Crypto.com Arena, Indoor sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, US.
Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena beside the Los Angeles Convention Center on Figueroa Street, in Downtown Los Angeles. It stands 150 feet (45.7 m) tall, covers 950,000 square feet (88,258 m²), and has an arena floor of 94 by 200 feet (28.7 by 61.0 m). Its blue-tinted glass grid facade carries the illuminated "crypto.com ARENA" sign above the entrances.
Plans for the arena were negotiated between developers Edward P. Roski and Philip Anschutz, who had bought the Los Angeles Kings in 1995, and city officials, after Steve Soboroff proposed a downtown site beside the convention center. Construction began in 1997 and the privately financed building, costing US$375 million, opened on October 17, 1999, as Staples Center with a Bruce Springsteen concert. Crypto.com bought the naming rights for 20 years, and the name changed on December 25, 2021.
Star Plaza holds 14 statues of Los Angeles athletes and broadcasters, plus the Los Angeles Kings Monument erected in 2016 and the Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Statue added in 2024; a third Bryant statue, honoring his number 24, is planned. The arena has been the most frequent host of the Grammy Awards ceremony since it opened.
The venue hosts around 240 events per year, and the box office opens every Tuesday plus three hours before each event. Visitors should arrive early because security checks take time and the surrounding area gets busy on event days.
Since 2000 this place has hosted the Grammy Awards more often than any other venue, giving it a permanent spot in music history. The acoustics and technical equipment were designed specifically for large live music productions.
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