High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion (previously known as Blockbuster Desert Sky Pavilion and Cricket Wireless Pavilion) is an amphitheater located in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, which seats 8,000, under a pavilion roof and an additional 12,000, on a spacious hillside behind the main stands. It was originally known as Desert Sky Pavilion and opened in November 1990 (Billy Joel was the venue`s inaugural performer). With a total capacity of 20,000, its capacity is higher than US Airways Center and Jobing.com Arena. The amphitheater`s season starts in April and closes in October.