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Gladiators to Open 2016 AFL Season at Quicken Loans Arena this Friday, April 1st

March 30, 2016 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Cleveland Gladiators News Release


CLEVELAND - The Arena Football League's Cleveland Gladiators kick off their eighth season in Northeast Ohio this Friday, April 1st at 7:00 pm in a week one matchup vs. the team's arch-rivals, the Philadelphia Soul, at Quicken Loans Arena. The game will be broadcast live by "Bull & Fox" on 92.3 The Fan and streamed online at 923TheFan.com.

The Gladiators' 2016 home opener will feature giveaways to the first 10,000 fans in attendance of magnetic schedules, courtesy of Medical Mutual, and light-up Thunder-Sticks, provided by Phantom Fireworks. Fans can also enjoy a postgame field party that includes player autographs and field goal kicks for kids presented by University Hospital's Elyria Medical Center, and as they can at every Gladiators home game this season, fans can purchase $1 sodas and $2 select draft and can beers. The opener will also feature an exciting postgame concert from Grammy Award-winning American hip-hop trio Naughty by Nature. The concert is free to anyone with a ticket to the game.

Tickets for this great event and for all other 2016 Cleveland Gladiators home games are on-sale now and start at just $9 per seat! For more information or to purchase tickets, please call (216) 420-0000 or visit ClevelandGladiators.com. Tickets are also available at the Quicken Loans Arena Box Office or any Northern Ohio Discount Drug Mart. The Cleveland Gladiators are presented by Unique Home Solutions.

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