Acrisure Arena, the newest world-class venue in Southern California, today announced three-time GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum band Maroon 5 will bring its tour to the new 11,000-capacity venue on Saturday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m. as the arena’s inaugural New Year’s Eve concert and a part of its Grand Opening Celebration.
Tickets for Maroon 5, are available at www.ticketmaster.com, the official ticket seller of Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs.
Maroon 5 stands out as not only one of pop music’s most enduring artists, but also one of the 21st century’s biggest acts. Since they released their debut album, Songs About Jane, to date, the universally renowned Los Angeles band have achieved three GRAMMY® Awards and sold over 90 million in album sales and 550 million singles worldwide. Maroon 5 currently has the most Billion plus streamed songs by a group on Spotify, with seven, and have achieved three Diamond RIAA Certified records. They have sold over 7,500,000 tickets worldwide and next up, the band will close out their massive 2022 World Tour in Asia, notably selling out all three of their Dome Tour dates in Japan, totaling 120,000 tickets sold.
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Acrisure Arena Prepares for Grand Opening
By Crystal Harrell
The long-awaited grand opening of Acrisure Arena, the newest 11,000-capacity world-class venue in Southern California, is scheduled to take place with Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle on December 14. With all of the the anticipation surrounding the Arena, it’s no surprise that it has officially sold out of over 900 club seats for its inaugural year through 2025.
Acrisure Arena Premium Members will enjoy their own private “member only” spaces, wider and more spacious seating, and VIP parking/entrance for all events. This announcement comes on the heels of a number of concert, comedy, and family show on sales, demonstrating the diverse and high-quality talent the arena will draw the Coachella Valley.
To accommodate a large number of fans who are still looking for access to great concert seats in addition hockey, Acrisure Arena has created the concert access program. Currently on sale, this program offers the closest seats to the concert stage, in an end-stage configuration. This seating location allows priority access to purchase the best tickets to all concerts, family shows, and sporting events at Acrisure Arena before they go on sale.
Acrisure Arena will be the first of its kind in the greater Palm Springs area. Annually, Acrisure Arena will attract over one million visitors bringing year-round entertainment to the region, hosting sports, music, and family events. With 16 announced events to date for the grand opening celebration, Acrisure Arena is on track to bring over 100-plus high value events to the market for very the first time. New shows or on sales are currently announced regularly.
“I’m really looking forward to the Arena opening. This will be the first of its kind in the Coachella Valley and help bring more people to the desert. I’m looking forward to seeing what Acrisure Arena does for the future of our home,” stated Indio resident Jorge Rodriguez.
In addition, the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League are helping their new American Hockey League affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, chill at their new home, Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, with ice from Climate Pledge Arena included when the Firebirds’ began making ice at their new home. The ice was collected when the Firebirds played at Climate Pledge Arena on October 23 and was transported to Coachella Valley with the team.
Climate Pledge Arena, the most progressive, responsible, and sustainable arena in the world, is a fully sustainable arena owned and operated by Oak View Group, which also owns and operates the new Acrisure Arena. With sustainability a core focus of the venue, Acrisure Arena will reduce the water consumption by 40 percent as standard to other buildings of its size for typical use and intends to achieve carbon neutrality for all operations by 2025.
“By using some of the recycled water from Climate Pledge Arena and bringing it to the Coachella Valley, we are helping expand on some of the sustainable initiatives at Acrisure Arena,” said Tim Leiweke, chairman and CEO, OVG.
“It’s also another way to symbolically extend our partnership between the two clubs and remind our Firebirds fans they are watching future Kraken,” continued Leiweke.
The ice-making process at Acrisure Arena requires 10,500 gallons of water to make a one-inch ice surface and began in the early morning on Tuesday, December 6. The team will have used nine 40-pound boxes of white paint powder mix and a pail of red, blue and blue goal-crease paint to complete the lines by the time the ice was completed.
Individual game tickets for the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ inaugural season at the new Acrisure Arena, including the historic home opener against the Tucson Roadrunners on Sunday, December 18 at 6 p.m., are on sale now at cvfirebirds.com.
The Firebirds will have a variety of promotional and theme nights throughout the season which include giveaways, promotions, special edition jerseys with live and online auction events for select games and more.
Inaugural season ticket packages and individual tickets for all 2022-2023 home games are on sale now. For more information and to purchase season tickets for the inaugural season, you can visit www.cvfirebirds.com or call 760-835-8778. The team’s full game and promotional schedule, including theme night events, can be viewed at www.cvfirebirds.com/schedule.
The Coachella Valley Firebirds are the AHL’s 32nd Franchise and the affiliate of the Seattle Kraken. The team is set to play its inaugural season in 2022-2023 at the Acrisure Arena. Visit www.cvfirebirds.com for the latest news and information.
