Angel of the Winds Arena facts for kids
The arena (then the Comcast Arena) pictured in 2009
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| Former names | Everett Events Center (2003–2007) Comcast Arena at Everett (2007–2014) Xfinity Arena (2014–2017) |
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| Location | 2000 Hewitt Avenue Everett, Washington, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 47°58′43″N 122°12′13″W / 47.97861°N 122.20361°W |
| Owner | Everett Public Facilities District |
| Operator | Spectra Experiences |
| Capacity | Hockey: 8,149 Center stage concert: 10,000 End stage concert: 9,000 |
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| Broke ground | April 23, 2002 |
| Opened | September 27, 2003 |
| Construction cost | $71.5 million ($114 million in 2022 dollars ) |
| Architect | LMN Architects PBK Architects, Inc. |
| Structural engineer | Magnusson Klemencic Associates |
| Services engineer | Hermanson Co. LLP |
| General contractor | PCL Construction |
| Tenants | |
| Everett Silvertips (WHL) (2003–present) Tilted Thunder Rail Birds (2010–present) Everett Hawks (NIFL/AF2) (2005–2007) Everett Explosion (IBL) (2007) Washington Stealth (NLL) (2010–2013) Everett Raptors (IFL) (2012) Seattle Storm (WNBA) (2019, 2021) (some games) |
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The Angel of the Winds Arena (originally known as the Everett Events Center) is a multi-purpose complex in Everett, Washington, United States, designed and developed by the Everett Public Facilities District. It opened in October 2003, with the naming rights being sold to Comcast in 2007 and subsequently to the Angel of the Winds Casino Resort in 2017. The 10,000-seat venue has hosted a variety of concerts and other performances, including the Ringling Brothers Circus, Disney on Ice, the Harlem Globetrotters, and Sesame Street Live.
The venue also hosted 2008 Skate America, a three-day ice-skating championship featuring world-class skaters. The events were both nationally and internationally televised on NBC. It was the first event of six in the 2008-2009 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition. This was Skate America's largest attendance ever recorded in its history.
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Tenants and events
In 2016, the arena served as the host for the 2016 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships. It also hosted WWE's flagship TV show Monday Night Raw on February 17, 2020.
Hockey
Angel of the Winds Arena is the home of the Everett Silvertips, a Western Hockey League franchise. In their first season (2003–04) the Everett Silvertips were led by former NHL Head Coach Kevin Constantine to win the WHL Western Conference Championship.
Basketball
The Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association announced that it would play five home games during its 2019 season in Everett, while the rest are played at their temporary home in Seattle, the Hec Edmundson Pavilion on the University of Washington campus. The Storm played their season opener in Everett on May 25, 2019, using the same floor that had previously been installed at KeyArena.
Curling
In 2017, the arena, then known as Xfinity Arena, was host to the USA Men's and Women's Curling National Championships. The men's championship was won by 2018 Winter Olympics gold medalists Team John Shuster, while Team Jamie Sinclair captured the women's crown.
Banked track roller derby
Angel of the Winds Arena is also home to the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, a Seattle-based, all-female, banked track roller derby league.
Other uses
On April 1, 2020, the arena opened as a COVID-19 quarantine center with 150 beds amid the coronavirus pandemic. The quarantine center is meant for patients with COVID-19 and are unable to self-isolate or quarantine at home.
Former tenants
The arena was also home to the International Basketball League's Everett Explosion for one season in 2007 before they moved to Monroe and were renamed the Snohomish County Explosion, where they played until 2010. Comcast Arena also hosted arena football for three years (2005–07). The Everett Hawks were a primary football tenant in the arena for the NIFL in their first season at Everett, going undefeated at 14–0, but lost in the playoff semifinal to the Tri-Cities Fever. The team switched to af2 in 2006 and became a minor-league team where they didn't find much success, which led to their folding in 2007.
In 2012, Comcast Arena was the home of the now-defunct Everett Raptors of the Indoor Football League.
Lacrosse
In 2010, Comcast Arena became home to the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. The franchise was previously known as the San Jose Stealth, and before that the Albany Attack. After four seasons in Everett, the Washington Stealth were relocated to British Columbia in 2014.
Conference Center
The Edward D. Hansen Conference Center is a three-story addition to the arena that cost US$12 million to construct. The facility includes a 11,385-square-foot (1,057.7 m2) ballroom that is capable of accommodating 800 guests. In addition to the ballroom, the conference center has three executive meeting rooms available as private meeting space. The conference center hosts approximately 200 events annually. It is also home to a public art collection, which includes artwork from the Pilchuck Glass Collection.
Ice rink
The Xfinity Community Ice Rink is an NHL regulation 200' x 85' ice rink that is located inside Angel of the Winds Arena. It is a public ice skating rink, which is used for public skating, local hockey leagues, figure skating, instructional sessions, and much more. Currently the rink is open year-round, and has the versatility to transform into a 57,000-square-foot (5,300 m2) space with the capability to host trade shows, expositions, consumer shows and special events.
