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The
Philips Arena is an indoor arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed in 1999
at a cost of $213.5 million, it is home to the Atlanta Thrashers of the
NHL, the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA and Arena Football League's Georgia
Force. It is owned and operated by Atlanta Spirit, LLC, the group of
investors that also owns the Hawks and Thrashers. The arena seats 20,300
for basketball and 18,750 for ice hockey. It includes 96 luxury suites
and 2,100 club seats. For concerts and other entertainment events, the
arena can seat up to 21,000 fans. The arena was laid out in
a rather unusual manner, with the club seats and luxury boxes aligned
solely along one side of the playing surface, and the general admission
seating along the other three sides. This was done so as to be able to
bring the bulk of the seats closer to the playing surface while still
making available a sufficient number of revenue-raising club seats and
lodges.
The 2004-05 NHL Lockout
led to the cancellation of events in Philips Arena, and Atlanta became
the second (Boston the first) city to lose an All-Star Game planned in
advance because of a labour dispute. Atlanta would receive the 56th NHL
All-Star Game in 2008.
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