Arts & Entertainment
UBS Arena Celebrates 1st Anniversary With More Than 1.4 Million Guests
The arena has held more than 100 different events since opening on Nov. 20, 2021.

ELMONT, NY — UBS Arena marks its one-year anniversary and the venue is looking at some of the top statistics.
Since opening on Nov. 20, 2021, more than 1.4 million guests have been in attendance. They watched more than 100 different events.
Customers consumed 130,000 chicken fingers and washed them down with 494,000 cans of beer and 254,000 bottles of water.
Find out what's happening in Five Townsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
More than 10,000 concert t-shirts were purchased.
Artists such as Harry Styles, Sebastian Maniscalco and Billie Eilish have graced the stage.
Find out what's happening in Five Townsfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
For the Islanders, it takes 9.7 miles of cooling pipe to keep the ice frozen.
Using sustainable action, the arena recycled 121 tons, while 3,300 pounds of event food was donated.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.