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Line 12: \| owner = [[Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority]] \| built = {{Start date and age\|1959}} \| opened = {{Start date and age\|1959\|4\|12}} \| renovated = \| expanded = 1971<br>1990<br>1998<br>2002<br>2021 Line 41: [[Led Zeppelin]] was supposed to perform at the convention center on April 19, 1970, capping the final show of their [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour Spring 1970\|Spring 1970 North American Tour]], but the gig was cancelled due to lead singer [[Robert Plant]] falling ill the previous night.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/event/march-21-1970\|title=March 21, 1970\|publisher= Led Zeppelin}}</ref> ~~Also, the~~The venue was home to the [[UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball\|UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball]] team from 1966 to 1982. It was demolished in 1990, creating space for expansion. Upon completion, there was vastly more space: {{convert\|1.6\|e6sqft\|m2\|abbr=unit}}, including {{convert\|1.3\|e6sqft\|m2\|abbr=unit}} for exhibitors, making it one of the largest single-level facilities in the world. The Las Vegas Convention Center Act of 1971 authorized the use of $7 million to rebuild, remodel or expand the center.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.leg.state.nv.us/SpecialActs/05-LasVegasConvention1971.html\|title=LAS VEGAS CONVENTION CENTER ACT OF 1971\|website=www.leg.state.nv.us}}</ref> By 1985, the center had held 7,000 conventions since its opening.<ref>{{cite news \|title='Winning streak': 1984 was another 'very good' year for Las Vegas \|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/390424238/ \|access-date=February 7, 2020 \|work=Los Angeles Times \|date=January 6, 1985}}</ref> Line 85: [[Category:Event venues established in 1959]] [[Category:Government buildings completed in 1959]] [[Category:Sports venues in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Boxing venues in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:Indoor arenas in the Las Vegas Valley]] [[Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball]]