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Anchorage Convention and Visitors Bureau

Detail for the Sullivan Arena

Located approximately two miles from downtown Anchorage. Olympic sized ice sheet; insulated floor covering for basketball, concerts & trade shows.

Exhibit Space
210 Exhibits, 220 Booths 32,000 sq. ft.

Catering
Concession stands, full-service catered functions.

Seating Capacity

  • Table seating: 1500
  • Concerts: 8,751
  • Basketball: 7,987
  • Hockey: 6,290
  • Boxing or wrestling: 8,935 for
  • 5' crowd barrier available

Staging
Maximum 40' x 54’, including two 16' x 16' sound wings (2,400 sq. ft. SICO stage). Height varies from four to six feet, five foot crowd barrier.

Show Power
Concert: Two 400 amp three-phase system and one 200 amp three-phase system; Trade Show: Two 400 amp three-phase systems for floor distribution. Main disconnect located 125 feet from east of (stage) end or arena floor. 4-way ASI scoreboard with full graphics capabilities.

House Lighting
Main arena supplied by pattern of 1,000 watt metal Halide fixtures suspended from the roof structure. Uniform intensity of 100-150 f.c. on the main floor. Additional lighting will provide 750 f.c. over boxing/wrestling ring. Spot lighting includes eight Xenon Super Troupers.

Sound
Arena Ceiling cluster of high and low frequency speaker units. Control area contains AM/FM tuners, tape deck, microphone inputs; amps and equalizers. Microphone jacks throughout facility.

Loading/Unloading
Service drive entrance on east side of facility: 16' x 18'5" doors. Limited parking available for equipment vehicles outside the service entrance.

Dressing Rooms
Five locker rooms, various sizes. Locker room configurations can accommodate multi-team events, tournaments or other events. Separate dressing rooms available for officials and performers, as applicable.

Equipment Rental
The Arena has forklifts, manlifts, chain hoists, and spotlights for rent.

Box Office Services
Ticketmaster ticketing system; Sullivan Arena Box Office, online at www.ticketmaster.com and Fred Meyer Ticketmaster outlets in the Anchorage area; Charge-by-phone at 562-4800 using Visa, Mastercard, or American Express; Municipal surcharge: Tickets $10.00 and less = $1.00, Tickets $10.01 and more = $1.50; Sullivan Arena service charges: Tickets $10.00 and less = $2.25, Tickets $10.01 – 15.00 = $2.50, tickets $15.01 – 20.00 = $3.25, Tickets $20.01 – 30.00 = $3.75, Tickets $30.01 – 40.00 = $4.50, $40.01 – 50.00 = $5.25, Tickets $50.01 – 60.00 = $6.00, Tickets $60.1 and more = TBD.

Parking Operations
1,300 parking spaces, patron cost: $5.00, $4.00 for carpool vehicles of 4+ people; parking lot may be purchased for $2,000; limited number of complimentary parking passes available to tenants.

Security, Ushering & First Aid Services
Provided by Arena at additional charge.

Fee Schedule
Building Rental: ticketed events - $2,500 or 10% of gross tickets sales; multiple show events - negotiable; trade/flat shows - $4,000/day or $.22/square foot.
Move In/Out Charges: $2,000/day plus pass-through labor costs.
Minimum Rent Deposit: $2,500/day
Box Office Charges: 3% of gross, $3,000 cap plus day of event ticket seller labor costs.

The Sullivan Sports Arena
SMG of Alaska, Inc.
1600 Gambell Street
Anchorage, AK 99501

(907) 279-0618
Fax: (907) 274-0676
woodenj@sullivanarena.com
www.sullivanarena.com

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