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23-532: In July 1995, only a month after winning the 2002 Winter Olympic bid, the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) accepted a proposal from West Valley City to build a new ice hockey facility in their city. SLOC loaned $ 7 million to the city for construction costs, and would rent the arena from the city during the Olympic Games. The arena would be funded through a variety of ways, but would be owned by

46-908: A European leg which eventually wrapped up in Bilbao , Spain. The tour was cut short after Gahan tore a calf muscle, forcing the cancellation of two dates in Porto , Portugal and Seville , Spain respectively. In July 2009, the group began a tour of the U.S. and Canada. The leg, which featured a headline slot at the Lollapalooza Festival in Chicago , started in Toronto and culminated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in early September. In August, two dates in California were cancelled after Gahan received doctor's orders to serve

69-708: A Maverik concession outlet, and exclusively sells a number of Maverik proprietary products. The venue's primary tenant is the ECHL 's Utah Grizzlies . The Grizzlies have played at the arena since replacing the AHL's former team of the same name in 2005. On October 10, 2022, it was announced that the Utah Jazz 's NBA G-League team, the Salt Lake City Stars will be moving into the Maverik Center as their home arena beginning with

92-514: A new partnership (which included naming rights) had been reached with Maverik, Inc. , owners of convenience stores throughout the Intermountain West . The sponsorship deal is a multi-year agreement, which included exclusive sponsorship and advertising rights, prominent signage on the exterior and interior of the building, along with a name change to the Maverik Center. Additionally, the venue now features Maverik's proprietary "adventure theme",

115-613: A period of complete vocal rest. In October 2009, the band returned to North America to play four dates in Mexico . The leg continued on to Costa Rica and South America, their first shows in these territories since the Exotic Tour in 1994. The group received attention in the media following the group's performance in Peru after it was reported that Gahan thanked the wrong country. According to reports, Gahan said: "Thank you very much, Chile " towards

138-457: A seven-piece string section. Additionally, during the encore, former band member Alan Wilder made a surprise appearance onstage, accompanying Martin Gore 's performance of " Somebody " on piano. It was the first time Wilder had performed with the band in more than fifteen years, having exited the group in 1995. Speaking about the event, Wilder said that he was "happy to accept" Gahan's proposal to join

161-484: A team in the Indoor Football League that used fan interaction to help run the team. The arena served as one of the venues for ice hockey during the 2002 games, with events spread out during six days in 31 sessions. The indoor facility was capable of holding 8,400 spectators, plus press members, during the competitions. 96.7% of available tickets were sold, for a total of 230,657 spectators witnessing events in

184-741: A warm-up show in Esch-sur-Alzette , Luxembourg in May 2009. By the end of the year, the tour had reached Europe, Asia, North America and South America. The concerts in Barcelona , Spain were filmed for the video release Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 , which was released on 8 November 2010 in Europe and 9 November 2010 in North America on DVD and Blu-ray. The tour commenced in May 2009 with

207-676: A warm-up show in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, followed by the first full-fledged date in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan , Israel . The tour was disrupted as lead singer Dave Gahan was struck by a severe bout of gastroenteritis , which occurred before the band were to take to the stage in Athens . Following subsequent cancellations of eight further shows, the tour was eventually confirmed to recommence in June while Gahan reportedly flew to

230-681: The 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver. However, the Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee, chose to follow the practice of "one bid, one city" already at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City, and hosted both the Olympics and the Paralympics. This 2002 Winter Olympics -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports-related organization based in

253-766: The 2010 season, the E Center became the home for the re-launched Arena Football League 's version of the Utah Blaze (formerly the Utah Valley Thunder ) that ceased operations when the AFL declared bankruptcy and suspended operations in 2009. However, the Blaze returned to their old home at the EnergySolutions Arena for the 2011 season. In 2017, the arena was used for the home games of the Salt Lake Screaming Eagles ,

