Home Depot Center News

35 Venues, Including The Home Depot Center,
Join Global Call to Action in Support of the Environment

LOS ANGELES - March 23, 2011 - For the third consecutive year AEG-affiliated venues in 25 cities, six countries and three continents will participate in the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Earth Hour, the world's largest annual public action for the environment. At 8.30 p.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2011, hundreds of millions of people across the globe will switch off the lights of homes and businesses for one hour. The goal of Earth Hour is to show people that taking even the seemingly smallest measures to conserve energy is a big step in the right direction for communities, business and governments across the globe.

\"As a pioneer in the sports and entertainment industry, we believe we have a responsibility to the communities we serve and to relentlessly improving our environmental performance in tangible ways,\" said Jennifer Regan, Global Sustainability Manager. \"Being a part of Earth Hour is a symbolic statement of our day-to-day commitment to reduce our environmental operations around the globe\".

In 2010, AEG formalized this commitment by launching its AEG 1EARTH program and sustainability report, an industry first, which outlined goals specific to energy, waste, water and emission-reduction targets. AEG's ongoing investments in 636 kw of onsite solar energy in Los Angeles, Stockholm and Sydney as well as LEED-certified green building design and operations are important steps to achieving these reductions.

The Home Depot Center, in partnership with Chivas USA of Major League Soccer, who hosts the Colorado Rapids this Saturday at 7:30 p.m., will turn off non-essential event lighting in the 27,000-seat soccer stadium from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in observance of Earth Hour, including all lighting in the venue's 42 luxury suites. The Home Depot Center and Chivas USA will also provide public address announcements regarding Earth Hour during Saturday's soccer match, and will provide Earth Hour messaging on both The Home Depot Center's and Chivas USA's website and social media platforms, including Twitter and Facebook.

What started in Sydney, Australia, in 2007 with 2.2 million people has spread in the past three years to be the largest global event with more than 128 countries and global landmarks such as Golden Gate Bridge, Rome's Coliseum and Coca Cola billboard in Times Square.

AEG venues participating in Earth Hour recognition events

Venue Name	Location
1stBANK Center	Broomfield, Colorado
Acer Arena	Sydney, Australia
Best Buy Theater	New York, New York
Bluebird Theater	Denver, Colorado
Brisbane Convention Centre	Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane, Australia
Cairns Convention Centre	Cairns, Australia
Citizens Business Bank Arena	Ontario, California
Darwin Convention Centre	Darwin, Australia
El Rey Theater	Los Angeles, California
Indigo2	London, England
Keswick Theater	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
L.A. LIVE	Los Angeles, California
Midland Theater	Kansas City, Missouri
Newcastle Entertainment Centre	Broad Meadow, Australia
Nokia Theatre L.A.LIVE	Los Angeles, California
O2 World	Berlin, Germany
O2 World Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany
Ogden Theatre	Denver, Colorado
Perth Theatres	Perth, Australia
Showbox at the Market	Seattle, Washington
Showbox SoDo	Seattle, Washington
STAPLES Center	Los Angeles, California
Starland Ballroom	Sayreville, New Jersey
Stockholm Globe Arenas	Stockholm, Sweden
Suncorp Stadium	Brisbane, Australia
Target Center	Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Home Depot Center	Carson, California
The O2 Arena	London, England
The Regency Ballroom	San Francisco, California
The Stockholm Globe Arenas	Stockholm, Sweden
The Warfield	San Francisco, California
Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, California
XL Center	Hartford, Connecticut

CONTACTS:

AEG Facilities and The Home Depot Center:
Alison Groendal Salcedo asalcedo@homedepotcenter.com
AEG Sustainability Contact:
Jennifer Regan/jreagan@aegworldwide.com
AEG Communications:
Michael Roth/mroth@aegworldwide.com