Hard Rock Live (Atlantic City) (Redirected from Mark G. Etess Arena)

Hard Rock Live
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Full nameHard Rock Live at the Etess Arena
Former namesThe Arena at Trump Taj Mahal (planning/construction)
Etess Arena (1990-2016)
Address1000 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401-7415
LocationHard Rock Hotel & Casino
Coordinates39°21′31.15″N 74°25′11.2″W / 39.3586528°N 74.419778°W / 39.3586528; -74.419778
Public transitAtlantic City Rail Terminal (via shuttle)
OwnerHard Rock International
OperatorHard Rock Entertainment
Capacity7,000
5,200 (1991-2016)
Construction
OpenedApril 28, 1990
Renovated2017-18
ClosedOctober 10, 2016
ReopenedJune 29, 2018
Website
Venue Website

Hard Rock Live, formerly known as Etess Arena, is a multi-purpose arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey located at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. Originally opening in April 1990 as a part of the Trump Taj Mahal, the arena seats over 5,000 for music and sporting events.

About

The arena was named after Mark Grossinger Etess, a former president and COO of Trump Plaza, who perished in an October 1989 helicopter crash.

Despite the Indian theme of the Trump Taj Mahal, the Etess Arena was contemporary, based upon the club scene in England.

The venue's first concert performance was by Elton John on May 18, 1990. Donald Trump was originally in negotiations to have Madonna open the venue during her Blond Ambition World Tour but plans fell through. Her first concert in Atlantic City came 16 years later with her Confessions Tour, which was held at the Boardwalk Hall.

As part of the hotel casino complex's sale to the Seminole Tribe of Florida which rebuilt it as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, it reopened on June 29, 2018. Boxing and mixed martial arts matches are held in the arena.

Noted performers



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