Budweiser Center

The Budweiser Events Center, affectionately nicknamed The Keg, is considered a crown jewel of Northern Colorado less than three years after it opened.

Located at the newLarimer County Fairgrounds, the arena attracts people region-wide to events ranging from religious conventions to professional wrestling.

Home to the Central Hockey League’s Colorado Eagles and the Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League, the Budweiser Center has also brought a wide variety of musical acts to the area: Kenny Rodgers, Nelly, matchbox twenty, Rod Stewart, Snoop Dog and Motley Crue.

When the 7,200-seat venue opened in September 2003, skeptics wondered if such a building…