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The Canada Games Arena, also known as the Crystal Centre, is a 3,228-seat multi-purpose arena in Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada. The arena was built in 1995, for the Canada Games.
It is home to the Grande Prairie Storm of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
It has also hosted the 2004 Royal Bank Cup and 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Nickelback played at the arena during The Long Road Tour on March 20th, 2004.
Rihanna performed at the arena during the Good Girl Gone Bad Tour on September 17, 2007, with Akon as her opening act.
The Backstreet Boys performed at the arena during their Unbreakable Tour on November 15, 2008.
Other bands that played the Canada Games Arena are:
Bryan Adams
Our Lady Peace
Snoop Dogg
Barenaked Ladies
Matthew Good Band
ZZ Top
Finger Eleven
Blue Rodeo
Prozac
George Thorogood
Def Leppard
Nelly Furtado
Default
Wide Mouth Mason
Belly
Collective Soul
Black Eyed Peas
Social Code
Big & Rich
Alice Cooper
Keith Urban
Emerson Drive
Randy Travis
The Tea Party
Willie Nelson
Tragically Hip
Corb Lund
Paul Brandt
Coordinates: 55°10′08″N 118°47′46″W / 55.169°N 118.796°W
Categories:- Canada Games
- Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada
- Indoor arenas in Canada
- Sports venues in Alberta
- Grande Prairie
- Canadian ice hockey venue stubs
- Alberta building and structure stubs
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