33°26′55″N 112°4′45″W / 33.44861°N 112.07917°W
 Exterior view of the theatre (c.2009) | |
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| Former names | Dodge Theatre (2002–10) Comerica Theatre (2010–19) Arizona Federal Theatre (2019–22) |
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| Address | 400 West Washington Street Phoenix, AZ 85003 |
| Location | Downtown Phoenix |
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| Capacity | 5,000 |
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| Broke ground | September 2000 |
| Opened | April 11, 2002[1] |
| Architect | Dan Meis of NBBJ |
| General contractor | CORE Construction |
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The Arizona Financial Theatre (formerly known as the Dodge Theatre, the Comerica Theatre and the Arizona Federal Theatre) is a multi-use theatre in Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. The venue seats 5,000 people.[3]
History
Jerry Colangelo, longtime former owner of the Phoenix Suns and Arizona Diamondbacks, was one of the original investors. The facility, designed by Dan Meis of NBBJ, was designed to fill the need for performers that don't need a huge sports stadium, but are too large for the smaller, intimate venues.[4]
Construction began in September 2000 with CORE Construction as general contractor.[5] It opened in the spring of 2002 as part of the ongoing redevelopment efforts in Downtown Phoenix, and reached the 2 million mark in attendance in 2009. Live Nation began operating the venue in 2007.[6] The theater's name was first changed in October 2010 after Comerica Bank acquired the naming rights.[7]
On December 18, 2019, the theatre was renamed to Arizona Federal Theatre, as Arizona Federal Credit Union owned the naming rights.[8] On July 11, 2022, the theatre was renamed once again to Arizona Financial Theatre[9] after the rebranding of Arizona Federal Credit Union into Arizona Financial Credit Union.[10]
Events
The theatre is probably best recognized as the stage for the comedy movie Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie. In addition to this, George Lopez's most recent HBO Special, America's Mexican, was aired live at the venue. Rock group Chickenfoot recorded their live album Get Your Buzz On there and it also hosted the 2010 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and the 2015 NFL Honors. It is also a venue for Broadway and family stage shows that play the Phoenix area, and in the theater's first few years the Arizona edition of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular took place at the venue.
On September 14, 2004, Barney's Colorful World - Barney's fifth stage show and third national stage show tour was taped in March of 2004.
Lorde brought her Pure Heroine Tour to the theatre on April 17, 2014, performing here in between her two shows at Coachella.[11]
Janet Jackson performed a sold-out show at the theatre on April 8, 2011, as part of her Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour.[12] She returned to the theatre on October 19, 2015, as part of her Unbreakable World Tour.[13]
Lana Del Rey performed her first show in Arizona at the theatre on April 15, 2014, as part of her Paradise Tour.[14] Latin singer Yuridia performed here on November 21, 2012, as part of her Para Mí Tour.
Troye Sivan has performed shows here for both his Suburbia Tour and Bloom Tour.
Notable concerts and shows
| Event Date | Artist(s) | Supporting Act(s) | Event | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 3, 2009 | Ian Anderson | — | An Acoustic Evening with Ian Anderson | 1,574 / 4,059 (39%) | $66,233[15] |
| November 4, 2009 | Widespread Panic | Fall Tour 2009 | 1,884 / 2,477 (76%) | $47,109[16] | |
| November 20, 2009 | John Prine | — | 1,304 / 2,084 (63%) | $41,544[16] | |
| December 15, 2009 | The Brian Setzer Orchestra | Jump Back Brothers | Christmas Rocks! Tour | 2,553 / 4,047 (63%) | $102,305[17] |
| December 31, 2009 | Joel McHale | Donald Glover | — | 4,008 / 4,612 (87%) | $140,281[17] |
| February 6, 2010 | Gabriel Iglesias | — | The Fluffy Shop Tour | 4,885 / 4,885 (100%) | $148,837[18] |
| February 9, 2010 | Chris Botti | — | 1,784 / 2,236 (80%) | $79,972[19] | |
| February 13, 2010 | Martin Lawrence | Melanie Comarcho | 4,024 / 4,906 (82%) | $195,463[20] | |
| February 17, 2010 | Alice in Chains | Creature with the Atom Brain | Black Gives Way to Blue Tour | 4,517 / 4,910 (92%) | $139,242[20] |
