Let’s have a closer look to the next venue of Madonna‘s re-Invention Tour, the Hp Pavilion at San Jose, in the San Francisco area.

In 1988, San Jose voters laid the foundation for the new building, electing to build a downtown multi-purpose sports and entertainment center.

They envisioned a world-class facility that would create jobs, attract the regional community to a revitalized city center and provide a venue for major league sports, concerts, family attractions and community events of all kinds.

In 1990, the San Jose City Council established the San Jose Arena Authority to oversee the operation and management of the building and to act as its liaison to the San Jose community.

No city in the world is more closely associated with high technology than San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley. And no facility anywhere is a better showcase for architectural excellence and technological innovation than the HP Pavilion at San Jose.

Outside, a shining stainless steel facade supports a magnificent glass pyramid entry, which soars ten stories above the ground. Inside, state-of-the-art acoustics and leading-edge seismic engineering contribute to the building’s growing reputation as one of the finest single concourse facilities in North America.

The building opened in September 1993, giving headline entertainment and major league sports a home in San Jose.

There are 33,000 cubic yards of concrete in the new building, the equivalent of a 3-foot sidewalk running from the building’s main entrance to the South Shore of Lake Tahoe. Structural steel used in the Pavilion weighs about the same as 300 African elephants. And if the HP Pavilion at San Jose’s foundation pilings were stacked end-to-end they would stand two-and-a-half times taller than Mount Everest.

The HP Pavilion at San Jose’s convenient downtown location allows ticket holders to take full advantage of an urban setting – with fine dining, bustling cafes and clubs, and a host of transportation alternatives.

This all adds up to unprecedented excitement as San Jose welcomes the arrival of the world’s greatest names in sports and entertainment.

Barbra Streisand, Luciano Pavarotti, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, Mickey Mouse, the San Jose Sharks, Billy Graham and many more have performed and returned, and now it’s the turn of Madonna and her re-Invention World Your. As many as 20,000 comfortable HP Pavilion at San Jose seats await her fans.

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