The Budweiser Events Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado (USA). The Arena is located on The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds and Events Complex) and is owned by Larimer County, Colorado and managed by Global Spectrum, L.P. Construction was completed and doors opened for the first event on September 20, 2003 with a sold-out exhibition hockey game between the Colorado Avalanche and the Florida Panthers. It is home to the Colorado Eagles ice hockey team and the Colorado Ice indoor football team.
Music legends Rod Stewart, Mötley Crüe, Martina McBride, Def Leppard, Willie Nelson, Journey, Matchbox Twenty, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nelly, Sarah McLachlan, David Bowie, Ted Nugent, Kenny Rogers, Widespread Panic, Godsmack and Snoop Dogg have performed at the venue. The Events Center has played host to comedians Bill Cosby, Ron White, Carlos Mencia and Larry the Cable Guy as well as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, Disney on Ice, The Wiggles, World Wrestling Entertainment, Sesame Street Live and the Harlem Globetrotters.
The Colorado Eagles established a new standard for minor league professional hockey with their 145th consecutive regular season sellout, set on January 12, 2008 in a victory vs. rival Rocky Mountain Rage. Including playoff games, the Eagles have sold out 181 consecutive games total – every single game in their four-and-a-half years of operation. The Colorado Eagles will be the host of the 2009 CHL All-Star Game at the Budweiser Events Center.
