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The 1st Mariner Arena opened in 1962 as the Civic Center. It became the Baltimore Arena in 1986, then 1st Mariner Arena in 2003. With a capacity of 11,000-14,000, the arena holds a variety of events such as concerts, sports events and family-oriented shows. The arena, which is in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, is home to the Baltimore Blast soccer team. National and international acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis, the Beatles, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Rascal Flatts and U2 have performed there over the years. In 2006, the arena held the 55th Annual Miss USA Competition. Philadelphia-based SMG manages the arena, which is owned by the city. In 2007, a report commissioned by...
The 1st Mariner Arena opened in 1962 as the Civic Center. It became the Baltimore Arena in 1986, then 1st Mariner Arena in 2003. With a capacity of 11,000-14,000, the arena holds a variety of events such as concerts, sports events and family-oriented shows. The arena, which is in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor, is home to the Baltimore Blast soccer team. National and international acts such as the Rolling Stones, Elvis, the Beatles, Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), Rascal Flatts and U2 have performed there over the years. In 2006, the arena held the 55th Annual Miss USA Competition. Philadelphia-based SMG manages the arena, which is owned by the city. In 2007, a report commissioned by the Maryland Stadium Authority recommended that the city find a replacement for the aging arena, especially if it wanted to attract a minor-league sports team. The report found that repairing the existing arena would be too costly. Seven groups are presenting plans, which include alternate locations, and the Baltimore Development Corp. may make its recommendation to the city by spring 2008.
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Baltimore regains its championship form
It took one game plus a little more than a quarter, but the fine play the hometown fans have grown accustomed to seeing from their two-time defending championship Blast team arrived Saturday night against the Philadelphia KiXX. Down by two points in... -
Rocker Springsteen rattles the arena
It's been more than 35 years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played in Baltimore, but Friday night's show at the 1st Mariner Arena was well worth the wait.
Bruce and the boys plowed through nearly 3 1/2 hours of rock 'n' roll that rattled...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking, Celebrities and Health Issues
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Review: Bruce Springsteen show a concert of a lifetime
It's been more than 35 years since Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played in Baltimore, but Friday night's show at the 1st Mariner Arena was well worth the wait.
Bruce and the boys plowed through nearly three and a half hours of rock 'n' roll...Tags: Bruce Springsteen, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Dining and Drinking, Celebrities and Health Issues
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The Big Man returns
Baltimore Sun reporterThey've got to be one of the oddest-looking couples in rock: this big, hulking black man who looks like he just stepped off a football field, and this wiry, streetwise white guy, with his scruffy beard that, even when they met in the early 1970s, screamed...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Bruce Springsteen, Hospitals and Clinics, Dining and Drinking, Surgery
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Actor Anthony Daniels to narrate 'Star Wars in Concert' Wednesday
Baltimore Sun reporterAnthony Daniels admits that being a pop icon can get old. But the man who played the gleaming gold robot C-3PO in all six "Star Wars" movies is by no means complaining. When hundreds of thousands of people have been so touched by your work, it's hard to...Tags: Star Wars (movie), William Shakespeare, Celebrity, Metal and Mineral, George Lucas
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Springsteen fans loyal to the singer they see as an everyman genius
Chris Armbruster was standing in line to buy Moody Blues tickets when he heard Bruce Springsteen was coming to town.
Armbruster didn't know much of Springsteen's music, but he'd heard great things about Springsteen's live shows. On a whim, he bought a...Tags: Chris Phillips, Colleges and Universities, Bruce Springsteen, Dining and Drinking, Barack Obama
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Blast falls to Rampage in OT in season opener
The Blast had plenty to celebrate as it opened its Major Indoor Soccer League season Friday night against the Rockford Rampage at 1st Mariner Arena. The game marked the 30th year of professional indoor soccer in the city, and an energized crowd of an... -
Scouting report: Rampage at Blast
Tonight's game Rampage@Blast When: 7:35 Where: 1st Mariner Arena Outlook: The Blast opens the 30th season of professional indoor soccer in Baltimore against visiting Rockford in a rematch of last year's National Indoor Soccer League championship...Tags: Defense, Veterans Affairs
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Aristodemo named captain as Blast prepares for season opener
Aside from a brief announcement from the coach just beforehand, Wednesday's practice for Blast midfielder Robbie Aristodemo was no different from the others. The 32-year-old veteran was one of the first players to arrive and the last to leave, and in...Tags: Defense, Towson University, Veterans Affairs
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Globetrotters coming to Baltimore
Baltimore Sun staffThe Harlem Globetrotters, who played to two sellout shows in Towson last year, are bringing their 2010 World Tour to Baltimore's 1st Mariner Arena on Dec. 26 for two shows that day. They will take the court at 1st Mariner Arena at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m....Tags: CBS Corp., Family
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