Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

Jacksonville Sharks (AFL since 2010) Jacksonville Giants (ABA since 2010) Jacksonville Dolphins (NCAA, men's basketball, since 2003) Jacksonville Barracudas ( SPHL, 2003-2007)

The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (nicknamed The Vet ) is a sports arena in the U.S. city of Jacksonville, Florida. The completed in 2003 multi-purpose hall was built as a replacement for the Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum from 1960. It is equipped with a maximum of 15,000 seats depending on the event. The first concert was Elton John, in November 2003. It is located right next to the ballpark Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville and just a few hundred meters away EverBank Field of the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena since 2010 home of the Jacksonville Sharks of the AFL. The basketball team of the Jacksonville Dolphins (since 2003 ) occur as well as the Jacksonville Giants ABA (since 2010) in The Vet. Four years of 2003-2007 was also the Ice Hockey team the Jacksonville Barracudas of the SPHL in the arena home. In the hall the All -Star Game 2010/11 of the ABA will be held on February 26.

Numerous events of various kinds were in the arena in Jacksonville guest. In addition to music concerts as that of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra was for example the circus company Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus several ideas. The wrestling league WWE was in 2007 with the WWE One Night Stand guest or rodeos, bull riding or comedy concerts such as The Royal Comedy Tour. On 5 March 2011, the artistic gymnastics competition AT & T American Cup was held at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.