Kinsmen Sports Centre
Kinsmen Field House
The field house was opened January 3, 1968, and was intended to be the first phase of a multifaceted Kinsmen Village that would eventually include an Olympic-size swimming pool and an indoor/outdoor performing arts theatre. At the time of its creation, it was unique among such facilities in Canada and remains the only such facility in North America which is open to general use.
Kinsmen Field House once hosted concerts by many famous artists, including Led Zeppelin & Vanilla Fudge (1969), Frank Zappa (1971), Manfred Mann & KISS (1974), Kansas (1975), Queen (1975), Wishbone Ash (1975), Max Webster (1977), Rush (1975, 1976 & 1977), The Lillo's (1978), Bob Marley (1979), Gary Numan (1980), Motorhead (1981), Ozzy Osbourne (1981), Girlschool, Iron Maiden and The Scorpions (1982), The Clash (1982), Billy Idol w/Platinum Blonde (1984), KISS (1985) and Uriah Heep (1986).
Kinsmen Aquatic Centre
In 1976, the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre was added to the facility to serve the 1978 Commonwealth Games. Also added in 1992 was the Keltie Byrne Fitness Centre.
References
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- ^ "Kinsmen Sports Centre". Archived from the original on 2006-11-09. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Kinsmen Sports Centre". Archived from the original on 2010-04-02. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Edmonton Plus.ca - Arts & Entertainment - Kinsmen Sports Centre". Archived from the original on 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2007-12-20.