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The John Labatt Centre, usually referred to as the "JLC," opened on October 11, 2002. It was built partially as a replica of the Talbot Inn, one of the original 19th century buildings in London that was formerly located on the site. The JLC was built to be the new home of London's Ontario Hockey League team, the London Knights. The JLC has 55% more public restrooms than is required by law. For accessibility to all, it follows the guidelines of both the Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act for accessibility (even though not required to under Canadian law).
It can hold 9,100 people for hockey games, and it can seat over 10,000 people for other events. In addition to the standard end stage configuration for large concerts, the arena can also be set up to accomodate touring Broadway shows, or smaller concerts, in its theatre mode. The theatre mode features a small, intimate atmosphere, and a 30-line fly grid to suspend scenery or lighting and sound.
The arena features 38 luxury suites, as well as over 1,000 club seats.
It has been the location for a number of high-profile concerts, including Cher, Tom Jones, Nickelback, Rod Stewart, Shania TwainShania Twain (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Born Eileen Regina Edwards in Windsor, Ontario, she changed her name to Shania which is an Ojibwa Indian word meaning "I'm on my way". Twain is the surname of her adoptive father Jer, and MetallicaMetallica is an American heavy metal band active from the 1980s to the 2000s. After building a loyal following through its role in the development of thrash metal in the 1980s, Metallica successfully broadened its audience in the early 1990s. Accordingly,. It is one of the last venues that Guns 'n Roses played on their ill-fated " Chinese DemocracyChinese Democracy is an unreleased album by Guns N' Roses. The album hasn't got a release date yet but it will probably surface in 2005. These four songs were performed during the 2002 tours: The Blues first performed in Las Vegas Chinese Democracy (Frees" Tour, appearing at the arena on November 30, 2002.
The John Labatt Centre is owned by the London Civic Centre Corporation, an example of a Public-private partnershipPublic-private partnership PPP is a variation of privatization in which elements of a service previously run solely by the public sector are provided through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies. Unlike a full priv. It is managed by Global Spectrum, a Philadelphia-based company that also operates more than 40 other arenas, stadiums, and convention centres.
Tickets are sold through TicketmasterTicketmaster is the world's largest ticketing company. It is based out of West Hollywood, California, USA, but has operations in many countries around the world. Ticketmaster has grown to become one of the most popular choices for venues because of the ex Canada, and the box office.
It is named after John Labatt, founder of the LabattLabatt Brewing Company Ltd. was a Canadian beer company, founded by John Kinder Labatt in 1847 in London, Ontario with the purchase of London's Simcoe Street brewery in partnership with Samuel Eccles. By 1853 Labatt had become the brewery's sole proprieto brewery, which is also located in London.
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