| March 3, 2010 | Zac Brown Band | — | Southern Ground Tour | 4,427 / 4,916 (90%) | $152,193[21] |
| March 11, 2010 | Chelsea Handler | Josh Wolf | Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang Tour | 4,726 / 4,726 (100%) | $229,898[22] |
| March 20, 2010 | Mariah Carey | RydazNrtisT | Angels Advocate Tour | 4,860 / 4,860 (100%) | $319,355[20] |
| April 18, 2010 | Mark Knopfler | Pieta Brown | Get Lucky Tour | 2,906 / 2,906 (100%) | $172,692[23] |
| April 24, 2010 | Cheech & Chong | Shelby Chong | Get It Legal | 2,404 / 3,035 (79%) | $89,308[24] |
| April 25, 2010 | Norah Jones | Sasha Dobson | The Fall Tour | 3,518 / 3,518 (100%) | $163,765[25] |
| April 30, 2010 | Conan O'Brien | Reggie Watts | The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour | 4,923 / 4,923 (100%) | $270,346[24] |
| May 15, 2010 | The Cast of Glee | — | Glee Live! In Concert! | 9,539 / 9,539 (100%) | $595,938[26] |
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| May 21, 2010 | Foreigner Styx | Kansas | United We Rock Tour | 3,782 / 4,680 (81%) | $211,009[26] |
| May 23, 2010 | The Turtles | Flo & Eddie The Grass Roots Mark Lindsay Micky Dolenz The Buckinghams | Happy Together Tour | 1,274 / 2,343 (54%) | $39,194[26] |
| July 24, 2010 | REO Speedwagon | Pat Benatar | Love on the Run Tour | 2,454 / 3,737 (66%) | $113,303[27] |
| July 27, 2010 | Scorpions | Tesla | Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour | 4,696 / 5,000 (94%) | $246,458[28] |
| October 6, 2010 | America's Got Talent Finalists Performers
| — | America's Got Talent Live | 2,134 / 3,741 (57%) | $124,893[29] |
| June 21, 2011 | Alison Krauss and Union Station | Jerry Douglas | Paper Airplane Tour | 2,038 / 3,064 (67%) | $112,077[30] |
| August 3, 2011 | Katy Perry | Robyn DJ Skeet Skeet | California Dreams Tour | 4,741 / 4,925 (96%) | $186,145[31] |
| November 22, 2011 | Sting | — | Back to Bass Tour | 4,339 / 4,339 (100%) | $319,989[32] |
| May 21, 2012 | Daughtry | SafetySuit Mike Sanchez | Break the Spell Tour | 2,271 / 2,860 (79%) | $111,768[33] |
| July 12, 2012 | Il Divo | — | Il Divo & Orchestra in Concert | 2,474 / 4,587 (54%) | $251,823[34] |
| August 7, 2012 | Nicki Minaj | 2 Chainz | Pink Friday Tour | — | — |
| October 28, 2012 | SYTYCD Season 9 Finalists Performers
| — | So You Think You Can Dance Tour | 2,906 / 3,143 (92%) | $154,273[35] |
| February 26, 2013 | Ricardo Arjona | — | Metamorfosis World Tour | 4,311 / 4,932 (87%) | $335,509[36] |
| March 11, 2013 | André Rieu | — | And The Waltz Goes On Tour | 3,571 / 4,119 (87%) | $281,989[37] |
| February 7, 2014 | Alejandra Guzmán | — | Primera Fila Tour | 2,528 / 2,926 (86%) | $152,778[38] |
| July 24, 2014 | The Voice Finalists Performers
| — | The Voice Tour | 1,369 / 1,688 (81%) | $61,313[39] |
| July 29, 2014 | Austin Mahone | The Vamps Fifth Harmony Shawn Mendes | Austin Mahone: Live on Tour | 3,147 / 3,486 (90%) | $145,036[40] |
| April 11, 2015 | Ricardo Arjona | — | Viaje Tour | 3,459 / 4,894 (71%) | $318,437[41] |
| August 7, 2015 | Fifth Harmony | Bea Miller Natalie La Rose The Never Ending | The Reflection Tour | 4,654 / 4,654 (100%) | $186,160 |
| September 12, 2015 | Zedd | Madeon Alex Metric | True Colors Tour | 3,724 / 5,000 (74%) | $137,788[42] |
| July 22, 2016 | Shawn Mendes | James TW | Shawn Mendes World Tour | 4,628 / 4,628 (100%) | $178,800[43] |
| March 23, 2017 | Maluma | — | Pretty Boy, Dirty Boy World Tour | 3,597 / 4,364 (82%) | $239,760[44] |
| September 8, 2017 | Ricardo Arjona | Circo Soledad Tour | 3,400 / 4,894 (69%) | $321,581[45] | |
| September 27, 2017 | Paramore | Best Coast | After Laughter Tour | 4,506 / 4,709 (96%) | $239,079[46] |
| October 19, 2017 | André Rieu | Johann Strauss Orchestra | 2017 World Tour | 4,760 / 4,760 (100%) | $400,272[47] |
| March 9, 2018 | Bad Bunny | — | La Nueva Religión Tour | 4,390 / 4,390 (100%) | $418,268[48] |
| April 21, 2018 | Vance Joy | Lovelytheband | Nation of Two World Tour | 3,243 / 3,243 (100%) | $111,288[49] |
| May 6, 2018 | Maluma | — | F.A.M.E. Tour | 4,782 / 4,782 (100%) | $490,478[50] |
| May 11, 2018 | Juanes | Mon Laferte | Amarte Tour | 3,020 / 4,526 (67%) | $202,463[51] |
| May 13, 2018 | Luis Miguel | — | México Por Siempre Tour | 4,779 / 4,779 (100%) | $654,117[52] |
| February 9, 2020 | Stray Kids | — | World Tour "District 9: Unlock" | ||
| February 15, 2022 | Slash | — | The River is Rising Tour | ||
| May 17, 2022 | Olivia Rodrigo | Holly Humberstone | Sour Tour[53] | ||
| October 29, 2022 | Itzy | — | The 1st World Tour "Checkmate" |