Bonnetts Energy Centre, formerly known as Revolution Place, Canada Games Arena and Crystal Centre, is a 2,960-seat (plus standing) multi-purpose

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, Canada. The arena was built in 1995, for the

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. It is home to the

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of the

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. It has also hosted the 2004 Royal Bank Cup,

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, and

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. The arena seats up to 4,500 for concerts. Attached to the arena is the Bowes, a convention and concert hall seating up to 1,400 with 18,000 square feet of space; both Bonnetts Energy Centre and the Bowes offer 35,000 total square feet of exhibit space.

Concerts

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played at the arena during

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on March 20, 2004.

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performed at the arena during the Get Loose Tour on March 25, 2007.

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performed at the arena during the

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on September 17, 2007, with

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as her opening act. The

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performed at the arena during their Unbreakable Tour on November 15, 2008.

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performed at the arena during the Unbreakable World Tour on September 5, 2015.

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performed at the arena on October 21, 2015 during her Rock This Country Tour.

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performed at the arena on February 8, 2017 during their Marianas Trench and the Last Crusade tour.

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performed in November 2024.

References

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