BB&T Center (Sunrise, Florida)
Date Artist Opening act ( s ) Tour / Concert name Attendance Revenue Notes
October 3 , 1998 Celine Dion André-Philippe Gagnon Let 's Talk About Love World Tour - - Arena 's inaugural event
March 30 , 1999 Marilyn Manson Jack Off Jill Rock Is Dead Tour - - Homecoming concert
December 5 & 6 , 1999 Backstreet Boys - Into the Millennium Tour - - Originally scheduled for September 14 & 15 , 1999 , but was postponed due to Hurricane Floyd
December 31 , 1999 Bee Gees - - - - It was to be their last full arena concert as a group
October 4 , 2000 Sarah Brightman - La Luna World Tour - - The concert was recorded and released for PBS as well as video in VHS and later on DVD , entitled La Luna : Live in Concert
January 22-24 , 2001 Backstreet Boys Myra Krystal Harris Black & Blue Tour - -
March 24 & 26 , 2001 U2 The Corrs Elevation Tour 37,969 / 37,969 $ 3,032,028 These two shows were the opening dates of the Elevation Tour
July 20 , 2001 Dave Matthews Band Junior Brown - - - There was a power interruption during the performance ; they have not returned to the venue since
August 14-15 , 2001 Madonna - Drowned World Tour 31,572 / 31,572 $ 3,603,573
May 18-19 , 2002 Paul McCartney - Driving World Tour - -
September 30 , 2004 Phil Collins - First Final Farewell Tour - - This was the final stop on the North American leg of the tour
July 28-29 , 2004 Madonna - Reinvention World Tour 28,208 / 28,208 $ 3,834,522
August 26 , 2005 Green Day - American Idiot World Tour - -
October 28 & 30 , 2006 Barbra Streisand - Streisand : The Tour 31,931 / 31,931 $ 9,572,573 Highest grossing events in venue history
November 20 , 2006 The Who - The Who Tour 2006-2007 - - Recorded a live CD as part of the Encore Series
July 22 , 2007 Beyoncé - The Beyoncé Experience - -
April 26 , 2008 Bon Jovi - Lost Highway Tour 18,307 / 18,307 $ 1,554,550 The concert was delayed several hours when someone called in a bomb threat , which turned out to be a hoax
August 3 , 2008 George Michael - 25 Live - - It was his first South Florida concert appearance in 20 years
November 2 , 2008 Tina Turner - Tina ! : 50th Anniversary Tour 12,769 / 12,769 $ 1,468,461
November 9 , 2008 Coldplay Sleepercar Viva la Vida Tour 15,096 / 15,096 $ 1,258,098 Show was initially scheduled for early September of that year but was delayed due to production issues
Concerts
The BB&T Center (previously known as the National Car Rental Center, Office Depot Center, and BankAtlantic Center) is an indoor arena located in Sunrise, Florida. It is the home venue for the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Florida Panthers. It was completed in 1998, at a cost of US$185 million, almost entirely publicly financed, and features 70 suites and 2,623 club seats.