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| Former names | Dodge Theatre(2002–2010) Comerica Theatre(2010–2019) Arizona Federal Theatre(2019–2022) |
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| Address | 400 West Washington Street |
| Location | Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
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| Broke ground | September 2000 |
| Opened | April 11, 2002 (2002-04-11)[1] |
| Architect | Dan Meis ofNBBJ |
| General contractor | CORE Construction |
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TheArizona Financial Theatre (formerly known as theDodge Theatre, theComerica Theatre and theArizona Federal Theatre) is a multi-use theatre inDowntownPhoenix, Arizona. The venue seats 5,000 people.[3]
Jerry Colangelo, longtime former owner of thePhoenix Suns andArizona Diamondbacks, was one of the original investors. The facility, designed byDan Meis ofNBBJ, was designed to fill the need for performers that don't need a huge sports stadium, but are too large for the smaller, intimate venues.[4]
Construction began in September 2000 with CORE Construction as general contractor.[5] It opened in the spring of 2002 as part of the ongoing redevelopment efforts in Downtown Phoenix, and reached the 2 million mark in attendance in 2009.Live Nation began operating the venue in 2007.[6] The theater's name was first changed in October 2010 afterComerica Bank acquired the naming rights.[7]
On December 18, 2019, the theatre was renamed to Arizona Federal Theatre, asArizona Federal Credit Union owned the naming rights.[8] On July 11, 2022, the theatre was renamed once again to Arizona Financial Theatre[9] after the rebranding of Arizona Federal Credit Union intoArizona Financial Credit Union.[10]
The theatre was the stage for the comedy movieBlue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie. In addition to this,George Lopez's most recent HBO Special,America's Mexican, was aired live at the venue. Rock groupChickenfoot recorded their live albumGet Your Buzz On there and it also hosted the 2010WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the 2015NFL Honors. It is also a venue forBroadway and family stage shows that play the Phoenix area, and in the theater's first few years the Arizona edition of theRadio City Christmas Spectacular took place at the venue.
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