All rights reserved. The announcement is scheduled to take place Friday ,November 5 at 11 a.m. You'll be able to watch the announcement live on KESQ.com/Livestream-Events and here. The Coachella Valley is known throughout the world for the music festivals and the music scene, so we took a lot of inspiration from the local aspects of the culture that is Palm Springs. This all comes as officials are set to announce the name of the AHL hockey that will call the Coachella Valley Arena home. Design for $250 million Coachella Valley sports, entertainment arena Among the projects the company has in the works is the Moody Center, a 15,000-seat arena under construction in Austin, Texas, wherethe University of Texas mens and womens basketball programs will play. The arena, which will be the largest arena in the United Kingdom, is scheduled to open in September 2023. Azoff has said that the band, which he has managed since the 1970s, will be a headline at the arenaonce itopens. The arena series will focus on various aspects ofthe new sports and entertainment facility that will begin construction this spring, including design, construction and the various sports and music tenants. The Coachella Valley is not New York, Seattle or Austin or even Manchester. Timeline: Coachella Valley arena, from initial rumors to groundbreaking, Oak View Group wants major artists, live music to be a staple at Coachella Valley's forthcoming $250 million arena, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Find him on Twitter: @Andrew_L_John. Check OVGs Career Page for current openings. In addition to sports and entertainment, the arena will accommodate conventions, large meetings, international events as well as award shows and exhibitions. and Frances C. Berger Foundation[11] announced they had chosen a new location for the arena in the middle of the Coachella Valley near Palm Desert, but it would not open until at least 2022. Construction preparation begins for Coachella Valley arena And we will come.". OVG plans to host professional hockey, boxing, UFC, NCAA Tournament games, NBA and NHL training camps and pre-season games, in addition to recording artists that will sell out the arena. With almost 10,000 seats for hockey and 11,500 seats for concerts, the arena will also include 20 suites, two VIP clubs, and a private club that can accommodates 150 people. Coronavirus Updates, 2023, Gulf-California Broadcast Company Palm Springs, CA USA, Download the News Channel 3 News app here, $300 million, 11,000 seat arena is currently being built in Thousand Palms. More than 100 peopleattended the ceremony, including Tim Leiweke, the chief executiveof OVG and music mogul Irving Azoff, a founding partner ofOVG. It has waited for the right project to come along to use the land next to the golf course. Officials broke ground on the arena in June 2021. The lower bowl of the venue will seat around 8,000. $300 Million, 10,000+ seat Coachella Valley Arena Officially Breaks City, zip code, community or floorplan. x - Coachella Valley Firebirds on Twitter: "RT @SeattleKraken: It all The company said the tally would likely include at least a portion of the laborers from outside Riverside County. It will be built on 43-acres of unincorporated land in Thousand Palms . Oak View Group plans to build the 300,000-square-foot arena on a roughly 43-acre site between Interstate 10 and the Classic Club golf course in unincorporated Riverside County. Acrisure is a leader in transforming financial services & is dedicated to supporting live music & sports in #CoachellaValley! https://t.co/x9UUpupulS pic.twitter.com/6ygaikOU4I. Oak View Group and CAA Icon Unveil Results of Commissioned Economic and The building also will feature 20 suites that can seat 20 people in each, a private club that can hold 145, a pair of VIP clubs that can comfortably fit 80 in each, and a premium concourse club that seats 590. From major recording artists to Oscar-winning actors, OVG has a knack for attracting stars. ICYMI: Check out our recent in-depth coverage: How the Coachella Valley Arena will handle The Big One: https://t.co/nkOZwKWDPu @Firebirds. Troy Bodie, the Kraken's director of hockey and business operations for the coming Coachella Valley Firebirds franchise, hopes the team's new AHL location in a soon-to-open, $300 million. Acrisure and Oak View Group are dedicated to using this platform to improve the lives of everyone in the Coachella Valley., The Acrisure Arena reflects our commitment to raising awareness of the multiple financial solutions were proud to offer our customers. Steve Fraser departs post at Acrisure Arena and Coachella Valley Firebirds The privately-funded $300 million project . Coachella Valley -Cabazon Dinosaurs, Claude K. Bell, 1960s Mr. Bell spent more than two, Remembering Spring Break 1989 byinthemix2006yo I filmed this footage during Spring Break. The Seattle NHL team will be called the Kraken; what about its Palm Springs affiliate? It was first rumored that the Palm Springs area could be the home of a new American Hockey League team in May 2019. In addition to the arena, which will be solar-powered, an attached practice ice rink has been included in the design for the hockey team to practice. and Frances C. Berger Foundation, a partner in the project. Another OVG project is the $500 million, 23,500-seat Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester, England. Download the News Channel 3 app here. EDITORS NOTE: The Desert Sun is partnering with Oak View Group for an informational webinar series called "Valley Arena Project." Acrisure Arena will be the crown jewel of the entire Coachella Valley and a major destination for the biggest artists, concerts, and sporting events in the world. OVG officials have said they would be announcing upcoming performers sometime this month. Construction is expected to be complete in late 2022. . The $240 million sports and entertainment arena initially planned near downtown Palm Springs will be built instead north of Palm Desert in time for the 2022-23 American Hockey League season. Home - Acrisure Arena [5] The company then teamed up with the H.N. The board voted 5-0 in favor of the 300,000 . OVG CEO Tim Leiweke relied upon a feasibility study on the future of sports events and tourism in the Coachella Valley, independently authored by Coachella Sports & Entertainment Stadium Authority and the non-profit SoCal Coyotes Sports Leadership Organization, as proof of the viability for a multi-purpose venue in Palm Springs.