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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The first show at Acrisure Arena is just weeks away, on December 14. Drivers have seen the arena reach construction milestones throughout the past few months, but have yet to see inside. Until today. News Channel 3, as a media partner of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, is bringing our cameras into the arena to show
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With only about a month to go before the new, $300 million Acrisure Arena opens for concerts, hockey, and other events off Interstate 10 near Palm Desert, concerns about traffic are on the minds of many Valley residents. “We have an excellent plan in place to make sure that you can get into and out
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds AHL hockey team are finally skating on home ice. The team and coaches held their first practice on Tuesday at the Berger Foundation Community Iceplex, part of Acrisure Arena. While the main arena is still under construction in Thousand Palms, the practice area is ready for the team. It is not
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Finally, they’re home! The Coachella Valley Firebirds flew into Palm Springs International Airport Sunday evening around 6:30 p.m. It was the first time in franchise history that the team landed together in Palm Springs. Since Acrisure Arena is still under construction, the team has been using the Kraken’s facilities in Seattle, training at the Kraken
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Comedy legends Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock will show open up Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms in December. It will be the final date of a co-headlining U.S. tour that Chappelle and Rock will embark on throughout the month. The show will be held on Dec. 14. Tickets go on sale on Friday at 10
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Our very own Coachella Valley Firebirds mascot Fuego was spotted in El Paseo today! He was on hand as El Paseo Jewelers celebrated its five-year sponsorship deal with Acrisure Arena and the Coachella Valley Firebirds Monday. “As a supporter of our Valley, we felt that partnering with this amazing venue and helping to welcome a hockey
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News Channel 3 is teaming up with the Coachella Valley Firebirds for a big announcement: we’re working together to bring the excitement of the AHL team right into your homes. As Broadcast Partner of the Coachella Valley Firebirds, News Channel 3’s station group will be televising a series of ten select home games live as the
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Big names are coming to Acrisure Arena when it opens. “Everything we thought would happen is now starting to come true,” said CEO of Oak View Group Tim Leiweke. “The good news is, this is what we wanted, we wanted the best of the best.” The shows announced Tuesday include: The Doobie Brothers on December
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Construction workers building the Acrisure Arena are feeling this extreme heat, as they face a tight deadline to get it all done. The future home of the Coachella Valley Firebirds will soon be hosting games, concerts and much more. The arena will seat about 10,000 spectators. But, it couldn’t all be done without the countless
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds, AHL affiliate of the Seattle Kraken, announced the schedule for the team’s four game stint in Seattle, WA this season. Seattle game locations released🔥🐙More details here –>https://t.co/uXrxpqX1Vt #AHL #IgniteTheSeason #SeattleGames #CVFirebirds #Hockey #BringTheHeat pic.twitter.com/BzkPrNOWUG— Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) August 15, 2022 CVF will host the Abbotsford Canucks for two games beginning
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The officials with Acrisure Arena had a very intimate event with the Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez to bolt down the first arena seats. Over 400 construction workers were working on the Acrisure Arena, said Bill Dieter, the Project Executive. They were laying down the concrete ice floor with tons of heavy machinery, but
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds are heating up the excitement for the upcoming AHL hockey season with a fun announcement: the introduction of their team mascot.The mascot goes by the name Fuego, which is a Spanish word for fire. Fuego made its first appearance in front of a cheering crowd of local children at the Classic Club
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds have their home opener for the upcoming inaugural season. The Firebirds will drop the puck in the desert for the first time on Sunday, Dec. 18th at Acrisure Arena as they welcome the Tucson Roadrunners (Arizona Coyotes affiliate) at 6:00 p.m. Click HERE for the complete 2022-2023 AHL home opener schedule. The Firebirds’ Twitter
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Members from the Acrisure Arena and Coachella Valley Firebirds celebrated the grand opening of a new facility for buzzbox premium cocktails and a new partnership. A ribbon-cutting was held at buzzbox’s new facility in Indio. The facility is located the former Target right off the I-10 and Jackson Street. News Channel 3’s Crystal Jimenez took a closer
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Acrisure Arena in Thousand Palms reached another major milestone in its construction. Thursday morning, construction workers were out pouring the concrete for one of its rinks. Within six hours, the future practice rink for the Coachella Valley Firebirds was transformed. “Exactly one year from our groundbreaking we actually poured the ice floor today this morning
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds, Acrisure Arena and Desert Recreation District, along with Riverside County Supervisor V. Manuel Perez and assembly member Eduardo Garcia, are scheduled to hold an intro to youth street hockey clinic community event. This event marks more than 5,000 local children having participated in the Firebirds Street Hockey Clinics this year. Acrisure Arena and Coachella Valley Firebirds will have several personnel attending the event that will take
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