Palace Of Auburn Hills Tickets

Palace Of Auburn Hills
The venue that has been considered one of the best-marketed facilities in the United States since its opening in 1988 is known as The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The facility has the capacity to hold large masses, and has annually been one of the top-grossing facilities of its size. This multi-purpose arena hosts a diverse variety of events and is home to the Detroit Pistons, the Detroit Shock and a majority of concerts have been held here.

The Palace of Auburn Hills has been voted as Arena of the Year eight times by the Performance magazine, and twice by Pollstar magazine. Situated in Auburn Hills, Michigan, Detroit is the very famous multi-purpose arena called The Palace of Auburn Hills. It is often simply called as The Palace.

The facility opened in 1988. It is a sports and entertainment venue that is home of the Detroit Pistons of the NBA, and has also been hosting the Detroit Shock of the WNBA since 1998. Formerly, the venue was also home to Detroit Vipers of the IHL, Detroit Safari of the CISL, and the Detroit Fury of the AFL, which are all inoperative now.

This facility has hosted numerous concerts and other special events such as wrestling, boxing, sno-cross, ice shows, circuses, rodeos, seminars, clinics, graduations, and other family shows, and is known for it throughout the history. The first musical act to perform at The Palace was Sting, on August 13, 1988, followed by David Lee Roth, Pink Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash.

The Palace of Auburn Hills opened in 1988 to basically be the new home of the NBA Detroit Pistons, who previously used to play in the deep-set Pontiac Silverdome and before that the aged Cobo Hall. Since that time the Palace has become home to the IHL Detroit Vipers, the WNBA Detroit Shock and the AFL Detroit Fury.

The Palace is located in the middle of nowhere and is far away from downtown Detroit. Presently, The Palace of Auburn Hills is the largest arena in the NBA, which has helped the Pistons to record the league's highest home attendance from 2002-2008.

Due to the facility"s suburban location and huge seating capacity, 22,076 for basketball; up to 23,000 for end-stage concerts and 24,276 for center-stage concerts, it has become very popular and the ideal venue for large concerts and major boxing matches to some to extent.

The Palace, which is now the only arena in the country that is capable of holding the entire city's population, increased its basketball capacity back in 1997 from 21,454 to 22,076.

There are four sparkling entrances to the building - one on each side. On the north side entrance is a large team store tucked in under a grand staircase, and also a huge video wall showing out of town games from all the sports.

The concourse which is encircling the arena is well decorated and brightly lit with many concession stands and exhibits. The centerpiece of this concourse can said to be the Hall of Fame and Museum displaying memorabilia that were from great events that were held at the Palace.

The Palace is a true state-of-the-art facility that features four 9'x 12' color video screens and is suspended in the center of the arena. Other than concession stands located throughout the concourse, a hand-held computerized ordering system is provided for patrons courtside at Pistons games.There are banners celebrating the Pistons division and conference titles and two banners for two NBA titles in 1989 and 1990.

The Palace of Auburn Hills also features a restaurant named The Palace Grille, which is a great place to eat. It is inside the Palace on the East side of the arena. The restaurant offers elegant dining for up to 250 patrons with a lounge area providing an intimate location for cocktails and refreshments before or after events.

Other arena facilities include The Palace Club and the Terrace Club. Both accommodate up to 300 patrons. All facilities feature extensive menus including beef, poultry, and seafood and dessert specialties prepared by award-winning restaurateurs Machus Management Services.

Get your tickets to the upcoming events of The Palace Auburn Hills and experience this true state-of-the-art facility all for yourself!