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The Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota has been home to the NBA Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team since it was built in 1990. The Target Center is sponsored by Target Corporation, which is a Minnesota based retailing company. The Target Center is also home to the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
The Target Center schedule includes the Minnesota State High School Basketball Tournaments, Timberwolves, Britney Spears, Nickelback, the Harlem Globetrotters, Sugarland, Thomas & Friends, Walking with Dinosaurs, and much more. The Minneapolis Target Center schedule is always packed full of events.
In 2004, the Target Center made renovations that included new Target Center seats as well as an addition of nearly 1,500 new seats. The Target Center seating chart shows different set ups for the diverse events that the Target Center hosts. The Target Center Minneapolis can seat 20,500 for basketball games and 13,000 to 19,000 for end stage concerts. The Target Center can also hold 19,500 for center stage concerts and 17,000 for ice hockey events.
High profile events that have happened at the Target Center Twin Cities in the past include the UFC championship UFC 87 in August 2008 as well the NBA All-Star Game in 1994. Many WWE events have taken place at the Target Center including a tribute to Eddie Guerrero who died in November 2005 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Minneapolis. In August 1999, Target Center hosted WWE SummerSlam pay-per-view where former Minnesota Governor and former wrestler, Jesse Ventura refereed the main event. The WWE returned to the Target Center on September 29, 2008 where Target Center tickets sold out in five minutes.
The Target Center will likely share the parking garage with the new Minnesota Twins stadium Target Field, which is to be opened for the Minnesota Twins 2010 season. But no worries Target Center Parking is easy and plentiful. Target Center tickets, on the other hand, often sell-out quickly so don’t pass up the chance to visit this very popular Twin Cities venue, buy Target Center tickets now!
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