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Encyclopedia > E Center

The E Center is a 10,100-seat multi-purpose arena in West Valley City, Utah, southwest of Salt Lake City. The arena opened on September 21, 1997, and was used as an official Olympic Venue during the 2002 Winter Olympics, for ice hockey. ARENA may refer to either: Nationalist Republican Alliance, a political party in El Salvador. ... West Valley City seal West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County in the state of Utah. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...


Notable Events

The entertainment venue has hosted numerous concert events including Janet Jackson, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Black Eyed Peas, Prince, Dave Matthews Band, Backstreet Boys, Fall Out Boy, Gwen Stefani, Enrique Iglesias, Neil Diamond, Lord of The Dance, The Cure, The White Stripes, Shania Twain, James Taylor, The Moody Blues, Tori Amos, Sarah Mclachlan, Michael Bolton, Wynonna, Mötley Crüe, Jethro Tull. It has also hosted live television productions of WWE Smackdown Live and portions of the 2002 Winter Olympics. The venue is also home to Sesame Street Live, The Wiggles, and Bob the Builder. Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... Roderick David Stewart, CBE (born January 10, 1945), is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is a five-time Grammy and one-time Academy Award-winning English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip-hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. ... The term prince, from the Latin root princeps, is used for a member of the highest ranks of the aristocracy or the nobility. ... Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initialism DMB) is a United States rock band, originally formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991 by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Dave Matthews. ... Backstreet Boys at the 2002 , Grammy Awards The Backstreet Boys are a Grammy-nominated male vocal pop group that enjoyed enormous success in the mid-late 1990s and 2000s. ... Fall Out Boy (commonly abbreviated as FOB) is an American band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001. ... Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3, 1969) (IPA pronunciation: [1]) is an American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. ... For other uses, see Enrique V. Iglesias. ... Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter and sometime Actor. ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article is about the American duo. ... Shania Twain, OC (IPA: [1]) (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... The Moody Blues are a British rock band originally from Birmingham, England. ... Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos on August 22, 1963) is an American pianist and singer-songwriter. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,[2] OBC[2] (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy-winning Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), better known as Michael Bolton, is an American singer-songwriter, known for his soft rock ballads and powerful singing vocals. ... Wynonna Judd shakes hands with Marine Cpl. ... Mötley Crüe (pronounced Motley Crew) is an American Hard Rock band from Los Angeles, California. ... For the 18th-century agriculturist for whom the band was named, see Jethro Tull (agriculturist). ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... Sesame Street Live is the live touring show based on the childrens television show Sesame Street. ... The Wiggles is an Australian band. ... Bob the Builder is a childrens television clay character created by Keith Chapman. ...


The E Center usually hosts a monster truck event in early January each year


Tenants

Its primary tenant is the ECHL Utah Grizzlies ice hockey team. In 2002, it was the main venue for ice hockey at the Winter Olympic Games. Canada beat the United States in both gold medal games. The arena used to be home to the Utah Freezz of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1999-2001 and the Utah Warriors of the NIFL from 2003-2004. The ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey, with teams scattered across the United States and Canada, generally regarded as a tier below the American Hockey League. ... The Utah Grizzlies are an ice hockey team in the ECHL. They play in West Valley City, Utah, USA at the E Center. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... (Redirected from 2002 Winter Olympic Games) The XIX Olympic Winter Games were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ... The Utah Freezz were an indoor soccer team based in West Valley City, Utah. ... The World Indoor Soccer League was an indoor soccer league that existed from 1998 to 2001 and consisted of nine teams. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... The Utah Warriors are an Arena Football League franchise that will begin play in the 2006 season. ... National Indoor Football League is a minor league indoor football league that is based in the United States. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Name

The unusual name refers to both the concept of entertainment and to United Airlines, which used the arena to promote its electronic ticketing program. United Airlines, also known as United Air Lines, Inc. ...

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