Hard Rock Live

This article is about the music venue in Hollywood, Florida. For the entertainment venue of the same name located at Universal Orlando Resort, see Universal CityWalk § Universal CityWalk Orlando. For the 2010 Bad Company album, see Hard Rock Live (album).

Hard Rock Live

Location	5747 Seminole Way Hollywood, Florida 33314
Coordinates	26.0534746°N 80.2110965°W / 26.0534746; -80.2110965
Owner	Hard Rock Cafe International, Inc.
Operator	Hard Rock
Capacity	7,000
Construction
Opened	July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12)[1]
Renovated	2018–19
Closed	March 2018
Reopened	October 25, 2019
Tenants
Florida Frenzy (NIFL) (2006-08) Lingerie Bowl VII (LFL) (2010)
Website
Venue Website

Hard Rock Live is a concert hall at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[2] The theater opened on October 25, 2019, as part of a $1.5 billion property-wide expansion, which also included a new 450-foot (137 meter) guitar shaped hotel tower, an expanded casino, new dining and retail options, and new amenities.^[3]

History

The venue originally opened on July 12, 2005, as a 5,500-seat multi-purpose arena, which hosted music and comedy shows, sporting events including world championship boxing, mixed martial arts, tennis, basketball and rodeo events, and corporate meetings, celebrity charity fundraisers and exhibitions.

The arena has hosted numerous music acts, including Eric Clapton, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Staind, Slipknot, Bon Jovi, The Who, The Killers, Patti LaBelle, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Gloria Estefan, Rod Stewart, Def Leppard, Ringo Starr, Prince, Chimaira, Fear Factory, Paul McCartney, Andrea Bocelli, Tim McGraw, Fergie and Post Malone. The 2008 concert of classic rock band Bad Company at the venue was recorded for a 2010 release on CD and DVD. The arena was also home to the Florida Frenzy indoor football team.^[4]

As part of a $1.5 billion property-wide expansion, the arena was razed in March 2018 to be replaced by the new theater, which opened on October 25, 2019, with a concert by Maroon 5.^[5] During the theater's construction, events were held in the temporary 3,500 seat Hard Rock Event Center, which opened in March 2018.^[6] The theater hosted the Miss Universe 2020 coronation night on May 16, 2021.

References

1. Piccoli, Sam (July 11, 2005). "It's Showtime For Hollywood's Hard Rock Live". Sun-Sentinel. Tribune Company. Archived from the original on June 9, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
2. "Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood".
3. "$1.5 BILLION GUITAR HOTEL EXPANSION OPENS AT SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO HOLLYWOOD | Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Press Room".
4. Freer, Jim; Trapps, Tynisa (October 2, 2006). "Hard Rock cashes in on Super Bowl". South Florida Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
5. "Hard Rock Live | The New Hard Rock". www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-20.
6. "George Lopez Brings "The Wall World Tour" to Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Saturday, May 26, at 8 p.m. | Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood Press Room". Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2019-01-03.