Continental Arena is a multi-purpose sport and entertainment arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The arena is home to the New Jersey Nets NBA basketball team and hosts a variety of sports, concerts and athletic events year round. The Arena opened July 2, 1981, with six concerts by New Jersey rock musician Bruce Springsteen, followed by an ice show later that month. Originally the arena was named Brendan Byrne Arena, after the former Governor who was also a member of special interest group in bringing a professional hockey team to the state. Although named after Byrne, many people and some tickets and press releases refer to it as Meadowlands Arena. The arena also hosts the men's basketball games of Seton Hall University. The seating capacity as of 2004 is 19,040 for hockey; 20,029 for college basketball; 20,049 for NBA games; and a maximum 20,000 for concerts. The arena attracts spectators and fans from much of the New York Metropolitan Area as well as New Jersey.
This five-star arena is a popular venue for concerts, having been specifically designed for acoustics and having a lesser facility fee for artists than competing venues, such as Madison Square Garden. Bruce Springsteen remains the most popular concert act to perform in the Arena; his appearances have included a 10-night, sold-out run in 1984, an 11-night run in 1992, and a 15-night, sold-out run in 1999. A 1999 concert by Dave Matthews Band was recorded for a PBS special, and subsequently released as a concert album and DVD under the name Listener Supported. Portions of the Rolling Stones 1983 concert film, Let's Spend the Night Together, were filmed at the arena. The concert footage was filmed in the fall of 1981.
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