The arena held its grand opening on October 18, 2008.
Basketball On October 24, 2008, its first event took place in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,316, for an NBA preseason game, where the
Los Angeles Lakers defeated the
Oklahoma City Thunder 105–94. There has been a Lakers' preseason game every year at the arena with the exception of 2011 due to the
2011 NBA lockout. The arena was host of the inaugural games in the
Junior Basketball Association on June 21, 2018, and is the host of the
2018 JBA Championship.
Hockey configuration The Reign held its first game at the arena on October 25, 2008, against the
Las Vegas Wranglers in front of a crowd of 8,832. The Reign won their first game at the arena 4–1. On January 20, 2010, the arena hosted the
2010 ECHL All-Star Game in front of 7,615 fans. The arena also hosted a preseason match between the
Los Angeles Kings and the
San Jose Sharks. The arena also held the AHL All-Star Classic in January 2020.
Entertainment Carrie Underwood played the arena's first concert on November 9, 2008, with
Little Big Town as her opening act.
American heavy metal band
Metallica performed at the arena during their
World Magnetic Tour on December 12, 2008, in front of a crowd of 10,959 and filmed part of their music video
Broken, Beat & Scarred during the concert and also at the concert at the
Save Mart Center in
Fresno, California, on December 13, 2008. The arena has also hosted
Bill Gaither,
Larry the Cable Guy,
Vicente Fernández,
Sade,
Justin Bieber,
Earth, Wind & Fire,
Chicago,
Elton John,
The Eagles,
Disney on Ice,
Playhouse Disney Live,
Sesame Street Live, The
Harlem Globetrotters,
Bob Dylan,
Scorpions,
Neil Diamond,
André Rieu,
American Idol Live!,
Trace Adkins,
Alan Jackson,
Pitbull,
Dancing With the Stars,
Stars on Ice,
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and other events. On September 1, 2013, the arena was the site where Mexican singers
Joan Sebastian and Ezequiel Peña sang together for the first time ever. The
American Idols LIVE! Tour 2011 was held on July 16, 2011. English singer
Sade recorded her
Bring Me Home Live 2011 DVD at the arena on September 4, 2011. On October 29, 2012,
Katy Perry did a private concert at the arena for the San Manuel Indian Tribe. During her
Blown Away Tour, country music singer
Carrie Underwood filmed
The Blown Away Tour: Live DVD at the arena on March 3, 2013, the concert also aired live on
AXS TV. During the summer of 2013,
Selena Gomez used the arena to rehearse for her
Stars Dance Tour. On July 5, 2014,
Cher did a stop here on her
Dressed to Kill Tour with her special guest
Cyndi Lauper.
Boxing, Wrestling, and MMA The arena has hosted many boxing events. The first boxing event was on November 28, 2008, with two fights,
Chris Arreola vs.
Travis Walker and
Paul Williams vs.
Verno Phillips. On December 5, 2009, the arena hosted a women's title fight between champion
Kina Malpartida and Lyndsey Scragg. On April 24, 2010, the arena was the venue where
Tomasz Adamek defeated Chris Arreola to retain the
IBF International Heavyweight Title. The arena also hosted
ESPN Friday Night Fights on July 2, 2010, headlined by
Demetrius Hopkins vs.
Mike Arnaoutis. On August 13, 2010, Friday Night Fights returned to the arena with a fight between
Chris Arreola and
Manuel Quezada. On July 14, 2012, Mexican female boxer Mariana "La Barbie" Juarez defended her
flyweight title against Japanese boxer Shindo Go; the bout was broadcast on Mexican channel
Televisa Canal 5 series
Sábados de Corona. On November 24, 2012,
Robert Guerrero successfully defended his interim
WBC Welterweight title against
Andre Berto at the arena. The arena hosted
Andre Ward vs
Edwin Rodríguez on November 16, 2013. On March 13, 2015, the first
PBC on Spike event was held at the venue with main event being
Andre Berto vs
Josesito López. Since 2010, the arena has been the Inland Empire's stop for
WWE, replacing the smaller
Coussoulis Arena in
San Bernardino. The arena has hosted various
WWE Live events and various tapings for
WWE Raw and
SmackDown. The
Smackdown/Main Event tapings on February 11, 2014, were the first time WWE televised an event from the Inland Empire since taping four editions of
WWE Raw at the
Orange Pavilion in San Bernardino on April 1, 1996. The arena has also been host to many
mixed martial arts events, including
Bellator Fighting Championships. On August 10, 2013, the arena hosted
WSOF 4: Spong vs. DeAnda. The arena also hosts various events of MMA promotion
King of the Cage, which has its headquarters in nearby
Rancho Cucamonga. From 2014 to 2017, the arena hosted the annual
CIF Southern Section Boys Masters Wrestling Championships. In 2018, the event was moved to
Temecula Valley High School, where the event had been previously held, due to scheduling conflicts.
Other events The venue hosted a
PBR Built Ford Tough Series bull riding event in late September 2009 and also hosted another event on August 29 and August 30, 2010. The arena was the site of the
2011 edition of
Skate America from October 21 to the 23rd. The arena is commonly used for high school graduation ceremonies throughout late May/early June. Most of the high schools originate from the Inland Empire and eastern edge of the
San Gabriel Valley. These include the Corona-Norco Unified, Fontana Unified, Rialto Unified, Chino Valley Unified, and Upland Unified School Districts. Additionally, the arena hosted the
California FFA 95th Annual State Conference from March 16 through 19, 2023. This event was attended by 7,000 members and guests. Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live comes to the arena every September. ==References==