American Airlines Center, located in Dallas, Texas was constructed in 2001. The arena is home to the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and NHL's Dallas Stars. It replaced Reunion Arena as the home of both franchises and was built at a cost of $420 million dollars. It holds over 19,000 people for basketball games and up to 18,500 fans for hockey matches. The American Airlines Center has hosted many musical acts such as Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, U2, Justin Timberlake and Taylor Swift throughout its history. Besides sporting events it also houses special events like conventions and concerts along with WWE wrestling shows held annually since 2002. In addition to the main arena there is an attached practice facility that serves both teams along with a theatre style seating area known as The Plaza which can accommodate up to 6500 guests for smaller events on site or be used as a pre-game gathering spot before major sports contests take place inside the main arena itself. American Airlines Center has quickly become one of Dallas' premier destinations for entertainment making it well worth its construction costs since being erected more than two decades ago in 2001