Madison Square Garden Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Recognition given by Madison Square Garden== ===Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award=== {{main|Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award}} In 1977, Madison Square Garden announced [[Madison Square Garden Gold Ticket Award|Gold Ticket Awards]] would be given to performers who had brought in more than 100,000 unit ticket sales to the venue. Since the arena's seating capacity is about 20,000, this would require a minimum of five sold-out shows. Performers who were eligible for the award at the time of its inauguration included [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[John Denver]], [[Peter Frampton]], the [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]], the [[The Jackson 5|Jackson 5]], [[Elton John]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Sly Stone]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], [[The Who]], and [[Yes (band)|Yes]].<ref name="Cash Box Nov5_77">{{cite magazine |date=November 5, 1977 |title=WNEW Gets Madison Square Garden Award |magazine= Cash Box |publisher=George Albert |volume=XXXIX |number=25|page=16|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-11-05.pdf#page=14|via=americanradiohistory.com|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref><ref name="BB Oct29_1977">{{cite magazine |date=October 29, 1977 |title=Box Office Gold Ticket |magazine= Billboard |publisher=Lee Zhito |volume=89 |number=43|page=42|url={{Google books|akUEAAAAMBAJ|page=42|plainurl=yes}}|via=Google books|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> [[Graeme Edge]], who received his award in 1981 as a member of [[The Moody Blues]], said he found his gold ticket to be an interesting piece of memorabilia because he could use it to attend any event at the Garden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.moodybluestoday.com/graeme-edge-interview-glide-magazine/|title=Graeme Edge Interview with Glide Magazine|date=February 10, 2014|website=The Moody Blues|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> Many other performers received Gold Ticket Awards between 1977 and 1994. ===Madison Square Garden Platinum Ticket Award=== Madison Square Garden also gave Platinum Ticket Awards to performers who sold over 250,000 tickets to their shows throughout the years. Winners of the Platinum Ticket Awards include: the Rolling Stones (1981),<ref name="Central NJ Home News Jun14_84">{{cite news |title=Rolling Stones inducted into Hall |newspaper=The Central New Jersey Home News|location=New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA |date=June 14, 1984 |page=14, On the Go! section |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30326872/the_central_new_jersey_home_news/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=April 6, 2019}}{{free access}}</ref> Elton John (1982),<ref name="St. Petersburg Times Aug7_82">{{cite news |title=Elton gets award |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |location=St. Petersburg, Florida, USA |date=August 7, 1982 |page=6A |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30327266/tampa_bay_times/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=April 6, 2019}}{{free access}}</ref> Yes (1984),<ref name="Daily News May 16_84">{{cite news |title=Yes, that's quite a feat |newspaper=Daily News |location=New York, New York, USA |date=May 16, 1984 |page=83 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30327439/daily_news/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=April 6, 2019}}{{free access}}</ref> Billy Joel (1984),<ref name="Desert Sun Jul7_84">{{cite news |title=Hot Ticket |newspaper=The Desert Sun |location=Palm Springs, California, USA |date=July 7, 1984 |page=D12 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30327660/the_desert_sun/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=April 6, 2019}}{{free access}}</ref> the Grateful Dead (1987),<ref name="Jaeger Oct1_87">{{cite news |last=Jaeger |first=Barbara |title=Records, Etc.: The Grateful Dead |newspaper=The Record |location=Hackensack, New Jersey, USA |date=October 1, 1987 |page=E-10 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30304576/the_record/|via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=April 5, 2019}}{{free access}}</ref> and Madonna (2004).{{citation needed|date=April 2023}} ===Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame=== The Madison Square Garden Hall of Fame honors those who have demonstrated excellence in their fields at the Garden. Most of the inductees have been sports figures, however, some performers have been inducted as well. Elton John was reported to be the first non-sports figure inducted into the MSG Hall of Fame in 1977 for "record attendance of 140,000" in June of that year.<ref name="BB Oct29_1977 p3">{{cite magazine |date=October 29, 1977 |title=Elton in Manhattan |magazine= Billboard |publisher=Lee Zhito |volume=89 |number=43|page=3 |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-10-29.pdf#page=3|via=AmericanRadioHistory.com|access-date=April 2, 2019}}</ref> For their accomplishment of "13 sell-out concerts" at the venue, the Rolling Stones were inducted into the MSG Hall of Fame in 1984, along with nine sports figures icons, bringing the hall's membership to 107.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/05/07/sports/sports-world-specials-173930.html|title=Sports World Specials|last=Thomas|first=Robert MCG. Jr.|date=May 7, 1984|work=The New York Times|access-date=April 2, 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ===Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame=== {{main|List of Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame Inductees}} The walkway leading to the arena of Madison Square Garden was designated as the "Walk of Fame" in 1992.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/guide/madison-square-garden-guide/|title=Madison Square Garden Guide|date=October 19, 2010|website=CBS New York|language=en|access-date=May 23, 2019}}</ref> It was established "to recognize athletes, artists, announcers and coaches for their extraordinary achievements and memorable performances at the venue."