There’s a balcony area, which we left open for Bryan Adams, with flexibility for photographers or a VIP area. For the GA floor, we build a boxing ring in the middle of the room and setting up banquet tables around the ring for groups of 10 watching the fight. A perfect example is we (had) a boxing event where all seats were completely pulled into the wall. When seating is fully retracted into the wall, it becomes a full GA space. The seats can be extend all the way out, all the way in or cut in half. Picture a triangle and we slide it halfway into the wall and the top half disappears in the wall and the bottom half. The different seating options include full seating for Bryan Adams. In the front half of the floor, that portion can all go away and be a GA space. On the flat floor, we have detachable seats that move away manually. VenuesNow: Are just the floor seats retractable? VenuesNow spoke with Montreal-born Gavin Whiteley, chief marketing officer of Great Canadian Entertainment, about The Arena, including its retractable seat system produced by SEDA Seating that can be put away or brought out in minutes, its open booking policy, and why acts should choose to play the facility. For The Arena, Aligned Vision Group was the audio-visual installer and integrator, and Avio Designs served as consultant. Homegrown superstar Bryan Adams christened the facility on April 26 with a sold-out show and vinyl LP signing.ĭesigned by Chris Dikeakos Architects in association with CGL Architects, the 510,000 square foot, $367.2 million (CAD$500 million) complex owned by gaming company Great Canadian Entertainment includes a casino, nine restaurants and a 275-room hotel.

The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort, a new 2,500-capacity venue with all retractable seats, has opened in the Greater Toronto Area.

HERE I AM: Bryan Adams opened The Arena at Pickering Casino Resort on April 26, with Toronto Blue Jays players among the attendees.

Pickering casino resort photos