LOS ANGELES, CA (June 9, 2015) – L.A. LIVE’s 7,100-seat concert and special events venue has officially been renamed Microsoft Theater, it was announced today by Lee Zeidman, President of L.A. LIVE, STAPLES Center and Microsoft Theater and Jeff Hansen, General Manager, Microsoft. The theater, formerly known as Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, opened in October, 2007 and has hosted more than three and half million guests who have attended over 700 concerts, family shows, product launches, conventions, special events and annual awards shows including the Primetime EMMY Awards, ESPY Awards, BET Awards, American Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, 2010 & 2011 MTV Video Music Awards and 2014 & 2015 MTV Movie Awards among others.
The comprehensive partnership between AEG, owners and operators of L.A. LIVE and Microsoft will also include rebranding L.A. LIVE’s 40,000 sf. outdoor plaza into Microsoft Square among other assets.