<ref name="Bernstein May 11, 2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/grateful-dead-inducted-into-msg-walk-of-fame/ |title=Grateful Dead Inducted into MSG Walk of Fame |last=Bernstein |first=Scott |date=May 11, 2015 |website=JamBase |access-date=April 16, 2019 }}</ref> Each inductee is commemorated with a plaque that lists the performance category in which his or her contributions have been made.<ref name=":0" /> Twenty-five athletes were inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame at its inaugural ceremony in 1992, a black-tie dinner to raise money to fight multiple sclerosis.<ref name="Seattle Time Sept12_92">{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=September 12, 1992 |title=Madison Square Garden Gets Walk of Fame |url=http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19920912&slug=1512564/ |work=The Seattle Times |location=Seattle, Washington, USA |access-date=April 16, 2019 }}</ref> Elton John was the first entertainer to be inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame in 1992.<ref name="Cape Breton Post Oct9_2010">{{cite news |date=October 9, 2010 |title=This Day in History: October 9: Also on this date in: 1992 |url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/cape-breton-post/20101009/282883727073282/ |work=Cape Breton Post |location=Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada |access-date=April 16, 2019 |via=PressReader }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor=Gregory, Andy |date=2002 |title=International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 |location=London, England |publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=9781857431612 |page=260 See entry "John Elton (Sir)"}}</ref> Billy Joel was inducted at a date after Elton John,<ref name="Courier-News May15_2015">{{cite news |last=Biese |first=Alex |date=May 15, 2015 |title=Long, strange trip to NYC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30667628/the_couriernews/ |work=The Courier-News |location=Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA |page=2, Kicks section |access-date=April 16, 2019 |via=Newspapers.com }}{{free access}}</ref> and the Rolling Stones were inducted in 1998.<ref name="BB Feb14_98">{{cite magazine |date=February 14, 1998 |title=Artists & Music: Walk This Way|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-02-14.pdf#page=12/ |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Howard Lander|page=12 |access-date=April 16, 2019 |via=AmericanRadioHistory }}</ref> In 2015, the Grateful Dead were inducted into the MSG Walk of Fame along with at least three sports-related figures.<ref name="Courier-News May15_2015"/><ref name="Bernstein May 11, 2015"/> [[File:Madison Square Garden court.jpg|thumb|Getting the arena ready for a basketball game in 2005]] ===Capacity=== {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Basketball<ref>{{cite document |title=2011β2012 New York Knicks Media Guide|publisher=New York Knicks}}</ref> |- ! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}}"|Years ! style="{{NBA color cell|New York Knicks}}"|Capacity |- | 1968β1971 | 19,500 |- | 1971β1972 | 19,588 |- | 1972β1978 | 19,693 |- | 1978β1989 | 19,591 |- | 1989β1990 | 18,300 |- | 1990β1991 | 19,081 |- | 1991β2012 | 19,763 |- | 2012β2013 | 19,033 |- | 2013βpresent | 19,812<ref name="postrancap"/> |} {{col-break}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Ice hockey<ref>{{cite document |title=2011β2012 New York Rangers Media Guide|publisher=New York Rangers}}</ref> |- ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0069AA 5px solid; border-bottom:#D31245 5px solid;"|Years ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#0069AA 5px solid; border-bottom:#D31245 5px solid;"|Capacity |- | 1968β1972 | 17,250 |- | 1972β1990 | 17,500 |- | 1990β1991 | 16,792 |- | 1991β2012 | 18,200 |- | 2012β2013 | 17,200 |- | 2013βpresent | 18,006<ref name="postrancap"/> |} {{col-end}} ===The Theater at Madison Square Garden=== {{Main|The Theater at Madison Square Garden}} The Theater at Madison Square Garden seats between 2,000 and 5,600 for concerts and can also be used for meetings, stage shows, and graduation ceremonies. It was the home of the [[NFL draft]] until 2005, when it moved to the [[Javits Center|Jacob K. Javits Convention Center]] after MSG management opposed a [[West Side Stadium|new stadium]] for the [[New York Jets]]. It also hosted the [[NBA draft]] from 2001 to 2010. The theater also occasionally hosts boxing matches. The fall 1999 [[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events|''Jeopardy!'' Teen Tournament]] as well as a [[List of Jeopardy! tournaments and events#Celebrity Jeopardy!|''Celebrity Jeopardy!'']] competitions were held at the theater. ''[[Wheel of Fortune (American game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' taped at the theater twice in 1999 and 2013. In 2004, it was the venue of the ''[[Survivor: All-Stars]]'' finale. No seat is more than {{convert|177|ft|m}} from the 30' Γ 64' stage. The theater has a relatively low {{convert|20|ft|m|adj=on}} ceiling at stage level<ref>[http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/NR/rdonlyres/ev5qhbpo72cywqlemcpzwpdry4lg5cjh3wsanshe3kvn3d3egsugdb2kdxq2edhqa2h2n5k24z2qu27nnymz3qdj7jc/PressRelease7nov_EN.pdf "''Wintuk'' created exclusively for Wamu Theater at Madison Square Garden"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327112136/http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/NR/rdonlyres/ev5qhbpo72cywqlemcpzwpdry4lg5cjh3wsanshe3kvn3d3egsugdb2kdxq2edhqa2h2n5k24z2qu27nnymz3qdj7jc/PressRelease7nov_EN.pdf |date=March 27, 2009 }}, cirquedusoleil.com, November 7, 2007</ref> and all of its seating except for boxes on the two side walls is on one level slanted back from the stage. There is an {{convert|8000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} lobby at the theater. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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