Toyota Center
In May 1995, several Texas sports teams, including the Houston Rockets, proposed legislation that would dedicate state tax revenue to build new arenas.[19] The validity of the lease was eventually upheld,[20] and in April 1997, Lanier announced that the Rockets and Watson would have to agree to share control of the new arena equally, or lose access to it altogether.[21] After both parties agreed to the terms,[22] a bill that authorized increased taxes to pay for a new arena was signed into law in July, by then-Governor George W.[24] The Rockets began an appeal in January 1998 against the court order to stay at the Summit,[25] but then dropped it in May, because they felt that a new arena would be ready by the time they finished their lease.[27] After several months negotiating with the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, the Rockets finalized a deal to pay half of the constructions costs, and a referendum was set for November 2.[46] According to the agreement signed, the city of Houston bought the land for the arena and an adjoining parking garage,[47] which was near the George R. Brown Convention Center,[48] and paid for it by selling bonds and borrowing $30 million.[51] A building formerly owned by Houston Lighting and Power Company was demolished to make way for the arena, and two streets were closed for the duration of the construction.[57] The adjacent 2,500-space Toyota Tundra garage is connected to the arena by a private skybridge that can be accessed by Suite, Court-side and Club Seat holders.[60] Toyota Center also features the Sterling Vineyards Red & White Wine Bistro, located on the lower suites level on the south side of the arena.[61] The restaurant features a huge dining room, private bar, two twin 1,500 bottle wine towers and views of the arena floor.[69] Many concerts have also taken place in Toyota Center, like Beyoncé, Prince, Tool, Duran Duran on their Astronaut tour, Janet Jackson, Madonna, Tina Turner, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Bruno Mars, Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Andrea Bocelli, Muse, High School Musical The Concert, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Coldplay, RBD, Laura Pausini, Alanis Morissette, Matchbox Twenty, Fiona Apple, Nickelback, Depeche Mode, Bon Jovi, Enrique Iglesias, Katy Perry, Drake, Travis Scott, Cher, Britney Spears, Kanye West and Jay-Z, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, The Rolling Stones, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Olivia Rodrigo, Carrie Underwood, Rammstein, Adele, Lana Del Rey, Melanie Martinez, Twenty One Pilots, Sabrina Carpenter,Blackpink, G-Dragon, Panic!WWE also held their first live show in front of fans, for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the July 16, 2021 episode of SmackDown at Toyota Center.[citation needed] The current attendance for a concert held at the arena was set on November 20, 2008, when Metallica played to a sold-out crowd of 17,962 during the Death Magnetic tour.
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