Concerts
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – February 6, 2004 and December 16, 2005
- KUBE 93.3's Birthday Bash – March 27, 2004
- Rod Stewart – April 3, 2004
- tobyMac & The Diverse City Band – May 22, 2004, with Third Day
- American Idol Live! – July 17, 2004, August 23, 2005 and July 8, 2011
- The Cure – August 31, 2004
- Scorpions – October 21, 2004, with Tesla and Keith Emerson
- The Rock & Soul Revue – October 23, 2004
- Green Day – November 16, 2004, with New Found Glory and Sugarcult
- Bette Midler – December 7, 2004
- Dolly Parton – December 19, 2004, with The Grascals
- Cher – January 26, 2005, with The Village People
- Duran Duran – March 9, 2005, with Ima Robot and September 23, 2011, with The Neon Trees
- The Taste of Chaos Tour – March 26, 2005, April 2, 2006 and February 15, 2007
- Velvet Revolver – April 22, 2005
- The Wiggles – April 24, 2005 (2 shows), March 16, 2007 (2 shows), July 17, 2009 (2 shows) and October 9, 2010 (2 shows)
- The Honda Civic Tour – April 30, 2005 and May 15, 2006
- Oasis – September 9, 2005, with Jet and Kasabian
- Santana – September 20, 2005, with Robert Randolph and the Family Band
- Audioslave – September 28, 2005, with Seether and 30 Seconds to Mars
- The Gaither Homecoming – October 7, 2005
- Def Leppard – November 8, 2005, with Bryan Adams
- Steven Curtis Chapman – December 7, 2005
- Kanye West – December 10, 2005 and December 10, 2007, with Keyshia Cole and Fantasia Barrino
- Martina McBride – July 16, 2006, with Mark Wills and August 4, 2007, with Little Big Town
- Juan Gabriel – September 24, 2006
- James Blunt – November 6, 2006
- Dierks Bentley – December 1, 2006, with Miranda Lambert and The Randy Rogers Band and April 21, 2012, with Jerrod Niemann and The Eli Young Band
- Panic! at the Disco – December 3, 2006, with The Bloc Party, Jack's Mannequin and Cobra Starship
- Guns N' Roses – December 10, 2006, with Helmet and The Sebastian Bach Band
- The Dukes of Dixieland – January 20, 2007
- The Blue Man Group – February 2, 2007, with Mike Relm and January 25, 2008, with Mike Relm
- The Doodlebops – February 11, 2007
- The Panic Channel – February 18, 2007, with Rock Star Supernova
- The Newsboys – March 25, 2007, with Kutless and Stellar Kart and April 15, 2010
- KBKS 106.1's Girl's Night Out – May 13, 2007
- Hilary Duff – August 6, 2007, with Lifehouse
- Mannheim Steamroller – December 2, 2007
- Switchfoot & Relient K – December 3, 2007, with Ruth
- Tool – December 4, 2007, with Trans Am
- KNDD 107.7 The End's Deck The Hall Ball – December 6, 2007
- The Jonas Brothers – February 5, 2008, with Rooney
- Gary Valenciano – June 15, 2008
- Rock Band Live – October 14, 2008
- Neil Young – October 21, 2008, with Death Cab for Cutie
- Celtic Thunder – December 7, 2008 and October 30, 2010
- Sarah Brightman – December 14, 2008, with Mario Frangoulis
- Disturbed – January 23, 2009, with Sevendust and Skindred
- Barry Manilow – March 15, 2009
- Il Divo – June 2, 2009
- ZZ Top – November 23, 2009
- Quidam – March 16–20, 2010
- The Zac Brown Band – March 21, 2010, with Sonia Leigh, Levi Lowrey and Nic Cowan
- Thousand Foot Krutch – April 9, 2010
- Carrie Underwood – May 29, 2010, with Craig Morgan and Sons of Sylvia
- Justin Bieber – July 13, 2010, with Sean Kingston and The Stunners
- Jimmy Needham – April 1, 2011
- Leeland – April 2, 2011
- KISS – June 23, 2011, with Bad City
- USC 14th Anniversary Concert – June 24, 2011
- The Avett Brothers – July 15, 2011, with Jessica Lea Mayfield
- Sugarland – July 18, 2011, with Sara Bareilles
- Alan Jackson & The Strayhorns – August 19, 2011
- Michael W. Smith – December 5, 2011
- Sonu Nigam – June 10, 2012
- The Smashing Pumpkins – October 10, 2012, with Anberlin
- The Fresh Beat Band – November 10, 2012
- Eric Church – November 13, 2012, with Justin Moore and Kip Moore
- The Gigantour – July 30, 2013
- KBKS 106.1's Jingle Ball – December 8, 2013
- Celtic Woman – March 25, 2014
- Gloria Trevi – April 19, 2014, with Carlito Olivero
- The Musica Corrido Fest – May 18, 2014
- OneRepublic – June 12, 2014, with The Script and American Authors
- Demi Lovato – October 2, 2014, with Christina Perri and MKTO
- Phillip Phillips – October 21, 2014, with Christian Burghardt
- R. Kelly – February 7, 2015
