The countdown is on for Frontwave Arena, the multipurpose sports and entertainment venue in Oceanside that has been in the planning stages since 2020, and the venue will soon be home to a “myriad” of indoor sports -- both professional and amateur -- as it prepares to open in September, according to Karen Pearlman of the SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL. The new 170,000-square-foot, $85M privately funded arena will hold 7,500 people with an “intimate bowl design that promises to bring fans close to the action.” The arena will include 16 luxury suites, three VIP viewing decks, a full-service restaurant, eight bars, two exclusive lounges and an open-air patio. Frontwave Arena has already been announced as the future home of Major Arena Soccer League’s San Diego Sockers and the G League’s San Diego Clippers. Frontwave Arena co-founder & CEO Josh Elias also said that “at least one other sports team will soon announce that it is going to make the venue its home.” He also said that having Frontwave Credit Union come on as a sponsor from the beginning and getting naming rights before the venue was built was a “vote of confidence for the arena project.” Visit Oceanside CEO Leslee Gaul said that the arena will be a boon to the city’s tourism, “especially as demand for sports and music festival tourism soars” (SAN DIEGO BUSINESS JOURNAL, 3/25).
