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" High Price of Naming Rights Sometimes Worth It", Los Angeles Times"The Great Western Forum was one of the nation's first sports venues to cut a corporate sponsorship deal when it did so in 1988." There was some initial negative public reaction to the changing of the venue's historic name, and most local residents continued to refer to the arena as simply "The Forum".Sanders.

Along with Madison Square Garden, it was one of the most well-known indoor sports venues in the world during this time.

After all, some other bank could have bought the joint.

In excess of 70 percent of the seats were located between the goals, and no seat is more than 170 feet from the playing surface.

Despite this, and despite the fact that Great Western had in 1997 ceased to exist as a separate entity, the Great Western corporate logo and the letters forming the words GREAT WESTERN initially remained on the building's exterior.

As such, ownership is held through the church's for-profit entity, Forum Enterprises, Inc., which continues to welcome to the arena mainstream and secular fare, including concerts by such artists as Metallica, Madonna, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Green Day, the Foo Fighters, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.In 2003, Great Western's naming rights contract on the building expired, and Forum Enterprises reverted the venue's official name to the original "The Forum".

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