New Orleans Arena Tickets

New Orleans Arena
New Orleans bustles with year round festivals while attractions keep visitors busy. The City is known for its upscale facilities, outdoor recreation, and diverse businesses. Following changing trends, its entertainment industry is rapidly gaining momentum, thereby creating a need for more arenas, theater complexes and venues etc. But, attractions like New Orleans Arena have put New Orleans on the map for making both locals and out-of-towners falling in love with the events it puts up for them. Sneak a look at the current schedule of New Orleans Arena and plan a day or night out with family and friends!

New Orleans is home to the state of the art New Orleans Arena which has become a popular place for catering to a wide variety of audience, age and taste. Located in the City's Central Business District, this premiere destination dazzles with sports thrills and vocal chills throughout the year. Be it a concert, festival, family show, basketball, football or hockey, the New Orleans Arena brings it for you. The Arena opened its doors to the public in October 1999 and it quickly became a center of attraction for both sports aficionados and music-fanatics. The facility currently holds 16,500 seats for football, 18,500 for Hornets games and 19,000 for concerts.

Besides huge seating capacity, the New Orleans Arena also features party suites, corporate suites, multipurpose lighting and a high-end sound system and much more. The venue was the former home of the Brass which has now become a home of the New Orleans Hornets and some Tulane University Basketball games. The facility is currently managed by industry leader SMG who have successfully managed to make New Orleans Arena a top-choice for all mega events in the region. It hosts professional hockey and basketball games and holds concerts, and other events.

The most notable events held at the New Orleans Arena include Women's Final Four in 2004, ArenaBowl XXI and the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007, & NBA All-Star Game, ArenaBowl XXII and NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament South Regionals in 2008. Necessary measures are being taken to hold the first and second rounds of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament 2010. Basketball, football, hockey…New Orleans Arena is not known for holding sports events only. It's equally popular among music-fans also.

In 2008, the facility hosted 311 Day 2008 which is a bi-annual event. This live concert was a great celebration of the music featuring 311. The event drew over 14,000 fans from all 50 states and various countries. New Orleans Arena, for the more popular sports and well-known acts tends to sell out. Hurry up, get your New Orleans Arena tickets and experience the excitement of BIG games and events!