Sovereign Bank Arena is a seven year old, $53 million multipurpose facility. The Arena opened its doors to the public for the first time on October 6th, 1999 with the World Wrestling Federation. Since opening, the Arena has hosted over 1200 events with over 4,000,000 guests attending and has hosted such shows as Cher, Bruce Springsteen (2 shows), WWE, Shania Twain, Lord of the Dance, Luciano Pavarotti, Champions on Ice, Barneys Musical Castle, WWE Smackdown, The Harlem Globetrotters, Target/Smuckers Stars On Ice, Creed, Elton John, 98 Degrees, Matchbox 20, Tool, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and The 2004-2005 Kelly Cup Champion Trenton Titan ECHL Hockey Games. The Arena also hosted the 2006 NCAA Women's Division 1 Basketball First and Second Rounds, marking the first time that the games were held at an off-campus location.