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August 3, 2012
The First Sporting Event at Barclays Is Two Months Away
New York Magazine
by Will Leitch
Exactly two months from today — October 2, 2012 — the Barclays Center will host its first sporting event. The place officially opens on September 28, with the first of Jay-Z's eight (eight!) concerts, but smack in between those shows, after the first four and before the second four, the New York Islanders will play the New Jersey Devils in an exhibition game. Now, that game will have a completely ridiculous seating arrangement because the Barclays Center isn't set up for hockey, but no matter: It will be an actual sporting event at the Barclays Center, just two months from today.
Posted by eric at August 3, 2012 10:56 AM