Rogers Arena - Notable Events

Notable Events

• September 19, 1995 – The first event is hosted, a Bryan Adams concert.
• July 21, 1996 – Hosted In Your House 9: International Incident.
• August 29, 1996 – Hosted the Canada–Russia match during the 1996 World Cup of Hockey.
• January 18, 1998 – Host of the 1998 NHL All-Star Game.
• June 24, 1998 – Host of the 1998 NBA Draft.
• June 2001: – Rented for a month by Janet Jackson for rehearsals. The longest time a promotion has booked the arena.
• March 17–25, 2001 – Host of the 2001 World Figure Skating Championships.
• October 6, 2002 – Queen Elizabeth II dropped the ceremonial first puck in an NHL exhibition game between the San Jose Sharks and the Vancouver Canucks.
• November 7, 2002 – Riot when Axl Rose failed to show for Guns N' Roses show.
• January 2 – 5, 2006 – Served as the venue for the Medal Round of the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
• June 24–25, 2006 – Hosted the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
• September 9, 2007: – Hosted Game 8 of the 2007 Super Series between Canada and Russia junior hockey teams.
• October 26, 2007 – Hosted a NBA pre-season game, the first NBA game held in Vancouver since April 2001, between the Phoenix Suns and the Seattle SuperSonics.
• December 2, 2007 - The debut performance of the Return of the Spice Girls reunion tour.
• March 29, 2009 – Hosted the 38th annual Juno Awards.
• April 8, 2009 - Pop singer Britney Spears performed a sold-out concert as a part of her The Circus Starring Britney Spears tour. The concert was halted after the performance of Radar due to ventilation issues.
• July 28, 2009 - Pop Punk legends Blink-182 perform the third date of their come back summer tour.
• February 13–28, 2010: Ice hockey venue for the 2010 Winter Olympics while rebranded as Canada Hockey Place. These were the first Olympic games to use NHL-sized ice. This decision was made in order to maximize potential crowds and revenue, instead of building a smaller, temporary venue with the international-size ice surface as has been done for most other Winter Games.
• June 12, 2010 – Hosted UFC 115.
• July 6, 2010 – Name changed to "Rogers Arena".

• December 10, 2010 - Hosted Roger Waters who performed The Wall.
• June 11, 2011 – Hosted UFC 131
• June 1, 4, 10, 15, 2011 – 2011 Stanley Cup Finals
• September 29, 30, 2012 - American entertainer Madonna performed two sold-out shows at the arena during her MDNA Tour in front of 28,500 people.
• November 17, 2012 - Hosted the Red Hot Chili Peppers who played a sold out show in front of 19,000 people