the circus and 16,100 for boxing and mixed martial arts. [4]

Arena football style of indoor gridiron football

Arena football is a variety of indoor gridiron football played by the Arena Football League (AFL) and China Arena Football League (CAFL). The game is played indoors on a smaller field than American or Canadian outdoor football, resulting in a faster and higher-scoring game. The sport was invented in 1981, and patented in 1987, by Jim Foster, a former executive of the National Football League and the United States Football League. The name is trademarked by Gridiron Enterprises and had a proprietary format until its patent expired in 2007. Due to the patent, other indoor American football leagues that launched following the popularity of the original AFL developed variants on the arena rules.

Ice hockey team sport played on ice using sticks, skates, and a puck

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points. The sport is known to be fast-paced and physical, with teams usually consisting of six players each: one goaltender, and five players who skate up and down the ice trying to take the puck and score a goal against the opposing team.

Box lacrosse indoor version of lacrosse

Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse and is the national summer sport. Box lacrosse is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each, and is traditionally played on an ice hockey rink once the ice has been removed or covered. The playing area is called a box, in contrast to the open playing field of field lacrosse. The object of the game is to use a lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball in an effort to score by shooting a solid rubber lacrosse ball into the opponent's goal.

In 2000, Amusement Business/Billboard Magazine listed the arena as the "#1" facility in the nation for venues seating 10,001 to 15,000 seats. The same magazine ranked the arena as #2 in 2002 and as the #5 facility in 2003. In 2007, the arena was ranked as the #5 facility by Billboard Magazine. [5] In 2013, U-T San Diego named the arena #3 on its list of the 50 most notable locations in San Diego sports history. [6]

Location and access

The arena is located at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., which is slightly southwest of the interchange of Interstate 5 and Interstate 8. This places it in the Midway neighborhood, approximately 10 minutes away from San Diego International Airport by car [7] and about a mile away from the Old Town Transit Center by foot. [8]

Midway, San Diego

The Midway area, also called the North Bay area, is a neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is located at the northern (mainland) end of the Point Loma peninsula, northwest of Downtown San Diego and just west of Old Town. It is often considered to be part of Point Loma, although the city treats it as a separate Planning Area.

San Diego International Airport international airport in San Diego, California, USA

San Diego International Airport, formerly known as Lindbergh Field, is an international airport 3 mi (4.8 km) northwest of Downtown San Diego, California, United States. It is owned and operated by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. San Diego International Airport covers 663 acres of land.

Old Town Transit Center

The Old Town Transit Center is an intermodal transportation station located in the Old Town neighborhood of San Diego, California. It is served by the San Diego Trolley, Coaster commuter rail, and Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner, as well as numerous San Diego Metropolitan Transit System bus lines.

Naming rights

The venue's original name was the San Diego International Sports Center. The name was later renamed the "San Diego Sports Arena", which it kept until 2004. In the latter year and until 2007, iPayOne, a real estate savings company based in Carlsbad, California, held the arena's naming rights. The deal was worth $2.5 million over five years.

Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, buildings or housing in general. Also: the business of real estate; the profession of buying, selling, or renting land, buildings, or housing." It is a legal term used in jurisdictions whose legal system is derived from English common law, such as India, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, United States, Canada, Pakistan, Australia, and New Zealand.

Carlsbad, California City in California

Carlsbad is a city in North County, San Diego County, California, United States. The city is 87 miles (140 km) south of Los Angeles and 35 miles (56 km) north of downtown San Diego and is part of the San Diego-Carlsbad, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. Referred to as "The Village by the Sea" by locals, Carlsbad is a tourist destination. The city's estimated 2014 population was 112,299. Among the nation's top 20 wealthiest communities, Carlsbad is the 5th richest city in the state of California with a median household income close to US$105,000.

Naming rights financial transaction and form of advertising whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility or event, typically for a defined period of time

Naming rights are a financial transaction and form of advertising whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility or event, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three to 20 years. Longer terms are more common for higher profile venues such as a professional sports facility.

The sign as seen from the drive-thru of the Chick-fil-A in the parking lot San Diego Sports Arena sign.jpg
The sign as seen from the drive-thru of the Chick-fil-A in the parking lot

On April 8, 2007, Ernie Hahn II, CEO of Arena Group 2000 which held the leasing rights to the property, announced that AG2000 had defaulted iPayOne out of the remainder of the contract for non-payment. [9] According to Hahn, iPayOne had been in and out of default in payments – mostly balloon payments – in the last year. In addition, iPayOne appeared to be halting operations and was no longer accepting new listings. As a result, the name was changed back to the San Diego Sports Arena.

