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Bridgestone Arena

Bridgestone Arena is a arena in Nashville, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 18,500.

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Bridgestone Arena
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Key facts

Bridgestone Arena is a arena in Nashville, United States that opened in 1996. Its recorded capacity is 18,500. It is owned by Davidson County and Sports Authority of India and Metro Nashville and Davidson County. It is operated by Nashville Predators. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 3 names in total, including Nashville Arena, Gaylord Entertainment Center. Current tenants are Nashville Predators 1998–present, Nashville Kats 1997–2001, 2005–2007, Nashville Stampede 2022–present, Nashville Predators.

Location
Nashville, United States
Type
Arena
Capacity
18,500
Opened
1996
Status
Active
Current owner
Davidson County, Sports Authority of India, Metro Nashville and Davidson County
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
3
Location of Bridgestone Arena
Bridgestone Arena

Bridgestone Arena is at latitude 36.159167, longitude -86.778611, in Nashville, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

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Recorded location of Bridgestone Arena
FieldValue
Latitude36.159167
Longitude-86.778611
CityNashville
RegionNashville
CountryUnited States
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Naming rights

Naming history of Bridgestone Arena
199620112026Nashville Arena (1996 to 1999)Gaylord Entertainment Center (1999 to 2007)

Bridgestone Arena has carried 4 recorded names. Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10) (no sponsor) ran Present. Sommet Center (May 2007–November 2009) (no sponsor) ran Present. Nashville Arena (no sponsor) ran 1996 to 1999. Gaylord Entertainment Center (no sponsor) ran 1999 to 2007. The average tenure of a name here is 5.5 years.

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Every recorded name of Bridgestone Arena, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Nashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Sommet Center (May 2007–November 2009)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Nashville ArenaNone1996 to 199980.0 million USD (about 80.0 million USD)20 yearsWikipedia, with citationSource
Gaylord Entertainment CenterNone1999 to 200780.0 million USD (about 80.0 million USD)20 yearsWikipedia, with citationSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Bridgestone Arena, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerMetro Nashville and Davidson County1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerDavidson CountyPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OwnerSports Authority of IndiaPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorNashville Predators1996 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource

Tenants

Tenants of Bridgestone Arena and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Nashville Predators 1998–presentNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Nashville Kats 1997–2001, 2005–2007National Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Nashville Stampede 2022–presentNational Hockey LeaguePresentCurrentSource
Nashville PredatorsNational Hockey League1996 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

33 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Bridgestone Arena
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_competitions(created)not set2502026-09
24 September 2026venue_namessponsor_org_id10846not set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Gaylord Entertainmentnot set2026-09
24 September 2026org_aliases(deleted)Powers Management Companynot set2026-09
24 September 2026venue_roles(deleted)34556not set2026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessponsor_org_idnot set108462026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345562026-09
23 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set345552026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27442026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27432026-09
23 September 2026org_aliases(created)not set27422026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venuescapacity19395185002026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13737213632026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBridgestone_ArenaBridgestone Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGaylord Entertainment Center2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNashville Arena2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSommet Center (May 2007–November 2009)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setNashville Arena (1996–99, 2007, 2009−10)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215322026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215312026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215302026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set215292026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128512026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128502026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set128492026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Bridgestone Arena (revision 1373721363). Wikidata item: Q302869.

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