A new Milwaukee venue featuring two performance spaces is being pitched at the former Bradley Center site next to Fiserv Forum, current Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) home, becoming the second new downtown venue to be unveiled in a week. (more…)

A new Milwaukee venue featuring two performance spaces is being pitched at the former Bradley Center site next to Fiserv Forum, current Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) home, becoming the second new downtown venue to be unveiled in a week. (more…)
We have another new arena in the increasingly crowded Las Vegas marketplace, as Oak View Group is planning a $3-billion arena/entertainment district at the south end of the Strip, near a high-speed rail station and potentially a new MLS stadium. (more…)
Here’s one unusual approach to COVID-19 mitigation: the Miami Heat (NBA) are employing coronavirus-sniffing dogs at AmericanAirlines Arena to screen fans entering the venue. (more…)
Only six NBA teams are allowing limited numbers of socially distanced fans into arenas–but in these socially distanced times, they’re providing a lift for everyone involved. (more…)
Adding NBA virtual fans was a brilliant move when the prior season ended with a bubble in Disney World, but there are no plans for a similar setup for the 2020-2021 season launching Tuesday. (more…)
The 2020-2021 NBA season will begin with a series of preseason games beginning Dec. 11 and run through Dec. 19 before moving into the regular season, as teams map out their plans to host fans. (more…)
As the United States approaches one of the most challenging national elections in recent years thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, arenas across the country are being pressed into service as polling places. (more…)
With the Golden State Warriors opening Chase Center this season, the NBA’s lineup of arenas is set for the next several years. For an overview of the league’s current venues, we present NBA arenas oldest to newest. (more…)
With the impending close of this decade, a busy period for new NBA and NHL arenas is coming to an end. We look back at the new arenas that opened during this decade and their impact on the industry. (more…)
There are many striking contrasts between Golden State’s Oracle Arena and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, but the two venues are now on the big stage of the NBA Finals. (more…)
This weekend will bring the NBA All-Star Game to Charlotte’s Spectrum Center, the first time the event has been staged in the arena. With that contest, the home of the Charlotte Hornets will be removed from the list of venues that have not hosted an NBA All-Star Game. (more…)
We end 2018 with a countdown of the 10 biggest stories of the year on Arena Digest, as chosen by editors and partially based on page views. Today, #1: A Seattle NHL Expansion franchise is approved to launch at a renovated KeyArena in 2021. (more…)
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