This major downtown Phoenix music venue has changed its name. Here's what you need to know

Arizona Federal Theatre has changed its name to Arizona Financial Theatre.

The change reflects the naming sponsor’s expansion of services across the state.

Last April, Arizona Federal Credit Union’s members voted to approve switching the financial institution from a federally chartered credit union to a state-chartered one.

With this change, they removed the word Federal from their name, becoming Arizona Financial Credit Union.

The newly named Arizona Financial Theatre, at 400 W. Washington St. in downtown Phoenix, seats 5,000 people and welcomes more than 275,000 live music fans annually. The venue also hosts comedy shows, political rallies and other events.

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Fourth name change for the theater

Arizona Financial Theatre is the venue's fourth name:

• It opened in the spring of 2002 as the Dodge Theatre.

• Comerica Bank acquired naming rights in 2010, renaming the theater Comerica Theatre.

• It was renamed Arizona Federal Theatre in December 2019.

In a press release, Ronald L. Westad, president and CEO of Arizona Financial Credit Union, said, “This theatre is home to so many amazing memories for Arizonans, from seeing a favorite band to even graduating college, it’s hosted a variety of joyous occasions and we are so excited to continue to have a part in that magic."

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Upcoming concerts at Arizona Financial Theatre

Tickets are on sale now for these shows at Arizona Financial Theatre:

• 7/12: COIN with BlackStarKids

• 7/22: Darius Rucker with Caylee Hammack

• 7/29: Santa Fe Klan with Tornillo

• 8/4: Third Eye Blind and Taking Back Sunday with Hockey Dad

• 8/5: Halestorm with the Pretty Reckless and special guests the Warning & Lilith Czar

• 8/7: Celeste Barber

• 8/10: Oliver Tree with Jawny and Huddy

• 8/13: Big Time Rush with Spencer Sutherland

• 8/17: Chase Atlantic with Leah Kate & Xavier Mayne

• 8/18: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats with Cory Wong

• 8/26: Kevin Gates

• 8/28: Chris Rock

• 9/2: Sebastian Yatra

• 9/3: Gloria Trevi

• 9/4: Disney Junior Live on Tour: Costume Palooza

• 9/7: Andrew McMahon in The Wilderness & Dashboard Confessional with The Juliana Theory

• 9/9: The Kid LAROI

• 9/10: Alicia Keys with Pink Sweat$

• 9/12: Lauv with Hayley Kiyoko

• 9/13: Jack Harlow with City Girls

• 9/14: Kehlani with Rico Nasty and Destin Conrad

• 9/16: Steven Crowder and David Landau

• 9/17: Junior H with Alto Linaje and Compa Steve

• 9/18: RuPaul's Drag Race: Werq the World

• 9/23: Maren Morris with The Lone Bellow

• 9/24: Sabaton with Epica

• 10/1: Los Angeles Azules

• 10/4: The Doobie Brothers

• 10/5: Zach Williams with Ben Fuller

• 10/7: Bring Me the Horizon with grandson, Knocked Loose

• 10/12: Van Morrison with The James Hunter Six

• 10/14: Lamb of God with Killswitch Engage, Animals as Leaders, Fit for an Autopsy

• 10/15: deadmau5 with Nero, Kasablanca, Lamorn

• 10/16: Alec Benjamin with Claire Rosinkranz

• 10/17: Carly Rae Jepsen with Empress Of

• 10/19: Zach Bryan with Charles Wesley Godwin

• 10/21: Lil Nas X

• 10/28: Jimmy Eat World and The Maine with PVRIS, Thursday, Sydney Sprague

• 10/29: Itzy the 1st World Tour

• 11/1: Mother Mother with Sir Sly, Transviolet

• 11/6: Lupita D´Alessio y Maria José

• 11/7-8: Dr. Jordan Peterson

• 11/10: Måneskin

• 11/11: Wisin y Yandel

• 11/18: Joe Bonamassa

• 11/19: Brian Regan

• 12/3: Yung Gravy & bbno$

• 12/10: Yuridia

• 1/14-1/15: Bluey’s Big Play

• 2/18: Los Temerarios

• 3/4: Spy Ninjas Live!

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Reach the reporter at ed.masley@arizonarepublic.com or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley.

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