Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre is an amphitheater located in Phoenix, Arizona, which seats 8,106 under a pavilion roof and an additional 12,000 on a hillside behind the main stands. It officially opened on November 9, 1990. The naming rights sponsor is Talking Stick Resort. Its total capacity of over 20,000 is higher than that of Mortgage Matchup Center and Desert Diamond Arena. The amphitheater's season starts in April and closes in October.