The street address is 500 David J. Stern Walk - named for the NBA commissioner whose refusal to let the Kings leave town made the building possible. Golden 1 Center, in downtown Sacramento, opened on 4 October 2016 with two nights of Paul McCartney, replacing the suburban Sleep Train Arena and anchoring the downtown renaissance the city had chased for decades. The arena's green credentials rewrote industry standards: it was the world's first indoor sports venue certified LEED Platinum and the f.....

Phil Collins packed 20,000 people into this college stadium in 1992, the same summer a World League football team pushed its crowds past 26,000 - not bad for a ground that opened with 6,000 temporary seats. Hornet Stadium, at 6000 J Street on the California State University, Sacramento campus, has been the city's big outdoor stage since 20 September 1969. The stadium replaced old Campus Stadium and stayed modest until professional football forced its growth: the Sacramento Surge of the World Le.....