Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre: Difference between revisions

'''Ak-Chin Pavilion'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trivalleycentral.com/maricopa_monitor/news/ak-chin-secures-naming-rights-to-desert-sky-pavilion/article_1ebf61a8-da95-11e2-b133-0019bb2963f4.html |title=Ak-Chin secures naming rights to Desert Sky Pavilion|author=Morago, Kristina |date=21 June 2013 |work=Maricopa Monitor |publisher=[[Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc.]] |accessdate=February 9, 2013|archiveurl=http://www.freezepage.com/1371885404RZNGADBPUZ |archivedate= June 22, 2013}}</ref> (formerly known as the '''Desert Sky Pavilion''', '''Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion''', '''Cricket Pavilion''', '''Cricket Wireless Pavilion''' and '''Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion''') is an [[amphitheater]] located in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], which seats 8,000 under a pavilion roof and an additional 12,000 on a hillside behind the main stands. It was originally known as Desert Sky Pavilion and opened on November 11, 1990 ([[Billy Joel]] was the venue's inaugural performer).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/131602/JOEL-STARTS-THE-FIRE-FOR-PAVILION.html |title=Joel `Starts The Fire' For Pavilion |publisher=Deseretnews.com |date=1990-11-11 |accessdate=February 9, 2014}}</ref> The current naming rights sponsor is the [[Ak-Chin Indian Community]] (the venue is not located on tribal land). With a total capacity of 20,000, its capacity is higher than [[USTalking AirwaysStick CenterResort Arena]] and [[Jobing.comGila River Arena]]. The amphitheater's season starts in April and closes in October.