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The arena seats up to 6,800 for concerts. Owned by the City of Hidalgo, Texas Municipal Facilities Corporation, the arena features 25 suites and 500 club seats. The property also includes 2,200 surface parking spaces on site, as well as a 2,000-square-foot lounge with access from outside of the arena, as well as 1,000-square foot bar and 300-square-foot pro shop. DaimlerChrysler paid the City of Hidalgo for Naming Rights to the arena. FACTS The Alan Jackson concert set a tour record for merchandise sales at the Dodge Arena. The second week of opening featured two Luis Miguel concerts with a combined gross of $803,000. This event was promoted by Clear Channel Entertainment. Sesame Street sold out five shows in mid-November. In fact, a fifth show was added to accomodate the demand. The first WWE show was on November 17 , 2003 and sold out at a capacity of 6,950. The arena hosted the IFC (International Fighting Championships) on December 6 , 2003 which was the first ever Caged Fighting event sanctioned in the State of Texas. The arena's first Boxing event was on Friday, January 16 , 2004 . The event was promoted and attended by Oscar De La Hoya 's "Golden Boy Promotions." The event was broadcast as part of the " Solo Boxeo " series on " Telefutura " which is carried in 42 U.S. markets and 70 foreign countries. Garnering a 5.3 rating, it was fourth highest rated " Solo Boxeo " event in the history of the series. January 29 , 2004 marked the first Globetrotters event which sold out. On January 30 , 2004 through February 1 , 2004 , the Arena sold out three ouf of four Monster Jam Shows. On February 28 , 2004 , the second WWE was placed on sale and promptly sold out in 3 1/2 hours. EXTERNAL LINK |
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