Bayfront Center was an indoor arena located in St. Petersburg, Florida that hosted many concerts, sporting and other events. Depending on the configuration, it could hold up to 8,600 people. The arena opened in 1965 and demolished in 2004. It adjoined the Mahaffey Theater, which is still standing.Musical actsOver its 40-year history, a wide variety of top entertainers performed at the Bayfront Center including: Elvis Presley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, B.B. King, Van Halen, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Aerosmith, the Beach Boys, James Brown, the Grateful Dead, Elton John, The Police, Johnny Cash, the Beastie Boys, Liberace, Bon Jovi, Jimmy Buffett, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, and The Who
