Photo from 9/6/17 by Edward Pevos of MLive

Story by Edward Pevos of MLive - epevos@MLive.com

This is it. Your full tour of Little Caesars Arena as fans get ready to attend the first ticketed event tonight, Kid Rock's concert on September 12, 2017. This is just about everything inside the arena, including:

Red Wings locker room

Seat views

Suites

Via concourse

Chevy outdoor plaza

Special manholes

Color grid ceiling

Concourse wrap-around video screen

Concessions and restaurants

Gondola seats

Four main entrances:

The ice is 40 feet underground, so fans will walk into the main via concourse from street level from one of four main entrances. Pictured is the view from inside the Comerica Southeast entry (Woodward & Henry) from the second level.

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Huntington Northwest (Cass & Sproat)

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Chevrolet Northeast (Sproat & Woodward)

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Meijer Southwest Entry (Cass & Henry)

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Signs inside all four entries let you know which streets you are walking outside to.

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Check out the car on the wall inside the Chevrolet entry

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Gordie Howe's statue is one of three statues of Wings legends brought over from Joe Louis Arena.



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One of the many concession options

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There are 48 public restrooms at the arena

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Inside one of the Men's bathrooms

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Original Olympia letters next to the Gordie Howe mural

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The Alex Delvecchio statue with the Steve Yzerman and Howe murals in the background

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The Red Wings locker room has gone from 7,000 sq. feet at the Joe to 23,000 sq feet at LCA.

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The Red Wings walk through the Players Club from their locker room onto the ice in full view of fans. Another added perk for Players Club members.

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More from the Red Wings Locker room (The Pistons locker room was not finished yet during the tour)

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The locker room's ceiling

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View from the front row of the upper level

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View from the top of the upper bowl (highest seat in the arena)



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View from a lower level suite

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View from the first few rows



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Gondola seats view (we weren't able to see these on the recent tour, but saw the view a few months ago during construction). "We kind of look at this as kind of the left field wall at Fenway Park," said Tom Wilson of Olympia Entertainment."

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There are 80 manhole covers scattered throughout the Via featuring Pistons and Red Wings legends. Not all are used yet as names will be added in the future.

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The suites feature five TV's. There are 62 suites inside LCA.

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Each suite has an iPad on the door which controls the lights, temperature, etc. You can also request more food or call security with the push of a button.

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The suites feature three areas: The viewing area for the game, the hospitality area and the living room area. There are no bathrooms. That makes the suites even bigger. The bathrooms are in the hallway.



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Another view from a lower level suite

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The 1,000 colors ceiling: As Tom Wilson put it, "there is only one other grid system like this in the US. It's at The Forum in LA."

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The ceiling grid lights up with a thousand different colors. When the Wings come out, the entire grid can explode with red, for example. They can do flags during the anthem as another example.

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The grid also brings the ceiling down, making the arena look more intimate

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Instead of the catwalk, like at The Joe, this ceiling has a tension grid. Any portion of the ceiling can be used for rigging. Crews are able to walk freely, making loading and unloading of shows much faster. What took three days, now takes one day.

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Seating capacity for Wings games will be about 20,000 with about 1,000 more for Pistons games

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There are 11,000 seats in the lower bowl for Pistons games, 9,000 for Red Wings games. There were 6,000 at The Joe.

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The lower and upper Via concourse is one large area. The street, with the glass dome, will also be open year round, even when there are no games or events so patrons can shop and enjoy the four restaurants.

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The team store is 10,000 square feet. It's located inside the Meijer southwest entry.



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Next to the team store is New Amsterdam bar. This is one of numerous places to purchase craft beer

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Further down the lower Via is Sports and Social Detroit. This restaurant opens Sept. 12 and, like all four restaurants, will be open even on non-event days.

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There are multiple Little Caesars concessions in the arena

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Kid Rock's Made in Detroit restaurant is near the Comerica Southeast entry. It also opens on Sept. 12. It will offer classic Detroit and southern-influenced dishes.



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The third restaurant opening Sept. 12 is the District Market featuring several food stations offering salads, sandwiches, burgers, burritos, nachos, pastries and coffee from Zingerman's in Ann Arbor.

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Mike's Pizza Bar will be an artisanal-style pizza kitchen featuring handcrafted pizzas. It will also open on Sept. 12.

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Also in the Via, the actual bench from The Joe with cardboard player cutouts. A cool photo opp.

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The giant wrap-around screen "is bigger than anything you'll see in Times Square, or Disney or Vegas," said Wilson. "The size of this will be overwhelming."

