Denver’s premier concert and Sports Venue Ball Arena (formally The Pepsi Center)- Full calendar of events, parking info, directions, ticket info and more for all Sports, live concerts and events.

Ball Arena

If you are passionate about Sports and Music then there is no doubt that you would fall in love with the Ball Arena. It is an arena located in Denver Colorado that serves a number of sports activities. The Pepsi Center is a home of the Colorado Avalanche of the national hockey league, the Denver Nuggets of the national basketball association and the Colorado Mammoth of the National Lacrosse League. When there are no sporting activities taking place in the arena, the Ball Arena also acts as a concert venue.

The Ball Arena is owned and operated by the Kroenke sports and entertainment. It measures 975000 square feet with a multipurpose surface. Its construction begun in 1997 and at the time of completion, the construction cost was valued at $275million in 2017 dollars. In October 1999, the Pepsi Center was opened by a ground breaking ceremony marked by a Celine Dion concert that attracted a lot of people across America.

Since its completion the Pepsi Center has been home to a lot of sporting activities. In 2001 the NHL all star game and the Stanley cup was held in the Pepsi Center. The Mountain West Conference men’s basketball tournament was also held here for a period of 2 years from 2004 to 2006. In 2005 the Pepsi also hosted the NBA all star game. In 2007, the National Colligate Athletic Association held the men’s Ice Hockey Frozen Four at the Pepsi Center. From 2002 to 2006, the Centrix Financial Grand Prix of Denver was held at the Pepsi arena. In 2004, Denver Colorado made it to the list of cities that would host the dew action sports. The inaugural event dubbed the Right Guard Open was held at the Pepsi centre in July 2005. In 2008, 2011 and 2016 the NCAA men’s basketball was also held in the Pepsi Center.

The Pepsi Center has a number of awesome dining facilities you would not help to fall in love with. The Ridgeline at the club level of this arena offers an outstanding dining experience for up to 350 people. It gives a rustic ski-lodge atmosphere hence attracting great tidings in to this place.

If looking for western cuisines, then the Blue Sky grill would be your next stop destination at the Pepsi centre. This place offers the best bison steak, rock mountain trout and pork chops. The Blue sky grill is at the ground level of the Pepsi centre.

The Denver Post newsroom is another place to dine while at the Pepsi Center. It is a restaurant that includes a complete bar. Here you will be served with some of the best hand-carved sandwiches.

Upcoming events

There are a lot of upcoming events ranging from sports, festivals to music tours at the Pepsi center including the NHL Stanley cup finals, Chicago with REO Speed wagon, Sparta Combat League, Vans Warped Tour, County Crows, Kevin Hart, Chris Stapleton, Justine Timberlake, Smashing Pumpkins, Bruno Mars with Cardi B and several other events.