Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena (originally Nashville Arena, and formerly Gaylord Entertainment Center and Sommet Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Completed in 1996, it is the home of the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League.
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| Former names | Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (2007–09) |
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| Address | 501 Broadway |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Nashville Davidson County |
| Operator | Powers Management Company |
| Capacity | Sports:
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| Record attendance | 19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze) |
| Field size | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 20, 1994 |
| Opened | December 18, 1996 |
| Renovated | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| Construction cost | $144 million ($284 million in 2022 dollars) |
| Architect | HOK Sport Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. |
| Project manager | Brookwood Group |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner/Perini |
| Tenants | |
| Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007 Nashville Stampede (PBR) (2022–present) | |
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