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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 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 85 by 220 feet (26 × 67 m). The arena features 9,886 permanent 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.
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- Nitro - November 4, 1996
- Nitro - November 23, 1998
- Nitro - May 22, 2000
- RAW - August 27, 2001
- Jakked - September 1, 2001
- RAW - July 22, 2002
- Heat - July 28, 2002
- SmackDown - October 31, 2002
- RAW - August 18, 2003
- SmackDown - March 25, 2004
- Velocity - March 27, 2004
- ECW - March 27, 2007
- SmackDown - March 30, 2007
- RAW - October 8, 2007
- Heat - October 12, 2007
- ECW - May 13, 2008
- SmackDown - May 16, 2008
- NXT - April 25, 2012
- Superstars - April 26, 2012
- SmackDown - April 27, 2012
- Main Event - November 21, 2012
- SmackDown - November 23, 2012
- Saturday Morning Slam - December 8, 2012
- RAW - June 17, 2013
- Superstars - June 21, 2013
- Main Event - January 22, 2014
- SmackDown - January 24, 2014
- Main Event - December 16, 2014
- SuperSmackDown - December 16, 2014
- Main Event - July 12, 2016
- SmackDown - July 14, 2016
- RAW - May 22, 2017
- Main Event - May 24, 2017
- SmackDown Live - October 10, 2017
- 205 Live - October 10, 2017
- RAW - June 18, 2018
- Main Event - June 20, 2018
- RAW - February 11, 2019
- Main Event - February 13, 2019
- SmackDown - May 20, 2022
- AEW Rampage - August 5, 2022
- Battle of the Belts III - August 6, 2022
- RAW - February 27, 2023
- Main Event - March 2, 2023
- AEW Collision - September 23, 2023
- Ring of Honor Wrestling - September 28, 2023
- RAW - November 20, 2023
- Main Event - November 23, 2023
- RAW - November 11, 2024
- Main Event - November 14, 2024
- RAW - November 18, 2024
- Main Event - November 21, 2024
