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About the Saint Pete Times Forum, The St. Pete Times Forum opened in 1996 as the Ice Palace where many people visited.  . The arena was built as a new home for the Lightning to replace Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, which was then known as the Thunderdome as many recall.  . Upon the completion of the Ice Palace, we watched both the Lightning and the Tampa Bay Storm, also a tenant of the Thunderdome, moved in and have made it their home since then. Inside the St. Pete Times Forum, April 8th, 2006. As the venue, located in Downtown Tampa's Channel District it suddenly became a secondary location chosen after the failure of Tampa Coliseum Inc. to secure funding to construct an arena on Tampa Sports Authority land near Tampa Stadium. Petersburg Times, a daily newspaper which circulates throughout the Tampa Bay area. Other entertainment events occasionally held in the Forum include concerts, NBA exhibition games, USF Basketball and NCAA Tournament games, tennis, professional wrestling, boxing, figure skating, and rodeos. The St. Pete Times Forum officially opened on October 20, 1996, as the Lightning hosted the New York Rangers. The Lightning were victorious in the game by a score of 5-2. Control of the venue has changed hands three times since the building's opening in 1996. The lease agreement ties the arena to the ownership of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Currently Palace Sports and Entertainment (owned by billionaire William Davidson) operate the venue, and have held control since summer 1999 when Davidson purchased the Lightning from then-owner Art Williams. Naming rights to the Ice Palace were sold to the St. Petersburg Times, a daily newspaper which circulates throughout the Tampa Bay area. Other entertainment events occasionally held in the Forum include concerts, NBA exhibition games, USF Basketball and NCAA Tournament games, tennis, professional wrestling, boxing, figure skating, and rodeos. Event Venue Date/Time Availability Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Toronto Maple Leafs St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Tuesday 1/16/2007 7:30 PM Rod Stewart St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Wednesday 1/17/2007 8:00 PM Dancing With The Stars St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Tuesday 1/23/2007 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. New Jersey Devils St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Friday 1/26/2007 8:00 PM Bill Gaither & Homecoming Friends St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Saturday 1/27/2007 6:00 PM Red Hot Chili Peppers St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Sunday 1/28/2007 3:31 AM PBR - Professional Bull Riders St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Friday 2/2/2007 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. New York Rangers St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Saturday 2/3/2007 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Los Angeles Kings St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Tuesday 2/6/2007 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Phoenix Coyotes St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Tuesday 2/13/2007 7:30 PM Valnetines Blues Bash St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Wednesday 2/14/2007 8:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Washington Capitals St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Thursday 2/15/2007 7:30 PM Smuckers Stars on Ice St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Sunday 2/18/2007 4:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Florida Panthers St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Tuesday 2/20/2007 7:30 PM Justin Timberlake St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Thursday 2/22/2007 7:30 PM Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Boston Bruins St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Friday 2/23/2007 8:00 PM Blue Man Group St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, FL Saturday 2/24/2007 8:00 PM Tampa Bay Lightning