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Last year on September 27, the Atlanta Thrashers took on their division rival, the Tampa Bay Lightning in a pre-season match up. Don’t miss out on the Thrashers 2010-2011 season! Check out the Thrashers Flex Plan. Go ahead and secure your seats for the best games of the year and save 15-30% off gate price. Click the link now and start making your personal Thrashers Flex Plan- http://thrashers.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=63063

The puck drops Friday, October 8th for the regular season opener!

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As hurricane season kicks into high gear we remember the victims of Katrina in 2005. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Philips Arena was one of many venues across the south east to host events to help raise funds for Katrina victims. Heal the Hood Relief Concert was held at Philips Arena in September of 2005 hosted by Lil' Jon, with celebrity guests Nelly, T.I., 8Ball and MJG, Young Jeezy, Tango Redd, Lloyd, Ali & Big Gipp, 112, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Bubba Sparks and many more.

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September 2007, Walking With Dinosaurs stepped into the spotlight at Philips Arena for the first time. Walking With Dinosaurs is a live adaptation of the BBC TV series using animatronic and costumed dinosaurs to reenact a vision of prehistoric times. A creation of entrepreneur Bruce Mactaggart, Walking With Dinosaurs toured North America from 2007-early 2010. click here and check out this video clip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9GnP-lhaY

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On August 23, 2005 Green Day performed at Philips Arena along with fellow punk rockers Jimmy Eat World on the 2005 American Idiot Tour. American Idiot is the seventh studio tour for Green Day which was produced as a rock opera inspired by the work of The Who following the life of "Jesus of Suburbia"

Check out this clip from the 2005 tour-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Yi-LvnM_5M&feature=channel

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On August 21, 2004 the Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge rolled in to Philips Arena for 2 shows. It was all you can expect and more from pit passes, to drivers signing autographs, to the rumbling of the monster trucks! Rolling Thunder Monster Truck Challenge, now owned by AMP Tour is a series of monster truck shows that perform mostly in venues of all sizes bringing monstrous 10,000 pound, 10" tall, 2,000+ horsepower masters of destruction. Check out some of the upcoming shows here-http://www.amptour.com/ Who wants to see a Monster Truck Challenge at Philips Arnea?

Tom Petty DISCOUNT TIX HERE!!!

Hey Philips Arena Bloggers! Tom Petty is playing at Philips Arena on Wednesday night with Crosby, Stills, and Nash on Wednesday night. Take advantage of this Friends and Family discount offer now and get tickets for $20.00. Click here- http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004463D2938394?did=petty&camefrom=CFC_PHILIPS_0910_E_080910Fanand enter the promotional code PETTY in the Friends and Family Promotion box to get in on the action. Hope to see you at the show!

Tom Petty at Philips Arena

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will perform at Philips Arena on August 11th with a very special guest, Corsby, Stills, and Nash. So far their tour is rockin stadiums all over the United States playing hits from their new album Mojo and working some classics in the set list as well. Check out this article about the show from Rolling Stone Magazine. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/110603

Tickets are still available for the show at Philips Arena on August 11th. Click here to purchase- http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004463D2938394?artistid=735854&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1