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12 laser projectors turn "The Jewel," a 100-yard aluminum skin into a massive screen which wraps around the entire building. While in the concourse, you'll see the game or concert on it or any images crews choose to put on it.

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The Via features a glass dome. This is the view from the second level.

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Check out this view of Downtown Detroit from level two looking through the glass windows of the Comerica entry.

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Portals, or sections, are simplified with whole numbers. There 72.

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More signs to help you find your way.

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The arena has multiple escalators and elevators on the Via.



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Joe Louis mural inside the Chevrolet entry

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The Spirit murals are located outside along Sproat St. Gordie Howe is among six of them

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Aretha Franklin

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Eminem

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Isiah Thomas



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Joe Louis

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The seamless scoreboard over center ice measures more than 5,100 feet, the largest of its kind in the world. Video completely wraps around the system to create a 360-degree experience.

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The control room does programming for everything inside the arena.

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There are five "artist compounds." These lounge areas are where music artists can chill before their shows. Construction is still ongoing in these rooms.

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This is part of the 5,000 square foot family room for the Wings and Pistons. It has a living room, dining room, fireplace, showers, daycare and more.

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This is part of the lounge the players can relax in.



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The Rehmann Club is a private food and beverage area for fans. Fans who purchase this package also receive parking and a seat to the game.

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The Red Wings practice rink also serves Little Caesars youth hockey.

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Those are the old championship banners from The Joe at the practice rink. New ones are hanging from the Little Caesars Arena ceiling.

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40 feet above the practice rink is the Chevrolet plaza outside the arena. This is where thousands of people will gather to watch live games, concerts before games and more.

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The Budweiser Biergarden is another outdoor gathering place featuring both indoor and outdoor spaces.

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The loading dock area is huge. The Palace has three. Joe Louis had one. Little Caesars Arena has seven. It's all about the ease of getting shows in and out.

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More fun in the Via concourse

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it's only a penny to ride Sandy

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The Ted Lindsay statue

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Parking, LCA app and more

You can purchase your parking spot before you arrive to the arena in the lot or garage of your choice through Ticketmaster or the soon to be available District Detroit app.

Here is the parking garage and lot guide map

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Map of the LCA lower Via concourse

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Map of the LCA upper Via concourse

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Bag policy, door opening times & ridesharing

The arena allows soft-sided bags and briefcases smaller than 14" x 14" by 6". Diaper bags and medical bags are permitted as well. Hard-sided bags of any kind are prohibited. All persons and bags exiting or entering the arena are subject to inspection.

Doors open generally open 1.5 hours prior to start time for Red Wings and Pistons games and will vary for concerts and other shows.

Drop-off and pickup for services such as Uber and Lyft are on the I-75 service drive between Park Street and Woodward.

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The full sports & concert schedule announced for LCA... so far.

Kid Rock - Six concerts September 12 - 20, 2017

Wings first preseason game - Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7pm

Ed Sheeran with James Blunt - Wednesday, September 27 at 7:30pm

Paul McCartney - 2 shows - Sunday, October 1 and Monday, October 2

Pistons first preseason game - Wed., Oct. 4 at 7pm

Red Wings first regular season game - Thursday, October 5 at 7:30pm against the Minnesota Wild

WWE "Hell in a Cell" Pay Per View - Sunday, October 8 at 7:35pm

Disney on Ice - Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15 for nine shows

Pistons first regular season game - Wed., Oct. 18 at 7pm against Charlotte

Imagine Dragons - Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7:30pm

Fall Out Boy - Tuesday, October 24 at 7pm. Openers are Blackbear and Jaden Smith

The Eagles - Friday, October 27

Janet Jackson - Sunday, October 29 at 8:00pm

The Weeknd - Wednesday, November 1 at 7:30pm. Gucci Mane and Nav will open

Guns N' Roses - Thursday, November 2 at 7:30pm

Lady Gaga - Tuesday, November 7 at 7:30pm

Jay-Z - Sat., November 18 at 8pm

Dead and Company on Friday, November 24 at 7pm.

Halsey, PartyNextDoor and Charli XCX - Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30pm

UFC 218 - Saturday, December 2. Time: TBA

Katy Perry - Wed., December 6 at 7pm

College Basketball Doubleheader - Michigan will take on Detroit Mercy followed by Michigan State vs. Oakland University on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Times: TBA

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Saturday, December 23 at 3pm and 8pm

Shakira - Monday, January 22, 2018 at 7:30pm

NCAA Tournament - March 16 and 18, 2018

Lorde - Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 7pm

Shania Twain - Friday, June 15, 2018

Harry Styles - Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 8pm

2020 Men's Frozen Four - Dates TBD

2022 Division I Wrestling Championships - Dates TBD