Bayfront Center
| Address | 400 First Street South |
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| Location | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| Coordinates | 27°45′59″N 82°37′55″W / 27.76639°N 82.63194°WCoordinates: 27°45′59″N 82°37′55″W / 27.76639°N 82.63194°W |
| Owner | City of St. Petersburg |
| Capacity |
Concerts: 8,600 Indoor soccer: 6,410 Ice hockey: 5,800 |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | September 19, 1963 |
| Opened | May 1, 1965 |
| Demolished | December 1, 2004 |
| Construction cost | $5,000,000 |
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The Floridians (ABA) (1970–1972) St. Petersburg Suns (EHL) (1971–1973) Suncoast Suns (SHL) (1973–1974) Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL) (1975–1984) Tampa Bay Rowdies (AISA) (1986–1987) Tampa Bay Thrillers (CBA) (1984–1987) Tampa Bay Terror (NPSL) (1995–1997) |
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Bayfront Center was an indoor arena located in St. Petersburg, Florida that hosted many concerts, sporting and other events. Depending on the configuration, it could hold up to 8,600 people. The arena opened in 1965 and demolished in 2004. It adjoined the Mahaffey Theater, which is still standing.
Over its 40-year history, a wide variety of top entertainers performed at the Bayfront Center including: Elvis Presley,Lynyrd Skynyrd, B.B. King, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, the Beach Boys, James Brown, the Grateful Dead, Elton John, The Police, Johnny Cash, the Beastie Boys, Liberace, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and The Who
The venue hosted the American Basketball Association's The Floridians when the team played in St. Petersburg during the 1970–71 and 1971–72 seasons.
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