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Times Union Center

Since its opening show, starring Frank Sinatra on January 30, 1990, the Times Union Center has become a popular concert venue, due to its proximity to larger cities like New York City, Boston, and Montreal, where concert tickets tend to sell out faster.

The open parking lots near the arena provide an excellent tailgating area for fans before the show.

In 1990, the Grateful Dead recorded their 1996 release, Dozin' at the Knick, at the arena.

Dave Matthews Band has played at the arena four times, most recently in 2010.

Whitesnake played at the arena during their Slip Of The Tongue world tour in 1990. The concert took place February 15, and there were a lot of empty seats due to a blizzard keeping many fans from getting to the arena.

Metallica played at the arena on November 12, 2009 during their World Magnetic Tour.


 * Aerosmith – Only band to sell out the arena in same year on two different tours (1998)
 * Garth Brooks – The fastest gross income for any event when 51,000 tickets were sold in less than three hours for his 1997 three-day appearance – 283 tickets per minute.
 * Grateful Dead – Hold record for most concerts played at arena (13) between 1990 and 1995.
 * Green Day
 * Billy Joel – Record nine straight times since 1990. A banner hanging from the rafters commemorates this.
 * Billy Joel and Elton John
 * Dave Matthews Band
 * Paul McCartney, Out There Tour – July 5, 2014; sold out in 28 minutes on April 14, 2014.
 * Luciano Pavarotti – Highest single event gross revenue (1999)
 * Pearl Jam
 * Phish
 * R.E.M. – The band filmed their video for their song "Tongue" there on June 20, 1995.
 * Red Hot Chili Peppers
 * Rolling Stones – September 17, 2005
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Justin Timberlake – One of the fastest sold-out shows ever at the arena. Tickets for his The 20/20 Experience World Tour sold out in under 22 minutes for the show, which was held on July 16, 2014.
 * U2
 * 2003 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regional – Syracuse, Auburn, Oklahoma and Butler.