 GENERAL
MOTORS PLACE
800 Griffiths Way
Vancouver, B.C.
V6B 6G1General Motors Place is home of the
Vancouver Canucks
Hockey team. GM Place is a state of the art venue that
houses concerts, trade shows and sporting events. |
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Coming Events at GM
Place |
Fri, 07/04/08 George Michael
Sat, 07/12/08 Stevie Wonder
Fri, 07/18/08 James Taylor
Sat, 07/19/08 Beat Bash III with Akon / Wyclef
Jean / Sean Paul
Thu, 07/24/08 Judas Priest
Mon, 08/11/08 Crue Fest feat Motley Crue,
Buckcherry, Papa Roach, SIXX:A.M. & Trapt
Sun, 08/17/08 Bollywood Stars Unforgettable -
Amitabh Bachchan Show - Vancouver
Tue, 08/26/08 3 Doors Down with Special Guests
Staind and Hinder
Wed, 08/27/08 Oasis with special guests Ryan
Adams and the Cardinals
Sat, 08/30/08 Foxfest: Stone Temple Pilots
Thu, 09/04/08 Backstreet Boys
Sun, 09/07/08 Santana
Wed, 09/10/08 Janet Jackson
Sat, 09/20/08 Neil Diamond
Sat, 10/04/08 Sheryl Crow
Mon, 10/20/08 Celine Dion
Tue, 10/21/08 Celine Dion
Wed, 11/05/08 Lenny Kravitz
Sun, 11/09/08 Thomas & Friends Live! in Thomas
Saves the Day
Fri, 11/21/08 New Kids On the Block
Fri, 12/12/08 Sarah Brightman |
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www.ticketmaster.ca |
General Motors Place will be one of the Venues used for
the 2010 Winter Olympics, It will be the main arena for
the Men's and Women's Hockey.
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About GM Place |
General Motors Place Parking:
Parking is conveniently located at various Impark lots
surrounding our facility.
Public Transportation to General Motors Place:
There is direct access to and from SkyTrain along
elevated pedestrian walkways.
For more information please contact the .Coast Mountain
Bus Co at 604.953.3333 or visit the Translink web site
at
www.translink.bc.ca.
General Motors Place Box Office Numbers:
Vancouver Canucks: 604.899.GOAL (4625)
Disabilities Hotline: 604.899.7445
General Motors Place Box Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm
Saturday/Sunday: Closed (unless there is an event)
Types of Payment Accepted:
Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and
Cash.
General Motors Place Will Call:
Box Office Location:
Located at gate B.
Note: Please arrive at General Motors Place box office
early if picking up tickets.
Customers must present the actual credit card used to
place the order and photo ID.
General Motors Place is fully wheelchair accessible with
a seperate dedicated drive up entrance (located to the
right/north of the main entrance). Wheelchair and
attendant seating is located in the 300 level. There is
an elevator which provides access to all levels.
Wheelchair & Disabled Parking:
Disability parking is available in Lot 315 located off
of Carroll Street, east of General Motors Place and Lot
946, the International Village parking located off of
Keefer Street. We also have disabled parking spaces for
vehicles under 6'6"" high in the underground Lot 987 of
General Motors Place. If you would like to reserve
disabled parking underground, please call our Guests
with Disabilities Hotline at 604.899.7445 for more
information.
Please Note: Disabled parking spots are subject to
availability.
Children under 2 years of age are admitted free, but
must not take up a seat.
General Motors Place Seating Capacity:
Just over 21,000 including wheelchair spots.
General Motors Place Seating Layout:
General Motors Place is divided into 4 levels, as
follows;
General Motors Place Floor:
The floor setup for most concerts consists of 42 rows,
divided into 3 sections. Rows 1-21, rows 22-32, rows
33-42. There are 51 seats in each row.
General Motors Place Plaza (100 Level):
There are 22 sections in the Plaza level numbered 101 -
122. There are 25 rows in each section; people walk up
8-9 stairs with a handrail from the concourse and walk
down to rows 1-20 and up to rows 21-25. Each section has
one aisle that runs right down the middle of it.
Standing at concourse level facing the floor at row 20,
the seats to the right are numbered 1-10. The seats to
the left of the aisle are numbered 101-110. Seats 1 and
101 are always the aisle seat. However, Seats 10 and 110
are never aisle seats. The person sitting in section
117, seat 110 is seated right beside the person sitting
in section 118, seat 10.
General Motors Place 200 Level:
Reserved for private and hospitality suites.
General Motors Place Balcony (300 Level):
There are 30 sections in the Balcony level numbered
301-330 Sections 305-326 are in front of the stage.
There are 15 rows in each section; people walk up 8-9
stairs with a handrail from the concourse and walk down
to rows 1-4 and up to rows 5-15. Seating is the same as
100 level.
General Motors Place Features:
- Wider, more comfortable, padded seats throughout the
facility.
- Well appointed concourses provided for each seating
level.
- Enticing array of food and beverage services designed
to please every palate.
- Overhead lighting to eliminate glare.
- 350 seat view restaurant (located above Plaza level
seating).
- Modern video and sound system.
- Areas with an all glass visibility to the surrounding
cityscape.
- Full retail area. |
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HOW TO GET TO GENERAL MOTORS PLACE |
Probably the most efficient and economical way to get to
either GM or
BC Place Stadium is by
Skytrain, a light rapid transit system connecting the
cities of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Surrey
you would exit at the
Stadium
Street Skytrain Station and follow the crowd !
From the Fraser Valley to GM Place
Follow Highway #1 west. Take the 1st Avenue exit and
follow 1st Avenue until you reach Quebec Street. Turn
right on Quebec Street and follow it until the road
forks. Take the left fork onto Expo Blvd. Follow Expo
Blvd to General Motors Place.
From Horseshoe Bay/West Vancouver
Follow Highway #99 south. Take the Taylor Way exit and
follow south. Turn left on Marine Drive. Take exit for
the Lions Gate Bridge and travel through
Stanley Park and follow
Georgia Street through downtown to the GM Place arena.
From Peace Portal Border Crossing
Follow Highway #99 north. Cross over the Oak Street
Bridge and follow Oak Street north until you reach 49th
Avenue. Turn right on 49th Avenue and then turn left
onto Cambie Street. Follow Cambie Street over the Cambie
Street Bridge and take the first exit onto Pacific Blvd,
leading to General Motors Place.
Parking at GM Place
The building is within a 15 minute walk of more than
7,000 parking spots. This includes our own underground
parking Lot 987, entered off Griffiths Way on the west
side of the building. For a full parking map click
HERE.
During non-event days, all surrounding Impark parking
lots have parking machines except for Lot 315 which is
pay by cell phone only.
Disability parking is available in Lot 315 located off
of Carroll Street, one block East of General Motors
Place. We also have disabled parking spaces for vehicles
under 6'6" high in our underground Lot 987 at General
Motors Place. If you would like to reserve disabled
parking underground, please call our Guests with
Disabilities Hotline at(604) 899-7445 for more
information.
Please Note: Disabled parking spots are subject to
availability. |
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