We’re going 7! The Coachella Valley Firebirds beat the Hershey Bears 4-2 in Game 6 of the Calder Cup Finals. The win means we’re going to a Game 7 on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena. This will be a winner-take-all to end the Calder Cup Finals. GAME 7 WILL DECIDE THE 2023 #CALDERCUP CHAMPIONS!! 🚨🔥@Firebirds |
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have done it! The Firebirds beat the Calgary Wranglers in a high-scoring Game 5 to advance to the Western Conference Finals. MAKING HISTORY pic.twitter.com/6DhelZDPlt— x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) May 20, 2023 AHL Western Conference ✅ The @Firebirds eliminate the #1 @AHLWranglers off an OT Andrew Poturalski goal!!Highlights coming up
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The legendary, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Stevie Nicks is coming to the Coachella Valley! Stevie Nicks is adding 13 additional performances to her wildly successful “Live In Concert” tour, including Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms. The Acrisure Arena performance will be held on Tuesday, December 5. Venue presale Thursday, May 18 10 AM – 10
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Michigan State and Arizona, two college basketball powerhouses, will face off in a nationally-televised game at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms on Thanksgiving Day. The game will be part of the “Acrisure Invitational,” a new multi-day college basketball tournament that will be headlined on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, with the Michigan State-Arizona game. Thanksgiving
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Rauw Alejandro’s performance at Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms tonight has been canceled due to a groin injury, arena officials said. After more than 20 dates of the Saturno World Tour, which venue officials say was physically demanding and energetic, Tuesday night’s performance was canceled to allow for the Latin Grammy award-winning Puerto Rican singer
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Rock and Roll legends KISS are coming to Acisure Arena in Thousand Palms as part of the “absolute final shows of the final tour,” officials announced on Wednesday. KISS will be at Acrisure Arena on Nov 1, 2023. It’s the second show of their “End of the Road Tour.” The band announced the tour Wednesday
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Steve Fraser is no longer working for Oak View Group as Firebirds team president. BREAKING: @Firebirds president Steve Fraser no longer working for organization. @oakviewgroup @KESQ @Qassignmentdesk @AcrisureArena https://t.co/aeirbvQrQ7— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) February 25, 2023 Vice President of Marketing and Communications Gina Rotolo confirmed this to Sports Director Blake Arthur on Friday night. Moments later,
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You can watch the ceremony here: Local nonprofits will celebrate the launch of Coachella Valley Giving Day Friday at Acrisure Arena. Coachella Valley Giving Day is a 24-hour giving movement dedicated to raising awareness of local nonprofits and increasing philanthropy in Coachella Valley. This year’s inaugural event will be emceed by News Channel 3’s Patrick
Continue ReadingInternational superstar Harry Styles is coming to Acrisure Arena. Officials announced that as part of his Love on Tour performance series, Styles will be on stage at the arena for two nights, Tuesday, January 31 and Wednesday, February 1. Want to preregister for the presales? Fans can register for both presales now here through Monday,
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If you’ve attended an event at, or even driven past Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert recently, you’ve likely noticed the area surrounding the venue is still under construction. “The parking lot still has wayfinding signage that needs to go in. There are solar canopies that will be installed,” said John Page, Senior Vice President of
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The Great One is coming to the Coachella Valley. Pretty cool. Helps that @grantfuhr is his former teammate and one of his good friends. Am told Gretz is going to golf and get the full first-class experience of our desert, as he should. https://t.co/xgDl9kJtMw— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) January 11, 2023 Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky will
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have a big weekend ahead with two home games, one of which you’ll be able to watch live on our station! Saturday’s game will be aired live starting at 5:30 p.m. on the CW Palm Springs. It’s our second live broadcast of the season. The Firebirds are hot right now, winning
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The Berger Foundation Iceplex at Acrisure Arena is opening its doors to the public on Monday! Public ice skating, special programs and more will available for attendees. The 36,000-square-foot NHL Rink will be open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. It features 250 spectator seats, four locker rooms, two party rooms
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History was made Sunday night. History! The puck has been dropped and professional hockey is officially underway in the desert! @Firebirds @KESQ @TheAHL pic.twitter.com/gGnPCp3a3R— Blake Arthur (@BlakeArthur24) December 19, 2022 The Coachella Valley Firebirds dropped the puck in their desert debut, playing their first home game inside brand-new Acrisure Arena. pic.twitter.com/d1VWU8EjGP— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds)
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Fans are weighing in on their experience at Acrisure Arena Sunday night for the Coachella Valley Firebirds’ first-ever home game. Check Out Highlights from the Game Here It was calm rinkside after the game with crews in the stands cleaning up but just a couple hours ago, it was a full house and Firebird fans
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Officials at Acrisure Arena have released a parking plan for Thursday’s Doobie Brothers event. Wednesday’s opening night event at Acrisure Arena was marred with issues of parking and traffic along Varner Road. Some visitors tell News Channel 3 it took over an hour to park. Traffic into the arena area continued as long as an
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Opening night at Acrisure Arena was a moment thousands of people have been waiting for. Many attendees say they spent a lot of time waiting. They were in their cars, backed up on Cook Street and Varner Road, trying to access the parking lot. Fans from all over the region lined up to see comedians
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Acrisure Arena hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday with the Doobie Brothers Wednesday morning. “This dream started five years ago and it’s very rewarding to finally share this building with the Valley community. Acrisure Arena represents Oak View Group’s sixth arena and I’d like to thank all of our partners for believing in our community,
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds will host a two-day Firebirds Fan Fest next weekend to celebrate its home opening game. The free family-friendly event will feature carnival games, street hockey, photo opportunities with Santa Claus and Fuego, live music and more, according to a statement from the Coachella Valley Firebirds. It will be held in the
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It’s a construction milestone at Acrisure Arena. Crews officially started ice installation in the main hockey rink on Wednesday. The ice is expected to be fully laid down this week. Today, the regulation rink lines along with face-off circles will be painted. Come Wednesday, the arena will place logos onto the surface. The next step
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