Music Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band were the first act to perform at the venue on its opening in 1999.
Dave Matthews Band famously played the venue twice in 2008, despite the first show being the day of founding member and saxophonist
LeRoi Moore's death. After the American singer
Michael Jackson died in 2009,
a televised memorial service was held at the arena. Its operator, AEG, had promoted the
This Is It concert residency that Jackson had been scheduled to perform at
The O2 Arena in London. Jackson had been rehearsing at the arena in the weeks prior to his death; he last had rehearsed there approximately 12 hours before his death (on the same day). It hosted the
1st Annual Latin Grammy Awards in 2000 and the
2012 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2011,
Jenni Rivera became the first female
regional Mexican musician to perform a sell-out at the arena.
Lady Gaga has performed three nights of her
Monster Ball Tour at Crypto.com Arena, August 11–12, 2011. Later on brang the third date March 28, 2011 celebrating her birthday at the arena. On January 20–21, 2013 she brang her
Born This Way Ball Tour. On July 21–22, 2014 she brang her
artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball marking her last shows at this arena.
Taylor Swift has performed 16 sellouts at Crypto.com Arena—the most of any performer at the venue. On August 21, 2015, prior to one of her performances on the
1989 World Tour, Kobe Bryant presented Swift with a banner commemorating this achievement, which was hung in the arena's rafters. The Taylor Swift banner, however, became the subject of a
curse among Lakers and Kings fans, who suspected that the banner was contributing to their teams' respective playoff droughts. Eventually, the Kings began to hide the Taylor Swift banner during home games, and the banner was taken down entirely in December 2020. Rapper
Nipsey Hussle's memorial service was held at the venue on April 11, 2019. As part of
Super Bowl LVI festivities, the arena hosted the "Super Bowl Music Fest" in February 2022, headlined by
Halsey,
Machine Gun Kelly,
Blake Shelton and
Gwen Stefani,
Miley Cyrus, and
Green Day.
Grammy Awards The annual
Grammy Awards ceremony has been held at Crypto.com Arena since
2000, with the exception of 2003, 2018, 2021 and 2022. As of 2025, the venue has hosted the Grammy Awards
23 times, hosting more than any other venue in the history of the Grammy Awards.
KCON The arena hosted the concert portion of the U.S. legs of
KCON 2022 and 2024, held from 20 to 21 August 2022 and 26–28 July 2024, respectively.
Sports The venue opened in 1999 as the home of the
Los Angeles Lakers and
Los Angeles Clippers (NBA), and
Los Angeles Kings of the NHL. The
Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA joined in 2001, while the
Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League joined in 2006. It became home to the
Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League in 2000 until the team's discontinuation in 2009. On June 21, 2003, the arena hosted the boxing event
Lennox Lewis vs. Vitali Klitschko, which was
Lennox Lewis' final title defense before retiring. Klitschko was leading on the scorecards however the fight ended as a 6th-round
TKO due to a sustained cut over Klitschko's eye. Since its opening day, the arena has hosted seven
NBA Finals series with the Lakers, the
2012 and
2014 Stanley Cup Final, five
WNBA Finals, the 2002
U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the
52nd and
62nd NHL All-Star game, three
NBA All-Star Games (
2004,
2011 and
2018), the
Pac-10 Conference men's basketball tournament (2002–12), the
WTA Tour Championships (2002–05),
UFC 60 in 2006,
UFC 104 in 2009,
UFC 184 in 2015,
UFC 227 in 2018, the
2009 World Figure Skating Championships, the
Summer X Games indoor competitions (2003–13), and several
HBO Championship Boxing matches. On January 22, 2006, Los Angeles Lakers player
Kobe Bryant scored a career-high 81 points in the Crypto.com Arena against the
Toronto Raptors, the
second-highest number of points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to
Wilt Chamberlain's
100-point performance. Of the team's six NBA championships since moving to the venue, the Lakers have celebrated their and victories at Crypto.com Arena with series-winning victories at home. Prior to the
2006–07 NBA season, the lighting inside the arena was modified for Lakers games. The lights were focused only on the court itself (hence the promotional
Lights Out campaign), reminiscent of the Lakers' early years at
The Forum. The initial fan reaction was positive and has been a fixture on home games since. The
Daktronics see-through shot clock was first installed prior to the
2008–09 NBA season. The Clippers adopted the new see-through shot clock prior to the
2010–11 NBA season. For Sparks games, the court used is named after Sparks player
Lisa Leslie, and was officially named prior to the 2009 home opener against the
Shock on June 23, 2006. The Los Angeles Kings hosted the
2010 NHL entry draft at the arena in June 2010. In 2012, the Clippers, Kings, and Lakers all advanced to their leagues' respective playoffs, with the Kings ultimately playing their first
Stanley Cup Final at the arena; on June 11, the Kings defeated the
New Jersey Devils in game six to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. The Lakers unveiled a new hardwood court before their preseason game on October 13, 2012. Taking a cue from
soccer clubs, the primary center court logo was adorned with 16 stars, representing the first 16 championships the Lakers franchise had won. A 17th star was added to the court and unveiled before their regular season opener on December 22, 2020, to represent the franchise winning its 17th championship in the
2020 NBA Finals. in November 2024 Crypto.com Arena has hosted the following championship events: •
