General Motors Place, Vancouver

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General Motors Place

Address :

800 Griffiths Way, Vancouver BC, BC

Phone :

604-899-7889

Website :

www.canucks.com/gm/events.asp

Type :

Live Music, Stadium

Contact :

Quinto

About General Motors Place

In addition to being home to the Vancouver Canucks, General Motors Place is one of the most active entertainment venues in North America. Since it opened in September 1995, General Motors Place has attracted the biggest names in show business to its stage and has welcomed more than 10 million visitors through its doors. In all, General Motors Place hosts approximately 100 events each year, ranking it among the busiest facilities in North America.

General Motors Place's state-of-the-art features include a Bose sound system that provides acoustics to rival any building in North America as well as OrcaVision, a new LED Video Display system manufactured by Daktronics Inc. The system includes a center hung scoreboard unit incorporating four large 10mm HD ready main LED screens supported by four corner screens and top and bottom video rings using 20mm LED technology. The system also includes a 360 degree ProAd LED Video ring around the upper seating bowl. The building also features highly skilled in-house production, lighting and rigging crews and outstanding broadcast capabilities.

General Motors Place has received considerable acclaim for its comfortable seating and superior sightlines. In addition to a premium "Siemens Club" seating section, the building offers added privacy and comfort with its suite services. 88 executive suites are available on an annual lease, with each suite having the capacity for 14 guests per game or event. Additionally, hospitality suites may be rented to host large or small groups on a per-event basis.

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