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276-792: The 2022–2023 season. The arena used to be home to the Utah Freezz of the World Indoor Soccer League from 1999 to 2001. The PBR hosted a Built Ford Tough Series event at the E Center in 2007; it was the PBR's first stop in the Salt Lake City area since 2000, when they visited the Delta Center . In indoor football , the arena previously hosted the Utah Warriors of the National Indoor Football League from 2003 to 2004. In

299-603: The Angel . The third one was on August 25, 2009, during their Tour of the Universe , in front of a crowd of 6,601 people. The 2009 show was recorded for the group's live albums project Recording the Universe . One Direction and Sam Smith performed in the arena in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 [REDACTED] The Salt Lake Organizing Committee for

322-515: The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games of 2002 ( SLOC ) was the organization responsible for the 2002 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Paralympics in Salt Lake City, USA . The SLOC secured their bid for the 2002 Olympic Games in 1995. After the SLOC was exposed to be in disarray in the ensuing years, Mitt Romney was hired in 1999 to turn around the failing organization. Under Romney's leadership,

345-734: The SLOC ended up hosting a successful Olympic games with financial surpluses. In June 2001, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had signed an agreement that would ensure that the staging of the Paralympic Games is automatically included in the bid for the Olympic Games . The agreement came into effect at the 2008 Paralympic Summer Games in Beijing, and

368-743: The United States for treatment; a low-grade malignant tumour in his bladder was found and successfully removed. Although a portion of the cancelled dates were rescheduled, the band's appearance at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands was pulled, while all remaining dates and one of two dates in Leipzig , Germany were cancelled indefinitely due to "scheduling conflicts". In June 2009, the band played their first show following Gahan's illness in Leipzig, resuming

391-572: The United States is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tour of the Universe (tour) Tour of the Universe was a 2009–10 worldwide concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe , which was released in April 2009. The Live Nation -produced tour, which was announced in October 2008 in Berlin, kicked off with

414-469: The arena. During the 2002 Winter Paralympics the arena hosted the ice sledge hockey events. As part of their performance at the arena on November 2, 1998, Phish performed Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon album in its entirety. Depeche Mode performed at the arena three times: the first one was on July 23, 2001, during their Exciter Tour . The second one was on November 12, 2005, during their Touring

437-619: The end of the concert held in Lima . However, this claim was later disputed by a band representative, who quoted Gahan as saying: "Thank you very much, good night" instead. The leg eventually finished up in Buenos Aires . Later in the month, the act began a European leg of indoor venues, which kicked off in Oberhausen , Germany and culminated mid-December in Manchester , United Kingdom. In January 2010,

460-508: The group commenced a third European leg in Berlin. The leg included five shows that were rescheduled following Gahan's illness in the summer of 2009. The tour also included a date as part of a series of concerts in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust , which was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. During this concert, the performances of " Home ", "One Caress" and "Come Back" were accompanied by

483-460: The group onstage and stated that "[they] were long overdue some kind of reunion of this sort". The entire tour eventually wrapped up in Düsseldorf , Germany in late February, after ten months and 102 shows in 32 countries. In total, the band performed to more than 2.7 million people. As reported by music industry publication Billboard , the tour was one of the most profitable in 2009, ending 20th in

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506-559: The magazine's "Top Tours" list. Similar to the group's previous tour, Touring the Angel , recordings of some of the tour's concerts were made available on double CD format or as a digital download under the generic name Recording the Universe . A video release of the live concerts held at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain, titled Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 , was released on 8 November 2010 in Europe and 9 November 2010 in North America on DVD and Blu-ray. The DVD release

529-546: The municipality of West Valley City, and used for various events before and after the games. Ground was broken for the arena on March 22, 1996, and construction was completed in September 1997; the E Center was officially dedicated in a ceremony on September 19, 1997. The first event held in the new venue was WCW's Monday Nitro Live on September 22, 1997, notable for being the in-ring debut of Bill Goldberg . In 2010, Centennial Management Group and West Valley City, announced that

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