TOYOTA CENTER (HOUSTON)

The 'Toyota Center' is a sports venue located at 1510 Polk Street in Downtown Houston, Texas.
Named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota, the Toyota Center houses three sports teams: The Houston Rockets of the NBA, The Houston Aeros of the AHL and the Houston Comets of the WNBA.

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History

Events

External links

History

In 2002, the Houston sports teams pressured the city for a new stadium to be built to replace the Compaq Center, formerly known as the Summit. As a result, the Toyota Center was built and has since become their new home.
The Toyota Center can seat 18,300 for basketball (10,063 for WNBA games), 17,800 for hockey, and up to 19,000 for concerts. It has 2,900 club seats and 103 luxury suites. There are over 10,000 parking spaces within a few blocks of the facility, including the 2,500-space Toyota Tundra garage connected to the arena via private skybridge.
The Toyota Center was the winner of the Allen Award for Civic Enhancement by Central Houston in 2003, the "Rookie of the Year" award by the Harlem Globetrotters in 2004 and was a finalist for Pollstar Magazine’s "Best New Concert Venue" award. Attendance at events during the facility's first year exceeded 1.5 million people.

Events

The first event after the arena's opening ceremony was a Fleetwood Mac concert on October 6, 2003. The first Rockets game at the Toyota Center was against the Denver Nuggets on October 30, 2003.
The Houston Toyota Center has been the host of some of the biggest events in the Houston area.

★ Toyota Center was the host of the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.

★ Toyota Center hosted ''WWE No Mercy 2005'' on October 9, 2005.

★ The High School Musical Concert CD/DVD Was Taped There On December 18, 2006

★ RBD Tour Generación 2006 October 30, 2007

★ Eric Clapton performed on March 2, 2007.

★ Justin Timberlake Future Love Sex Tour March 4, 2007.

★ The Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium Tour on March 7, 2007.

★ ''UFC 69: Shootout'' on April 7, 2007.

★ WWE'' pay-per-view ''Vengeance'' on June 24, 2007. This was also the same pay-per-view that wrestler Chris Benoit missed and later was found he had committed suicide and murdered his wife and son.

★ Keith Urban July 5, 2007

External links

★ Toyota Center Homepage

★ Aerial view at Terraserver.com