BankAtlantic Center Completes Spectacular First Quarter

Remains One of the Top 15 Venues In The World

 

 

SUNRISE, Fla. ? Sunrise Sports & Entertainment announced today that during the first quarter of 2006 (Jan. 1 ? March 31) the BankAtlantic Center hosted 23 non-sports events, including 16 sellouts, further solidifying its position as the ?Center of it All? for entertainment in Florida.

 

 

 

All totaled, over 200,000 fans came through the BankAtlantic Center turnstiles for non-sports events, one of the top numbers of any arena in the United States.

 

 

 

?The BankAtlantic Center once again proved itself to be one of the leading sports and entertainment facilities in the world,? SSE chief operating officer Michael Yormark said. ?I would like to thank all of our guests that attended our concerts and shows during the first quarter.?

 

 

 

?The numbers don?t lie,? said Mike Evans, Sr. Vice President of SMG, operator of 195 facilities worldwide. ?The BankAtlantic Center was one of the top buildings in America during the first quarter and continues to be one of the premier facilities in the world.?

 

 

 

Non-sports events hosted by the BankAtlantic Center during the first quarter include: Billy Joel (Jan. 7 & 15), Linda Ronstadt, Aerosmith, Lipizzaner Stallions, Johnny Mathis, Patti LaBelle, Juanes, Don Rickles and Tony Orlando, Bon Jovi, Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme, Engelbert Humperdink, Women of Faith (Feb. 23, 24 & 25), Smuckers Stars on Ice, Lily Tomlin, Rolling Stones, Paul Anka, Natalie Cole, Get Motivated and Styx.

 

Headquartered in Philadelphia, SMG provides facility services to 195 venues, in 41 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada and Europe, controls over 1.5 million entertainment seats worldwide and manages more than ten million feet of exhibition space.

It's one of the few new stadiums I've been to that wasn't in a complete POS area. No wonder it does so well.

Building the Bank Atlantic Center was the most brilliant thing ever done by the city of Sunrise, especially in the location its in. The $5 walk across the street thing I think will really ruin the whole Bank Atlantic experience. One of the greatest parts about the venue is that its right across the street from the happiest place on Earth.