NBA Finals: • '''''': On June 19, 2000, the Lakers defeated the
Indiana Pacers 116–111 in game 6, which took place at home, to win their twelfth championship title. This was also notable for being their first championship since . • '''''': The Lakers hosted games 1 and 2 versus the
Philadelphia 76ers. They eventually won the series in five games. • '''''': The Lakers hosted games 1 and 2 versus the
New Jersey Nets. They eventually swept the series in four games. • '''''': The Lakers hosted games 1 and 2 versus the
Detroit Pistons. They eventually lost the series in five games. • '''''': The Lakers hosted games 3, 4 and 5 versus the
Boston Celtics. They eventually lost the series in six games. • '''''': The Lakers hosted games 1 and 2 versus the
Orlando Magic. They eventually won the series in five games. • '''''': On June 17, 2010, the Lakers defeated the
Boston Celtics 83–79 in game 7, which took place at home, to win their sixteenth championship title. •
Stanley Cup Final: • '''''': On June 11, 2012, the Kings captured their first
Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating the
New Jersey Devils 6–1 in game 6. • '''''': On June 13, 2014, the Kings captured their second Stanley Cup in franchise history after defeating the
New York Rangers 3–2 in double overtime of game 5. •
WNBA Finals: •
2001: The Sparks hosted game 2 versus the
Charlotte Sting where they captured their first WNBA championship. •
2002: The Sparks hosted game 2 versus the
New York Liberty where they captured their second WNBA championship. •
2003: The Sparks hosted game 1 versus the
Detroit Shock. They eventually lost the series in three games. •
2016: The Sparks hosted game 4 versus the
Minnesota Lynx (game 3 was played at
Galen Center due to a scheduling conflict with the Kings). They eventually won the series in five games to cpature their third WNBA championship. •
2017: The Sparks hosted games 3 and 4 versus the Minnesota Lynx. They eventually lost the series in five games. In 2018, the arena hosted
Monster Jam for the first time. In 2019, the PBR
Unleash the Beast Series hosted its Iron Cowboy event at the arena, marking the first
PBR event to be held there. On June 9, 2019, the
ACE Family hosted a charity basketball game against singer
Chris Brown. On November 9, 2019, the arena hosted
KSI vs. Logan Paul II, a boxing event headlined by a rematch between the two
YouTubers. On November 28, 2020, the arena hosted the boxing event
Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. in February 2025 On April 14, 2024, the Clippers played their final regular season home game at the arena, against the
Houston Rockets, losing 105–116. On May 1, 2024, the Clippers played their final playoff home game at the arena, against the
Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the
playoffs, losing 93–123.
2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics Crypto.com Arena will host
artistic gymnastics, trampoline and boxing finals during the
2028 Summer Olympics. Per
IOC rules, the venue must be referred to under a generic name for the duration of the Games. The wheelchair basketball competition will be held at the arena during the
2028 Summer Paralympics.
Esports In
2013 and
2016, the arena hosted the finals of the
League of Legends World Championship.
Professional wrestling Along with hosting many episodes of
Raw and
SmackDown, such as the latter's
20th anniversary season premiere on October 4, 2019, Crypto.com Arena has also hosted the following WWE pay-per-views: •
Unforgiven 2002 •
Judgment Day 2004 •
WrestleMania 21 •
No Way Out 2007 •
SummerSlam (
2009,
2010,
2011,
2012,
2013,
2014) •
Hell in a Cell 2015 •
No Mercy 2017 •
NXT TakeOver: WarGames 2018 •
Survivor Series 2018 •
NXT Stand & Deliver 2023 A broadcast of
WCW Monday Nitro was held at the arena on January 24, 2000. The arena hosted
SmackDown and the 2023
WWE Hall of Fame induction ceremony on March 31 as well as
NXT Stand & Deliver on April 1 and
Raw on April 3, as part of
WrestleMania 39 weekend. The arena hosted
All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s
Revolution pay-per-view on March 9, 2025, marking the first time the venue has hosted a non-WWE pro wrestling event in over 25 years.
Politics The
2000 Democratic National Convention was held at the venue.
Celebrity memorials The arena has hosted three public memorials for celebrities. First, it was for the
memorial of musician Michael Jackson following his
death on June 25, 2009. The memorial took place on July 7, 2009. It included eulogies or performances from
Smokey Robinson,
Mariah Carey,
Macaulay Culkin,
Trey Lorenz,
Queen Latifah,
Lionel Richie,
John Mayer,
Stevie Wonder,
Kobe Bryant,
Magic Johnson,
Jennifer Hudson,
Berry Gordy,
Rev. Jesse Jackson,
Rev. Al Sharpton,
Brooke Shields,
Martin Luther King III,
Bernice King,
Sheila Jackson-Lee,
Usher,
Shaheen Jafargholi,
Kenny Ortega,
Judith Hill,
Orianthi Panagaris, his siblings
Marlon,
Jermaine, and
Janet, and his daughter
Paris. In 2019, a memorial took place at the arena for rapper
Nipsey Hussle following his death on March 31, 2019. The memorial service took place on April 11, 2019. Attendees and performers included rapper
YG,
Stevie Wonder who sang "Tears in Heaven", his wife
Lauren London,
Jhené Aiko,
Anthony Anderson,
Marsha Ambrosius and
Snoop Dogg who gave a eulogy. A hurst procession after the service followed through various
South Los Angeles communities. In 2020, it served as the location for the public memorial of basketball player
Kobe Bryant following the death of him and his daughter Gianna, among others, in the
2020 Calabasas helicopter crash. It took place on February 24 (2/24, a reference to Gianna's and Kobe's basketball numbers) 2020. It was hosted by
Jimmy Kimmel and included eulogies from his wife Vanessa,
Shaquille O'Neal,
Michael Jordan,
Rob Pelinka,
Diana Taurasi,
Geno Auriemma, and
Sabrina Ionescu. ==Awards and recognitions==