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in dollars) | architect = Rossetti Architects〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.aiami.com/aiami_design_awards/design_award_1997/detail_pages/1997_design_awards_van_andel_arena.htm )〕 | structural engineer = McClurg & Associates, Inc.〔 | services engineer = URS Greiner, Inc./Henderson〔 | general_contractor = Hunt/Erhardt Joint Venture〔 | former_names = | tenants = Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) (1996–present) Grand Rapids Rampage (AFL) (1998–2008) Grand Rapids Hoops (CBA) (1996–2001) | seating_capacity = Ice Hockey: 10,834 Arena Football: 10,618 Basketball: 11,500 Concerts: 13,184 }} The Van Andel Arena is a 10,834-seat multi-purpose arena, situated in the Heartside district of Grand Rapids, Michigan. After a $75 million construction effort, the arena opened on October 8, 1996, and since has attracted over five million patrons. It is home to the popular Grand Rapids Griffins ice hockey team, the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings. It was also the home court of the now defunct Grand Rapids Hoops basketball team, as well as the now defunct Grand Rapids Rampage, the city's arena football team. As a concert venue, the Van Andel Arena seats about 12,858 for end-stage shows, and 13,184 for center-stage shows. The arena floor measures . The arena features 9,886 permanent seats, which 1,800 of them are club seats and 44 luxury suites, with the 16 luxury suites in the upper bowl seating 20, and the lower 24 bowls seating 15, and the others at 18. There are approximately 1,298 retractable seats at Van Andel Arena. ==Background== The original estimated cost to build the arena was at $75 million. The 12,000-seat arena is managed by SMG Property Management. It was named in recognition of the largest benefactors, Jay and Betty Van Andel. It has been hosts to acts such as Phil Collins, Janet Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Aerosmith, Ariana Grande, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Roger Waters, The Who, Kiss, Rush, Marilyn Manson, Kenny Chesney,OneRepublic ,The Harlem Globetrotters, World Wrestling Entertainment, Disney on Ice, NCAA Hockey Regional Championships, the AFL ArenaBowl XV game, and basketball exhibition games for the Detroit Pistons, Michigan State University Basketball & Grand Valley State University. It is the fifth-largest arena in Michigan, as well as West Michigan's largest. Only the Palace of Auburn Hills, Joe Louis Arena, both in Metro Detroit, the Jack Breslin Student Events Center in East Lansing, and the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are larger. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Van Andel Arena」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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