The City of Glendale, Arizona owns and operates the Jobing.com Arena. The building opened in 2003 under the name Glendale Arena. The primary events at theJobing.com Arena are hockey, basketball and concerts. The arena is home to the NHL Phoenix Coyotes. The City of Glendale is a suburb of Phoenix. Jobing.com Arena sits across the street from the home of the Arizona Cardinals at the University of Phoenix Stadium. When the arena is hosting a hockey event they can seat more than seventeen thousand people. Basketball games can seat over eighteen thousand and concerts have room for nineteen thousand.
Jobing.com Arena is situated within the Westgate City Center development. The area is expanding to include a retail area and a 320 room Renaissance Hotel and Conference Center.
Some of the sporting events that use the Jobing.com Arena venue are the WWE, Major League Baseball, UFC, Monster Jam and the US Open Tennis. This arena has also hosted bull riding, rodeos, motorsports, soccer, curling, lacrosse and college football. Upcoming events at the Jobing.com Arena are a Monster Jam, Supercross, NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, National Hot Rod Association and Mixed Martial Arts events.
The arena has been pleased to bring art and theater to the area. Ballet, dance, Broadway productions, Off - Broadway productions, Musicals, Opera, Plays and Museums and exhibits all use the Jobing.com Arena. Performances that are expected at the Jobing.com Arena include Wicked: A New Musical, Grease, Kathy Griffin, Defending the Caveman, Carlos Mencia, Howie Mandel, Ron White, Jeff Dunham and Jerry Seinfeld. Look for Cirque du Soleil: Saltimbanco, The Phantom of the Opera and the Blue Man Group to make repeat performances as well.
Family events are very popular at the Jobing.com Arena. Upcoming events are: The Wiggles Go Bananas, Disney On Ice : 100 Years of Magic, Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, Walking with Dinosaurs, David Copperfield, Universoul Circus, Playhouse Disney Live, Disney Live! Rockin' Road Show, Demolition Derby and Disney On Ice: Celebrations.
Music concerts span many genres such as Kenny Chesney, Miley Cyrus, Metallica, American Idols Live, Nickelback, Jonas Brothers World Tour, So You Think You Can Dance Live Tour, Keith Urban, Blink 182 with Fall Out Boy and AC/DC. Tickets for events at Jobing.com Arena can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Besides the Renaissance Hotel that is right by the Jobing.com Arena there are several more that are within walking distance and others that will require transportation. The closest ones will be listed first; Hampton Suites, Holiday Inn Express Suites Glendale, Staybridge Suites Glendale, Springhill Suites by Marriott Phoenix Glendale Sports/Entertainment District, Residence Inn by Marriott, Comfort Suites Glendale, Ramada Peoria/ Glendale Convention Center, Quality Inn Glendale, Courtyard By Marriott Phoenix/West Avondale, Comfort Suites Tolleson, Econo Lodge Tolleson, Value Place Peoria, Super 8 Goodyear and Best Western Inn and Suites of Sun City.
Restaurants in the area consist of fast food places such as McDonald's, KFC, Burger King, Subway, Pizza Hut and Panda Express. Local restaurants include Mexican, American and Chinese.
