Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre (SOFMC) is an indoor arena located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and is the largest arena in British Columbia outside of Vancouver. It is primarily used for ice hockey, previously the home arena of the Victoria Salmon Kings of the ECHL, and currently the home of the Victoria Royals of the Western Hockey League.

SOFMC was developed and is operated by RG Properties Ltd., a Vancouver-based development/entertainment company with commercial, recreational and entertainment facilities throughout British Columbia. RG Properties Ltd. was the corporate owner of the former Victoria Salmon Kings hockey team and owns the Victoria Royals. Ice sheet is 60x180

Features
The arena is primarily used for ice hockey and is also used for concerts and other special events such as figure skating, curling, plays, trade shows and conferences. It is also opened for public ice skating on special occasions; the public skated with the former Victoria Salmon Kings players after some of the games. The building also features a fine dining restaurant (Lion's Den Restaurant), 26 luxury suites, retail and meeting space. Shaw Communications has a television studio on the main floor and Regroove Solutions Inc] (formerly itgroove Professional Services) shares office space with the arena and Victoria Royals personnel. It occupies the site of the former Victoria Memorial Arena as its successor facility. It is located within 10–15 minutes walking distance from the other downtown Victoria landmarks such as: Chinatown, the Bay Centre shopping centre and Market Square.

History
SOFMC was completed in 2005 and has a maximum seating capacity of 7,400. It replaced the aging and outdated Memorial Arena, also known as the "Barn on Blanshard" (rectangular with a curved roof, resembled a barn or aircraft hangar) which had been constructed in 1949. The first event to be held at the new arena was a Rod Stewart concert, one in which Stewart and his performers came out on stage in hardhats and orange safety vests, poking fun at the fact the arena wasn't totally completed at the time.

Notable concerts and events held
The arena has hosted many musical and performance acts, as well as guest speakers, sporting tournaments, trade shows and other events. The following is a partial list of some of the more well-known guests and events to appear during the first two decades of the arena's existence: • Aerosmith

• Avril Lavigne

• Bryan Adams

• Randy Bachman

• Backstreet Boys

• Barenaked Ladies

• The Black Crowes

• Bif Naked

• Black Eyed Peas

• Jason Bonham

• Michael Bublé

• Jimmy Carr

• Cats

• Cheap Trick

• Cher

• Cirque du Soleil

• City and Colour

• David Copperfield

• Kelly Clarkson

• Bill Clinton

• Hilary Duff

• Jimmy Carr

• Sheryl Crow

• Burton Cummings

• Leonard Cohen

• Dane Cook

• Deep Purple

• Def Leppard

• Bob Dylan

• Michael Flatley

• Imagine Dragons

• John Fogerty

• FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Basketball

• Foreigner

• David Foster

• Nelly Furtado

• Harlem Globetrotters

• Heart

• Ice Cube

• Sir Elton John

• Tom Jones

• Jim Jefferies (comedian)

• Journey

• Kid Rock

• The Killers

• B.B. King

• Kiss

• Bert Kreischer

• Larry the Cable Guy

• Leonard Cohen

• Loverboy

• Lynyrd Skynyrd

• Marilyn Manson

• Sarah McLachlan

• John Mellencamp

• The Moody Blues

• Mötley Crüe

• New Kids On The Block

• Nickelback

• Nine Inch Nails

• Ozzy Osbourne

• Jordan Peterson

• Robert Plant

• Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band

• Judas Priest

• Prince

• Queens of the Stone Age

• Jerry Seinfeld

• Slayer

• Slipknot

• Snoop Dogg

• Rod Stewart

• Stone Temple Pilots

• Sting

• Styx

• Supertramp

• James Taylor

• Tiësto

• Tool

• The Offspring

• The Tea Party

• The Tragically Hip

• The Price Is Right

• The Village People

• Vancouver Canucks

• WWE Wrestling

• ZZ Top

• Jeff Dunham

Select Your Tickets
Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre has its own in-house ticketing company called "Select Your Tickets", which is also owned by RG Properties Ltd. "Select Your Tickets" has been operating inside the building since it opened in 2005. And is also operated in Kelowna B.C.