On October 12, 2010, it was announced that the arena's name had been changed to the Valley View Casino Center, under a $1.5 million, 5-year agreement between the arena operator AEG, the San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians and the city of San Diego. [10]

After 8 years under the name Valley View Casino Center, it was announced on December 4, 2018, that Pechanga Resort & Casino had acquired the naming rights to the arena. Under the agreement, the San Diego Sports Arena was officially renamed Pechanga Arena San Diego. The agreement will run through May 2020 and it will have Pechanga Resort's owners, Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, pay $400,000 per year for the naming rights. [11] [12]

History

The arena was built in 1966 by Robert Breitbard, a local football hero who played for Hoover High School and San Diego State, for $6.4 million. [13] [14] The seating capacity could seat 13,000 hockey spectators or 13,700 for basketball games. [14]

The arena opened on November 17, 1966, when more than 11,000 pro hockey fans watched the San Diego Gulls (then a member of the Western Hockey League) win their season opener, 4–1, against the Seattle Totems. [13]

1972 GOP National Convention

In 1972, the Republican Party considered the arena for its National Convention. With little warning, however, the GOP decided to hold the convention in Miami Beach. To compensate for this blow to local prestige, then-mayor (and future California governor) Pete Wilson gave San Diego the by-name of "America's Finest City", [15] which is still the city's official moniker. [16]

Sports franchises and events

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Lakers exhibition game in October 2010 with arena in basketball configuration

The most notable sporting event to take place in the arena was the 1973 Ken Norton–Muhammad Ali fight in which, by split decision, San Diego local Norton won. At the San Diego Indoor Track Meet, Irish distance runner Eamonn Coghlan broke the world record for the indoor mile in 1979 and 1981. A photo of his crossing the finish line appeared around the world including the cover of Sports Illustrated. Coghlan's time for the 1981 race is still the world record for the indoor mile. [13]

It was the home of the San Diego Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 to 1971, the San Diego Conquistadors and San Diego Sails of the American Basketball Association from 1974 to 1976, the San Diego Mariners of the World Hockey Association from 1974 to 1977, the San Diego Friars of World Team Tennis (WTT) from 1975 to 1978, the San Diego Clippers of the NBA from 1978 to 1984, the San Diego State University Aztecs basketball teams, off and on, from 1966 to 1997, the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team which won 10 titles in the arena, as well as other small sports franchises. The San Diego Sockers made their return to the arena in 2012 for their fourth season in the PASL-Pro from the Del Mar Arena. [17] The San Diego Aviators of WTT relocated from New York City prior to the 2014 season and began playing their home matches in the arena. [18] On December 29, 2014, the Aviators announced that the team would move its home matches to the Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in nearby Carlsbad for the 2015 season. [19]

San Diego Gulls Pregame in October 2015 after renovations with arena in hockey configuration VVCasinoCtr.jpeg
San Diego Gulls Pregame in October 2015 after renovations with arena in hockey configuration

The venue hosted the 1971 NBA All-Star Game and the 1975 NCAA men's basketball Final Four, where UCLA was victorious in John Wooden's final game.

The Boston Bruins, whose home ice was of the same dimensions, used the San Diego Gulls as a farm team in the 1960s and 1970s.

The arena also hosted UFC on Versus 2 on August 1, 2010, with former champion Jon Jones headlining the event. [20] The UFC returned on July 15, 2015 for UFC Fight Night: Mir vs. Duffee.

In 2015, the Anaheim Ducks relocated their American Hockey League affiliate to San Diego to become another iteration of the San Diego Gulls and using the Valley View Casino Center for their home games. [21]

On August 7, 2016, the arena played host to the Arena Football League's Los Angeles Kiss as they faced the Cleveland Gladiators in the first round of the AFL Playoffs. The game was moved to San Diego due to the Kiss' home arena, the Honda Center in Anaheim hosting the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus that weekend. The Kiss would lose to the Gladiators 56-52 in front of a crowd of 4,692. [22] It was the first AFL game ever to be played at the arena and the first arena football game played there since 2005, when the af2's San Diego Riptide played their home games at the arena from 2002 to 2005.

On August 29, 2017, the National Lacrosse League announced that billionaire owner Joe Tsai of Alibaba has been awarded an NLL franchise to begin playing in November 2018 for the 2018–2019 season. [23] [24]

In November 2018, the Indoor Football League announced an expansion team for the 2019 season called the San Diego Strike Force. [25]

Concerts

The Stone Poneys played a date here on Saturday, January 13, 1968.

