During the 1980s, the arena became a stop for touring musical acts.
In the music industry, it is common to refer to concert sites as venues, especially among touring acts.
Donations were requested to support nationally and internationally touring acts.
To date, 1990 was the concert industry's highest grossing year, with $1.1 billion accumulated in ticket sales from touring acts.
Jesse Auditorium, a popular entertainment venue for touring acts, is located at the east end of the hall.
Over the last few years, the concert hall has become a major venue for touring acts and can hold approximately 3,000 people.
Hosting a range of touring acts, you're likely to see quality comedy here, too.
The theater also stopped bidding against local promoters for touring acts and instead concentrated on renting the house to others.
It is available for rentals, and is still playing host to nationally touring acts.
As a result, some nationally touring acts refused to do shows in Seattle because they insisted on all-ages audiences.