Kinsmen Field House
Encyclopedia
Kinsmen Field House is a multi-purpose sport and recreation facility located in Edmonton
, Alberta
, Canada
.
The facility was opened January 3, 1968 and provides year-round public facilities for sports and recreational activities. The Field House was intended to be the first phase of a multifaceted Kinsmen Village that would eventually include an Olympic-size Swimming Pool and an indoor/outdoor performing arts theatre. At the time of its creation, it was unique among such facilities in Canada and remains the only such facility in North America
which is open to general use.
Kinsmen Field House once hosted concerts by many famous artists, including Led Zeppelin
& Vanilla Fudge
(1969), Frank Zappa
(1971), Manfred Mann
& KISS
(1974), Queen
(1975), Rush
(1977), Bob Marley
(1979), The Clash
(1982) & Billy Idol
(1984).
In 1978, the Kinsmen Aquatic Center was added to the facility to serve the 1978 Commonwealth Games
.
Also added in 1992 was the Keltie Berne Fitness Center.
The Field House is now part of the Kinsmen Sports Centre and is owned by the City of Edmonton. It will be the competition site for World Masters Games diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and table tennis.
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
The facility was opened January 3, 1968 and provides year-round public facilities for sports and recreational activities. The Field House was intended to be the first phase of a multifaceted Kinsmen Village that would eventually include an Olympic-size Swimming Pool and an indoor/outdoor performing arts theatre. At the time of its creation, it was unique among such facilities in Canada and remains the only such facility in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
which is open to general use.
Kinsmen Field House once hosted concerts by many famous artists, including Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
& Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band. The band's original lineup – vocalist/organist Mark Stein, bassist/vocalist Tim Bogert, lead guitarist/vocalist Vince Martell, and drummer/vocalist Carmine Appice – recorded five albums during the years 1966–69, before disbanding in 1970...
(1969), Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...
(1971), Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann was a British beat, rhythm and blues and pop band of the 1960s, named after their South African keyboardist, Manfred Mann, who later led the successful 1970s group Manfred Mann's Earth Band...
& KISS
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
(1974), Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
(1975), Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
(1977), Bob Marley
Bob Marley
Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
(1979), The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
(1982) & Billy Idol
Billy Idol
William Michael Albert Broad , better known by his stage name Billy Idol, is an English rock musician. A member of the Bromley Contingent of Sex Pistols fans, Idol first achieved fame in the punk rock era as a member of the band Generation X...
(1984).
In 1978, the Kinsmen Aquatic Center was added to the facility to serve the 1978 Commonwealth Games
1978 Commonwealth Games
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec...
.
Also added in 1992 was the Keltie Berne Fitness Center.
The Field House is now part of the Kinsmen Sports Centre and is owned by the City of Edmonton. It will be the competition site for World Masters Games diving, swimming, synchronized swimming and table tennis.