Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden (MSG) is the home arena for the NBA's New York Knicks, the NHL's New York Rangers and the WNBA's New York Liberty.
The building (MSG IV) opened to the public on February 11, 1968 with the Salute to the USO starring Bob Hope and Bing Crosby.
In addition to playing host to SuperNet II, MSG was the home of some of the biggest events of the 20th century, including Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, which took place March 8, 1971, and WrestleMania on March 31, 1985.
Some other big names that have played the Garden include Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson.
The Garden has seen the Knicks win four Eastern Conferences Championships and two NBA Championships (1970 and 1973) and the Rangers one Stanley Cup (1994).
The Grateful Dead played a record 52 shows at MSG.
MSG also played host to the first ever TitanMania in 2003.
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