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  Bridgestone Arena Location in Nashville  Bridgestone Arena Location in Tennessee  Bridgestone Arena Location in the United States | |
| Former names | Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999–2007) Sommet Center (May 2007–November 2009) |
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| Address | 501 Broadway |
| Location | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 36°9′33″N 86°46′43″W / 36.15917°N 86.77861°W |
| Owner | Sports Authority of Nashville Davidson County |
| Operator | Powers Management Company |
| Capacity |
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| Record attendance | 19,365 (April 15, 2023; Nate Bargatze)[2] |
| Field size | 750,000 sq ft (70,000 m2) |
| Surface | Multi-surface |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | January 20, 1994[3] |
| Opened | December 18, 1996 |
| Renovated | 2007, 2011, 2015 |
| Construction cost | $144 million ($296 million in 2023 dollars[4]) |
| Architect | HOK Sport Hart Freeland Roberts, Inc. |
| Project manager | Brookwood Group[5] |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Services engineer | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. |
| General contractor | Turner/Perini[6] |
| Tenants | |
| Nashville Predators (NHL) 1998–present Nashville Kats (AFL) 1997–2001, 2005–2007 Nashville Stampede (PBR) (2022–present) | |
| Website | |
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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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- ^ Baird, Brittney (April 17, 2023). "Nate Bargatze breaks attendance record at Bridgestone Arena". WKRN. Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Around the South Region in Brief". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. January 21, 1994. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "Clients: Overview". Brookwood Group. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
- ^ "Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, National Harbor – Turner Construction Company". Retrieved 5 July 2016.