Jimi Hendrix recorded his 13-minute jam version of "Red House" here, on May 24, 1969. The full concert was released in 1991 as part of the Stages box set.

Elvis Presley played the International Sports arena twice: 1st on November 15, 1970 and again on April 24, 1976. The attendance was 14,659 in 1970 and 17,500 in 1976.

The Grateful Dead played a show here on November 14, 1973, including versions of "Here Comes Sunshine," "The Other One," and "Wharf Rat."

The gatefold photograph inside KISS' album, Alive II , was shot here in 1977.

The Bee Gees played to a sold-out crowd on July 5, 1979 during their Spirits Having Flown Tour.

ABBA played here during their 1979 world tour.

Heart performed here on August 24, 1980. The band's Greatest Hits/Live included a medley of "I'm Down" and "Long Tall Sally" recorded at the show.

The German heavy metal rock group, The Scorpions, performed there during their 1984 World Wide live tour.

Van Halen played two shows on May 20 and 21 on their 1984 Tour, two shows on their 1986 5150 Tour on June 28 and 29, 1986, a show on their 1988 OU812 tour on November 19, 1988, two shows on their For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Tour on May 1 and 3, 1992, and finally on their 1995 The Balance "Ambulance" Tour on April 2, 1995.

Dio performed during their Sacred Heart Tour on December 6, 1985. The show was recorded and later released as a live album, entitled Intermission .

Bon Jovi played a sold-out show on January 16, 1987 on their Slippery When Wet world tour.

Janet Jackson has performed six concerts at this venue. She performed a sold-out show on April 23, 1990 for her Rhythm Nation Tour. She returned to the venue on February 24, 1994 for the Janet World Tour, another sold-out show. [26] She performed sold-out shows for her The Velvet Rope Tour and her All for You Tour. [27] [28] She came back on September 20, 2008 for her Rock Witchu Tour. [29] She played a date here on October 7, 2017, during her State of the World Tour. [30]

Metallica performed two consecutive shows, during their Wherever We May Roam Tour, on January 13–14, 1992. The shows were recorded and later released on VHS/DVD, entitled Live Shit: Binge & Purge on November 23, 1993.

Nirvana performed during their In Utero tour on December 29, 1993.

Diana Ross was scheduled to perform during her Return to Love Tour on August 2, 2000, but the show was cancelled, due to low ticket sales.

Tina Turner was scheduled to perform during her Twenty Four Seven Tour on December 2, 2000, with Joe Cocker as her opening act, but the show was cancelled.

Britney Spears opened her 2004 Onyx Hotel Tour.

U2 performed at the venue for the first two shows of their Vertigo Tour on March 28 and 30, 2005.

Lady Gaga performed at the arena on December 19, 2009 during her Monster Ball Tour.

Eric Clapton performed at the venue on March 17, 2007 with special guests JJ Cale, Doyle Bramhall II, Derek Trucks and Robert Cray. Nine years later, Clapton released the audio recording of the show in honor of Cale who died in 2013 on the live album Live in San Diego .

Madonna played a date here on October 29, 2015 becoming her first-ever performance in the arena, during her Rebel Heart Tour. The show sold out 10.5 thousand seats and grossed over $1.6 million with ticket prices ranging from $50-355, becoming one of the most expensive concerts.

Muse played a date here on January 7, 2016, on their Drones World Tour.

Jason Aldean played a date here late in 2016, on his Six-String Nation Tour, with Kid Rock as his opening act.

Justin Bieber played a date here on March 29, 2016 as a part of his Purpose World Tour.

Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson played a date here in September 2017 as part of their Outlaw Music Festival tour.

Lana Del Rey performed at the venue on February 15, 2018 as part of her LA to the Moon Tour, with support from Kali Uchis.

Slayer kicked off their final tour here on May 10, 2018, with support from Lamb of God, Anthrax, Behemoth and Testament.

Other events

The arena has hosted several WWE events, including many episodes of Raw and Smackdown, some ECW episodes, one episode of the original NXT, many House shows (live events), Vengeance (2001), which saw the unification of the WCW Championship and WWE Championship, Taboo Tuesday (2005) and One Night Stand (2008).

The 2011 version of Wrex the Halls was hosted here over two days with headliners Florence and the Machine and Blink-182 headlining respective nights. Both nights were sold out.

The arena has also been home to events of the original Roller Games league, featuring its flagship team, the Los Angeles Thunderbirds, as well as the alternating Roller Derby leagues of the time, featuring their flagship team, the San Francisco Bay Bombers.

In film

The exterior of the arena and its parking lot are featured in an early scene of Cameron Crowe's 2000 film, Almost Famous .

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