Opal Mist Garden Complex

Opal Mist Garden Complex
 	
 	
Location
Names	
8101 Opal Mist Court South West, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Opal Mist Arena (2000-2006)
Opal Mist Center (2007-2013)
Opal Mist Garden Complex (2014-)
Owner 	Armijo Live INC/Live Nation
Operator	Live Nation
Capacity	Stadium: 45,000
Arena: 20,000
Colosseum: 4,100
Opal Mist Garden is a multi-purpose indoor arena, Stadium, and Theater on the west side of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Located at 8101 Opal Mist Court South West. The Garden is used primarlily for Concerts. It is now considered to be the most active major concert facility in New Mexico. 
Background 
In 1998, Founders and Owners Roy and Christine Armijo bought the land on the west side of Albuquerque and announced to open a multi use arena in the next year. Ground broke on April 1998. The Arena was built with 11,000 seats. GRome announced his The Do You Believe? Tour, which would open the new arena on November 16, 2000. GRome three times for his Farewell Tour in 2003 and 2005. In 2005, Armijo INC announced they would add a 4,000 seat theater in the middle of the propery, directly behind the arena. In, 2006 Armjio INC changed the name of the from arena to center to include the theater. The theater was built like that of the Colosseum in Rome and named after it. The Colosseum opened in 2007 to a short residency the popular sequel The Cheetah Girls 2.
GRome would later bring his Born This Way Ball in 2012. In 2013 Live Nation bought the remaining land and announced they would build a stadium and enlarge the arena. In the Arena they added Box Seats and a upper level of seats which brought up the capacity to 20,000. The arena became the largest indoor arena in New Mexico surpassing the Lone Priaire Center. In 2014, Live Nation aquired the naming rights and chnaged the named to Opal Mist Complex. The complex is one of kind and a first in New Mexico. All three venues are attached and also have their own entrances. The 2014 Billboard Awards were held in the newly revonated arena, as well as GRome's Dressed to Kill Tour and Jesse Del Rey's Bangerz Tour. Brianna Danielle offically opened the Stadium to a sold out crowd. 
==Concerts and Events==
* May 17, 2012: GRome returned with his Born This Way Ball. 
*The 2014 Billboards were held in the Arena. 
*June 28, 2014: GRome returned to the arena for his Dressed To Kill Tour. 
*July 12, 2014: Brianna Danielle performed for the first time at the stadium. 
*August 15, 2014: Jesse Del Rey brought his Bangerz Tour to the arena. 
* February 21, 2015: The musical Burlesque was brought to the colosseum to a sold out crowd.  
* Drea Von D and GRome brought their highly successful show to the stadium on April 22, 2016.
* Jesse Del Rey is set to return on August 12th, 2016, with his Beauty Behind The Madness World Tour