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Article: Say goodbye to maple leaf gardens & hello to Air Canada Centre: at the Air Canada Centre the emphasis is on sport and entertainment.(includes related articles on upcoming events at the ACC and on Maple Leaf Gardens)
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- Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada
- Article date:
- September 22, 1998
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As much as a few die-hard hockey fans may suffer from a temporary excess of nostalgia for Maple Leaf Gardens now that the Toronto team has moved to Air Canada Centre, it's certain those who visit the Centre as an entertainment venue won't regret the change. "Not one bit," says Brad Parsons; he's vice president of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Ltd., the company that built and owns the $265 million Centre.
"Big ticket attractions like the Rolling Stones, Tragically Hip, Celine Dion, Jacky Cheung and Shania Twain - all scheduled to perform at the Centre within the first two months of opening - expect large audiences and "to attract the best in entertainment ...